Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist known for his undercover work posing as a "fake sheikh", has been suspended by The Sun after the collapse of a celebrity trial in which he was a main witness.

The Irish Sun has been granted exclusive worldwide rights to show highlights of more than 170 GAA matches a year to subscribers of its iPhone app – or through the newspaper’s website on tablet, laptop or desktop.

Rupert Murdoch has brought his son Lachlan back into the fold at his global media empire by appointing him co-chairman of News Corp and 21st Century Fox after seven years away.

Eight people including a police officer and three journalists at The Sun are to face charges of misconduct in public office, prosecutors in the UK have said.

Rebekah Brooks could not be shown to have authorised payments to private investigator Glenn Mulcaire during her editorship at the News of the World, it was claimed in court.

The new editor of The Sun has said the newspaper will keep displaying images of topless models on page three.

Media company News International, which owns newspapers including The Sun and The Sunday Times, today changed its name to News UK.

An Irish media group today agreed not to call its planned newspaper Ireland Today.