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Why, oh why? The week the pundits ran riot
Friday, 12 August 2011
The disorder of recent days has provoked a torrent of pontificating from the nation's opinion formers. Here is a sample from across the political spectrum.
Magazine admits it did alter picture of Duchess
Friday, 12 August 2011
Tom Peck: The fashion magazine Grazia has admitted that it did indeed alter a picture of the former Kate Middleton on her wedding day to make her look slimmer.
Letter from the editor: Bring back hanging baskets
Friday, 12 August 2011
It’s easy to see that the rioters and looters of the past few days are not gardeners. One drop of rain and they scarper. Perhaps their hoodies evaporate upon contact with rainwater.
Former NOTW man arrested after flying back from America
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Ian Burrell: Police investigating the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World have made their 12th arrest.
Letter from the editor: A dangerous path to tread
Thursday, 11 August 2011
It was very moving to see the Sikhs of Southall coming out on to the streets to protect their place of worship.
Letter from the editor: Altered forever
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
For me, the abiding image of the 2011 riots will be the sight of Reeves furniture store in Croydon burning to the ground.
'NOTW' staff offered lucrative severance pay
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Ian Burrell: The offer from News International was made on Friday to around 280 former employees.
Hollywood private eye hits out at 'amateur hackers'
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Anthony Pellicano, the Hollywood private eye imprisoned for illegally digging up dirt on behalf of A-list clients, has described the News of the World’s phone-hackers as rank amateurs compared to some of the grizzled veterans working in Hollywood.
Letter from the editor: A parallel universe
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
I’m sure you must have watched the television coverage of the riots last night, as I did, with increasing concern and, yes, fear.
Letter from the editor: Great Expectations
Monday, 8 August 2011
The BBC is expected to begin filming the opening scenes of its adaptation of Great Expectations today, on the marshlands of Tollesbury, near Maldon (where the salt comes from).
Andy Coulson vetted by investigator linked to NI
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Man who cleared the former editor for Downing Street was once paid by Murdoch's News International.
Stalemate over access sees press facing football stadium lock-out
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Journalists and photographers from national newspapers and news and picture agencies are expected to be locked out of football matches today, on the opening day of the Football League season, in the latest and most dramatic development in a lengthy dispute.
Elisabeth Murdoch will not join News Corporation board
Saturday, 6 August 2011
The daughter of Rupert Murdoch will not be joining the board of her father's News Corporation conglomerate as expected, the company said.
Dowler family lawyer calls for police clean-out
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Police forces across Britain need a "root and branch clean-out" of officers who sell confidential information, the lawyer representing Milly Dowler's family said yesterday.
This scandal is all my fault, says salesman
Saturday, 6 August 2011
When a Vodafone technician taught the salesman Steve Nott how easy it was to hack into his mobile phone, he thought the tabloid press would love the story. They did – but just not in quite the way Mr Nott had imagined.
Letter from the editor: i's relationship with its readers
Saturday, 6 August 2011
One of the nicest things about i – unprecedented in my Fleet Street experience – is the newspaper’s relationship with its readers.
MPs call for Piers Morgan to answer hacking questions in UK
Friday, 5 August 2011
Jonathan Brown: Piers Morgan faces growing demands to return to Britain to answer questions on alleged phone hacking at the Mirror Group while he was editor of the Daily Mirror.
The Ideas Factory: From old hacks to fizzy-pop pioneers - five thoughts we liked this week
Friday, 5 August 2011
Letter from the editor: A source of unending wonder
Friday, 5 August 2011
It is a source of unending wonder to me that the commuting population of London and its environs does not rise up in peaceful revolution against the authorities responsible for our public transport.
Morgan under fire from Heather Mills hacking claim
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Oliver Wright: Paul McCartney's ex-wife claims a journalist bragged to her about hacking sensitive messages left on her phone.
Chinese journalists suspended for reporting train disaster
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Evidence of the crash was buried and newspapers were told to restrict reports to officially sanctioned or good news
Romanov attacks 'media monkeys'
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov called his critics "fools and idiots" yesterday in defending his decision to remove Jim Jefferies as manager after he rejected Romanov's offer to become director of football, and put in Paulo Sergio instead.
Letter from the editor: Appreciating a detective series
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Do you have to be a certain age to appreciate detective series?
NOTW boss 'who signed off Mulcaire's fees' is latest to be arrested
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Ian Burrell: Public face of newspaper Stuart Kuttner, now 71, is drawn in to scandal.
Hacker steals personal data from Sun's website users
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
The Sun newspaper has written to some users of its site telling them that their personal information has been stolen by a hacker.
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