5 h. ago Rupert Murdoch on state banquet guest list despite being sued by Trump

Several guests from the golfing world are attending, a move bound to impress avid player Mr Trump.

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53 h. ago Ayrshire murder bid hunt after property torched late at night

A member of the public forced entry to the home and helped rescue the 21-year-old woman within the house.

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3 d. ago What Boris did next: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in No 10Boris Johnson started the day with a jog. He had the kind of schedule that would be familiar to any occupant of Downing Street. From 8.44am, he talked with his aides, then chaired cabinet, ate lunch, prepped for prime minister’s questions, took a briefing on security threats, and got ready for an interview with one of Rupert Murdoch’s reporters.The entry for 5.48pm in the official log for Tuesday 26 April 2022 contains one of several privileged interactions that he would later seek to exploit for financial gain. Johnson was in his office, the log notes, “alone texting MBS”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson after No 10: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in Downing StreetBoris Johnson started the day with a jog. He had the kind of schedule that would be familiar to any occupant of Downing Street. From 8.44am, he talked with his aides, then chaired cabinet, ate lunch, prepped for prime minister’s questions, took a briefing on security threats, and got ready for an interview with one of Rupert Murdoch’s reporters.The entry for 5.48pm in the official log for Tuesday 26 April 2022 contains one of several privileged interactions that he would later seek to exploit for financial gain. Johnson was in his office, the log notes, “alone texting MBS”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Muriel McKay may be buried in East End: New lead emerges in hunt for murder victim who died at hands of bungling kidnappers trying to snatch Rupert Murdoch's wife

On December 29, 1969,  the 55-year-old vanished after two brothers mistook her for the then-wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch .

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5 d. ago Loving man, 62, drinks girlfriend's birthday cocktail and ends up dead in bed

Wendie-Sue Dent insists she did not kill her lover, but the courts found her guilty of murder - twice - with her latest appeal rejected and her victim's family insisting she should 'live long, die slow'

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6 d. ago ‘Cold decisions’: will heir to Murdoch’s empire keep newspapers at its heart?

Eldest son Lachlan must decide future of business that spans Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Sun and Times“Don’t let the boys sell the papers after I die,” a former senior executive in the Murdoch empire recalls Rupert saying in more than one meeting over the years.Murdoch, who was practically born with ink in his veins, built a media empire spanning Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and the Sun and Times newspapers in the UK. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Murdochs reach deal in succession battle that sees Lachlan 'take over the family's media empire'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

Economics

8 d. ago The Latest: Michigan judge dismisses charges against fake electors for Trump

A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against 15 Republicans accused of trying to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election, saying that because they seriously believed him, there was no intent to commit fraud

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8 d. ago Lachlan finally has control of Murdoch empire but deal is a win for sibling rivals

Eldest son has the succession Rupert craved after agreeing a payout to his siblings far higher than previously offeredAs a keen rock climber, Lachlan Murdoch knows a thing or two about the importance of clinging on to perilous terrain. After the toughest ascent of his life – rising to the top of his father’s business empire – he has finally ensured that his place at its summit is assured.The deal Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son has struck with his oldest siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James will mean they give up their shares in the family business, handing Lachlan the long-term control that he and his father craved. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Murdochs reach deal in succession battle that will see Lachlan 'take over the family's media empire'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

Economics

8 d. ago He shot a policeman, made his children live in the wild for years and even took one of them on armed robberies. So why are so many still saying New Zealand's fugitive dad died a victim?

Shot dead yesterday by police in New Zealand having attempted to rob a shop, Tom Phillips, one of the world's most notorious fugitives, somehow still divides opinions.

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9 d. ago Lachlan Murdoch 'will take over the family's media empire when his father Rupert dies'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

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9 d. ago Murdoch family reaches deal to resolve succession fight over media empire

Family announces Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, will secure control of businessThe succession battle at Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has ended.The family announced on Monday that Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch’s eldest son, will secure control of the Murdoch’s sprawling media empire, that includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The Times in the UK, with his three oldest siblings receive $1.1bn each for their shares in the business. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Newsmax files suit against Fox News for using ‘exclusionary’ tactics to block competition

Antitrust lawsuit accuses the Murdoch-owned outlet of stifling competition in the rightwing TV news marketNewsmax, the conservative cable network run by Christopher Ruddy, has filed a lawsuit against Fox News, accusing the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet of stifling competition in the rightwing television news market.The antitrust lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in the US district court for the southern district of Florida, names both Fox News Network and its parent company, Fox Corp. It claims the broadcaster carried out “an exclusionary scheme to increase and maintain its dominance in the market for US right-leaning pay TV news”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Deeply loved' young dad with 'heart of gold' stabbed to death as two arrested

Victim Kailem Reece Gibson, 28, died hours after being stabbed in Manchester. Two men have been arrested in connection with the tragic incident, police have said

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2 w. ago Murder probe launched after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Greenwich home

Police were called to Trafalgar Road late on Wednesday night but despite efforts from paramedics the victim died at the scene

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2 w. ago Murder investigation launched after man stabbed in Newton Heath

Two arrests have been made after the victim died in hospital

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2 w. ago Tesla sued after car explodes and 'melts bones' of driver in 5,000F inferno

The Cybertruck owner tragically died in the huge inferno, but the family of the victim has now brought a huge lawsuit against the company arguing he suffered a wrongful death

Transport

2 w. ago Killer branded 'madman' jailed for life as victim dies after tree branch attack

Anthony Ellis was 23 in 2012 when he battered Igor Pavlov with a tree branch in a park whilst in a rage - his victim died from his injuries more than 10 years later

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