British media say Rupert Murdoch is meeting with the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose phone was hacked by the now-defunct tabloid News of the World.

The BBC showed images of the media mogul walking into a building to attend the meeting.

The session came hours after Murdoch released a copy of an apology that will be printed this weekend in British newspapers.

The ad signed by Murdoch says News International is "deeply sorry for the hurt" caused to phone-hacking victims. It adds that, "we regret not acting faster to sort things out."

The head of Murdoch's British newspaper operation, Rebekah Brooks, resigned Friday because of the scandal.

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LONDON (AP) _ Rupert Murdoch will take out a full-page ad in all Britain's main national newspapers to apologize for the hurt caused by "serious wrongdoing" by journalists at his now-defunct News of the World tabloid

Signed by the media mogul, the ad says News International is "deeply sorry for the hurt" caused to phone hacking victims. It adds "we regret not acting faster to sort things out."

The text of the ad was obtained Friday by Sky News, which is partly owned by Murdoch.

It will run Saturday in the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun and The Times. Further ads will run Sunday and Monday.

The head of Murdoch's British newspaper operation, Rebekah Brooks, resigned Friday amid a scandal over illegal phone hacking engulfing the company.