Former News International executive chairman James Murdoch told MPs in a letter released today that he accepted his share of the blame for not uncovering phone hacking at the News of the World sooner.

The News of the World’s former head of news was told to deliberately mislead the McCanns’ spokesman about the newspaper’s plans to publish Kate McCann’s diary, he said.

NEWLY published emails show that News International boss James Murdoch was sent details in 2008 of claims that phone-hacking was “rife” at the News of the World.

James Murdoch was reappointed as a director of BSkyB at the company’s annual general meeting today.

Protesters calling for the resignation of BSkyB chairman James Murdoch gathered outside the company’s annual general meeting today.

James Murdoch will face calls to resign as chairman of BSkyB at the satellite broadcaster's annual meeting tomorrow amid fears his links to the phone hacking inquiry at News Corporation will damage the company's reputation.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller will give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry in London today.

KATE MCCANN told the Leveson Inquiry she felt like “climbing into a hole and not coming out” when the News of the World printed her intensely personal diary.

The News of the World’s editor “verbally beat into submission” missing child Madeleine McCann’s parents after they gave an interview to another publication, they said today.

MPs in the UK will rule on whether James Murdoch told them the truth about when he was informed of the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World.

James Murdoch insisted today that he was not made aware of the extent of phone hacking at the News of the World as long ago as 2008.

News International executive chairman James Murdoch was today due to appear before the British Parliament as he returns for his second grilling by a Commons committee investigating the phone-hacking scandal.

JAMES Murdoch is to face his day of reckoning.

AIDES to Rupert Murdoch were warned as far back as 2008 that there was a culture of illegal voicemail hacking at the News of the World tabloid, according to documents released in Britain yesterday.

Emails between News of the World executives and their lawyers were published today by the UK parliamentary committee investigating the phone-hacking scandal.

JAMES MURDOCH knew more than three years ago that phone hacking at News Corp’s News of the World went beyond one “rogue” reporter, the company’s ex-chief British legal counsel told politicians, contradicting denials by Murdoch.

James Murdoch said today he stood by his evidence to MPs investigating the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

The former legal chief of News Group Newspapers today told MPs he was “certain” he told James Murdoch about an explosive email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking was more widespread at the News of the World than the company had claimed.

Senior executives at News International were “surprised” to hear claims from jailed former News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman that phone hacking was widespread at the paper, the company’s former personnel chief told MPs today.

The former managing editor of the News of the World was rearrested today on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.

FORMER News of the World editor Andy Coulson faces fresh questions over his role in the phone-hacking scandal after MPs released documents which claim that the practice was “widely discussed” at the newspaper.

James Murdoch is “likely” to be recalled before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into phone hacking at the News of the World, Labour MP Tom Watson said today

The former managing editor of the News of the World was arrested today on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.

CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has met executives of News Corporation companies on 16 occasions since the coalition government took power, it has been revealed.

CLAIMS that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police.

Claims that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police in the UK.

A claim that James Murdoch gave misleading evidence to a Commons committee is to be referred to Scotland Yard, a Labour MP said today.

James Murdoch could be asked to clarify his evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chairman John Whittingdale said.

NEWS Corp’s James Murdoch yesterday denied a statement from former employees of the British newspaper at the centre of the scandal that has rocked his father’s media empire, that he had given “mistaken” evidence to British lawmakers this week.

SHAMED former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will receive a massive £3.5 million (€4m) severance package after quitting her post two weeks into the phone hacking scandal.

IN a moment of celebration tinged with sorrow and no little anger, the staff of Britain’s best-selling News of the World tabloid cheered as they left their offices for the last time.

The News of the World made its excuses and left tonight.

News of the World editor Colin Myler offered a rallying call to his journalists today as the newspaper prepared to go “out with a bang” with its final edition.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was set to be arrested over alleged phone hacking today as David Cameron faced the press for the first time since the News of the World was closed.

David Cameron called a press conference today as his former communications chief faced arrest over the phone hacking scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been told he will be arrested this morning, according to reports.

THE former editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, is to be arrested this morning. The Guardian reported that he had been told to attend a central London police station for questioning over claims he knew about phone hacking.

THE announcement that the News of the World will close after this weekend was greeted with shock and amazement by journalists at News International.

NEWS INTERNATIONAL chairman, James Murdoch, announced yesterday that this Sunday’s issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the newspaper.

PUBLICIST Max Clifford said the News of the World was closed to protect the reputation of Rupert Murdoch’s wider media empire, which includes newspapers and TV stations around the world.

The News of the World was sacrificed tonight after a series of increasingly damaging allegations left its reputation in tatters.

Publicist Max Clifford said the News of the World was closed to protect the reputation of Rupert Murdoch's wider media empire, which includes newspapers and TV stations around the world.

News International chairman James Murdoch announced today that this Sunday’s issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the paper.

TORY communications chief Andy Coulson admitted yesterday that “things went badly wrong” under his editorship of the News of the World – but rejected any suggestion he knew about alleged phone-hacking by the paper’s journalists.