Hillsborough families have reacted with anger after it emerged that former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has instructed solicitors to demand an “apology and recompense” from South Yorkshire Police.

A former Conservative MP named as one of the sources behind The Sun's controversial coverage of the Hillsborough tragedy today said he was "deeply and sincerely sorry" for the part he played in the scandal.

Pressure was growing today for criminal prosecutions to be brought against police officers involved in the Hillsborough disaster.

The 96 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy can finally rest in peace after an independent report said Liverpool fans were not to blame, campaigners said

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie who wrote the headline The Truth has offered his “profuse apologies to the people of Liverpool for that headline”.

Irish citizen and blogger Paul Staines is feared by top UK politicians. And he’s planning to move to Ireland full-time, he tells Richard Fitzpatrick

KELVIN MacKenzie defended his “bullish” approach to editing The Sun newspaper as he acknowledged the paper has now become “more cautious”.

A FORMER editor of The Sun newspaper has launched an extraordinary attack on AIB for not agreeing to a deal that would have saved his magazine publishing company.

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie was back at the helm of a UK media firm today – just a month after failing to rescue magazine publisher Highbury House from collapse.

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie stepped down as boss of struggling publisher Highbury House today just three months into the job.

The FTSE 100 Index made a lacklustre start to the week today despite takeover talk boosting the telecoms sector.

Broadcaster Ulster TV shook hands today on a £98.2m (€144.5m) offer for the owner of talkSPORT radio.

ULSTER Television has launched a €130 million bid for The Wireless Group, which runs Britain’s largest commercial talk radio station.

Fresh takeover talk surrounding Allied Domecq failed to keep the FTSE 100 Index in the black today.

Drinks group Allied Domecq topped the list of blue-chip risers in London today after talk of possible bid interest sent its shares up by almost 3%.

A shake-up of the British radio industry took another twist today when the owner of talkSPORT radio confirmed it was studying a takeover proposal.

The owner of talkSPORT radio plans to broadcast the station’s commentaries and phone-ins live on television, it said today.

Last month’s Euro 2004 football tournament helped UK radio station talkSPORT chalk up an 87% increase in revenues, its owner said today.

AS editor of The Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan was no stranger to controversy.

Formula One racing star Eddie Irvine was today awarded £25,000 (€36,260) damages against a radio station he accused of exploiting his celebrity image without his permission.