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Should Murdoch sell the Sun?

Should Murdoch sell the Sun?

An intriguing proposal from Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff.

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Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

If the Murdoch tabloid dies, I reserve the right not to mourn.

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Rupert Murdoch and Alex Salmond: an old friendship

Rupert Murdoch and Alex Salmond: an old friendship

What lies behind Murdoch's praise of the SNP leader on Twitter.

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Major shareholder urges News Corp to sell newspapers

Major shareholder urges News Corp to sell newspapers

Third-biggest shareholder urges Murdoch to sell off "all the newspaper business".

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Labour MP calls for Sun editor to be questioned over hacking

Labour MP calls for Sun editor to be questioned over hacking

Tom Watson demands that Dominic Mohan be questioned over his possible involvement in the scandal.

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Full transcript | Ivan Lewis | Speech on culture and the media | Labour Party Conference, Liverpool | 27 September 2011

Full transcript | Ivan Lewis | Speech on culture and the media | Labour Party Conference, Liverpool | 27 September 2011

"Mr Murdoch, never again think you can assert political power in the pursuit of your commercial interests or ideological beliefs."

Labour's odd plan to get bad journalists

Labour's odd plan to get bad journalists "struck off"

Ivan Lewis has a proposal to clean up the press. Shame it's unworkable and illiberal.

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Blair revealed to be godfather to Murdoch's daughter

Blair revealed to be godfather to Murdoch's daughter

Wendi Deng reveals that Blair is godfather to her nine-year-old daughter Grace.

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Law change proposed to stop Murdoch bidding for BSkyB

Law change proposed to stop Murdoch bidding for BSkyB

Labour expresses worry that News Corp may renew its bid.

“The whole thing was a circus, so I played the clown”

“The whole thing was a circus, so I played the clown”

Jonnie Marbles, who was imprisoned after attacking Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie, talks about his time inside.

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Sins of the Father

Don't underestimate the power or importance of the Hosni Mubarak trial.

News Corp without the Murdochs?

"We will see the separation of the Murdochs from this company," says Michael Wolff at the LSE.

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A corrupting cosiness

For a generation, the political elite has sought the patronage of Murdoch – and the hacking scandal has laid bare a gilded trade in power and influence. Can David Cameron credibly claim to speak on our behalf any more?

Amid the Murdoch scandal, there’s an acrid smell of business as usual

The Fleet Street hacks and men from Westminster are now scrabbling to rewrite the history of the phone-hacking fiasco. The pact between press and parliament remains the same.

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An elderly media tycoon and the not-so-humble pie

Murdoch's news-loving Spidey-sense still tingles.

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Political sketch: after the hors d'oeuvres, stuffed Murdoch

As theatre of anticipation it was wonderful.

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Culture committee: live-blog

Instant coverage and analysis as Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks are grilled by MPs.

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How Brooks tried to "destroy the Daily Mail"

Murdoch to Dacre: "We are not going to be the only bad dog on the street."

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Rupert Murdoch tells Britain: 'We are sorry'

Murdoch's apologies continue as adverts from the media tycoon appear throughout the weekend papers.

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For Murdoch and friends, sorry is the easiest word

For Rupert, Rebekah and David, contrition has finally arrived. But where's the shame?

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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