News of the world News

London - In January 2013, a British senior police officer became the first person prosecuted as a result of the UKs £40m, phone-hacking investigation. Today she was sentenced to 15-months in jail.

London - A female senior police officer, in the UK, has become the first person convicted as a result of the £40m, phone-hacking investigation.

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, now faces criminal charges and possible prison time over the phone hacking scandal that has rocked Britain to its core.

Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said in a damning report Tuesday, finding him guilty of "willful blindness" towards its staff at the News of the World tabloid.

Rupert Murdoch took the stand Thursday, where he admitted to the phone-hacking cover up but blamed 'one or two very strong characters' for shielding him from what was going on.

London - The Leveson Inquiry continued at the Royal Courts of Justice today with evidence from, among others, a wealthy man, a famous actress, and a lady author who is both famous and wealthy.

London - Nearly 5,800 people in the UK could possibly have been phone-hacked by the famous British tabloid 'News of the World', says a new report.

TheOnion.com - a satirical website (and newspaper) dubbed "America’s finest news source" - is currently testing a paywall for non-US visitors.

Westminster - Jonathan May-Bowles has been jailed for six weeks after attacking News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch with a shaving foam pie.

As more news outlets become embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal that’s hit Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, it’s emerged that evidence given to MPs by his son, News Corporation executive James Murdoch, is being questioned.