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Rupert Murdoch has quit the boards of the various News papers and News International. News Corp says that this is in preparation for the coming split of operations into two separate News Corp groups, print media and entertainment.

London - After his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry, the knives are out for Rupert Murdoch, but is this almost pathological hatred of the man entirely rational?

London - Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-plagued News International is undergoing a new inquiry over its journalism standards, a probe which began several weeks ago and includes The Times of London newspaper.

When appearing before a parliamentary committee yesterday, the young Murdoch appeared stunned when asked if he knew what willful blindness was.

During his testimony at a British Parliament committee Tuesday, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch was struck by a plate of shaving cream hurled by an unknown man. Murdoch wasn't hurt and the man was quickly arrested outside the hearing room.

Notorious hacking community LulzSec claimed responsibility for the Monday night attack on UK's The Sun and Times Online. They also posted a fake story on the Sun homepage about Rupert Murdoch's death before it was removed.

In a move some might interpret as a cynical attempt at damage limitation, Rupert Murdoch has apologised to the Dowler family. But he didn't have to do it.

London - Keith Vaz is not the most likeable of politicians – normally – but when he chaired the Select Committee that has been given the task of investigating the ongoing phone hacking scandal, he had the Metropolitan Police on the back foot.

After years of cover ups and collusion, the Metropolitan Police have finally been pressurised into a proper investigation of the phone hacking scandal, but some people are looking too far afield in search of the hidden hand.

A List film actor Hugh Grant is shaping up for his most unlikely role, that of a real life James Bond, but the villains he is currently tracking are far less glamorous than Goldfinger or Scaramanga.