UK lawmakers scared of News International: MP

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmaker Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and members of Parliament (MPs) had been unwilling to take on Murdoch's News International because of its "mystique" and the threat of "ridicule and humiliation. ...

Murdoch denies planning to spin off UK newspapers

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch has denied reports that News Corp is considering spinning off its British newspapers to protect the rest of his media empire from a phone hacking scandal. The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times newspapers said executives at the company were looking into ways to split off the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times, published by its News International unit. ...

Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks to get film treatment: report

The rise and fall of Rebekah Brooks is to get the film treatment, reports said from Cannes Friday, just days after the former Rupert Murdoch aide was charged in Britain's phone-hacking scandal.