25 h. ago Voices: Angela Rayner is the Gordon Brown of this government

The deputy prime minister is serious about her ambition but, like Brown, she will have to wait, says John Rentoul

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28 h. ago Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, who once served as health secretary, also called for criminal investigations into the scandal.

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48 h. ago Private security at ICE jail in Texas accused of choking a handcuffed detainee

Criminal complaint states officer put enough force on detainee’s throat that he ‘tucked his chin down to his chest because he was gasping for air’

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3 d. ago Gordon Brown urges Keir Starmer to fix 'child poverty emergency' with major plan

Labour former PM Gordon Brown said Keir Starmer must act to help 'austerity's children' as rising levels of child poverty could see 4.8 million kids living in hardship by 2029

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5 d. ago Showbiz heir, 20, is charged with attempted murder over shocking NYC bar attack

Arlo Willner, 20, allegedly stabbed three men outside of Sally's Bar in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan around 3.330am Saturday, according to a criminal complaint.

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6 d. ago Plunging value and a content cliff edge: what’s gone wrong at Sky?

Since Comcast takeover, broadcaster has slashed jobs and is losing the exclusive shows that drew subscribersWhen the boss of the media multinational Comcast was putting together an ultimately eye-watering £31bn bid for Sky, he recounted how a chat with a London cab driver reinforced his opinion that he was in pursuit of a crown jewel of UK broadcasting.Brian Roberts’s plan was to use Sky to build an international powerhouse outside the US – after being beaten by Disney in the battle to acquire his prime target, Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox – but some analysts and industry figures wonder if he has been taken for a very expensive ride. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prince Harry accused the Sun of printing story linking him to P Diddy out of revenge

Exclusive: court documents reveal Harry claimed front page story and other articles had ‘hugely negative impact on his mental health and that of his wife and children’Prince Harry accused the Sun newspaper of being motivated by revenge when publishing a front page story reporting that he had been named in a lawsuit accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sex trafficking, according to claims in a newly disclosed court document.The story was said by the Duke of Sussex to be among “a large number of false and highly derogatory articles” published by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) “in retaliation” for his claims of phone hacking and unlawful information gathering. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Rupert Murdoch's 'wild child' granddaughter Charlotte Freud reveals she's on airport watch list after committing banned act on a plane

Rupert Murdoch's 'wild child' granddaughter is on the airport watch list after committing this illegal act while in the air.

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1 week ago Coronation Street fans in 'criminal' complaint over 'missing' Carla Connor and Lisa Swain scene

They have complained that a decision made by the show when it comes to one of Carla Connor's latest storylines is 'criminal'

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into dispute over who will control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court today could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into legal battle to control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court on Wednesday could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing may give first public view into legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire

A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public view into a secretive case about who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after he dies

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2 w. ago Rupert Murdoch's daughter doesn't look like this anymore! Grace Deng, 24, is all grown up at the Met Gala as she arrives with her mother Wendi, 56

Grace Deng cut quite the stylish figure when she stepped out for the Met Gala in new York.

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2 w. ago As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters | Margaret Simons

The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream mediaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s old news, but people are only just beginning to believe it.Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has, for some time now, been impotent when it comes to affecting the outcomes of elections. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate himI have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon BrownThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has made a new complaint to British police over allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire obstructed justice, after stating he has spoken to officers involved in the original phone-hacking inquiry.Writing in the Guardian, Brown said one of the detectives had alleged they believed there was “significant evidence” that News Group Newspapers (NGN) deleted millions of emails to pervert the course of justice. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon Brown

Evidence suggests an elaborate cover-up. The Met must actFormer UK prime minister makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire The groundbreaking apology to Prince Harry from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) has not closed an era of investigation and litigation into media corruption. It has opened it up. Far from ending one of the most sordid chapters in British media history, it is raising fundamental, troubling and as yet unresolved questions – and today I am making a criminal complaint to the Met and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) alleging that I am, along with many others, a victim of the obstruction of the course of justice by NGN.This is not an allegation made lightly. It is informed by recently available evidence, and by the statements of senior officers involved in the original investigations into unlawful newsgathering, who have now stated to me that they were misled.Gordon Brown was UK prime minister 2007 to 2010Do you have an opinion on the ...

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