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News of the World stories: 10 news summaries

Brit Cops Face Probe Over Media Bribes

MPs may investigate whether journos pay police for information

Jul 12, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Parliament may investigate police over reports that journalists pay them for dirt on celebrities and criminal suspects, the Guardian reports. Since police opted not to reopen a probe into alleged phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid News of the World, several politicians have been seeking to determine if... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • police • press • bribery • journalist • Britain • News of the World • British media

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Scotland Yard Launches, Ends Probe of News Corp. Hacking

Unsourced report broke no new ground: cops

Jul 9, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scotland Yard, smarting from a report that it failed to inform victims of a British tabloid's rampant phone hacking, today opened and quickly closed an investigation into the potentially explosive matter, reports the New York Times. Cops reportedly had evidence of thousands of incidences of illegal activity by private investigators... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • The Sun • United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • journalism • hacking • Les Hinton • News of the World • News Corp • journalistic ethics • Andy Coulson

INVESTIGATION

News Corp Paid $1.6M to Hide Journos' Crimes

Tabloid hacked thousands of phones of stars, politicians

Jul 9, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp paid out more than $1.6 million in out-of-court settlements to conceal illegal methods deployed by its journalists, including hacking cell phones, a Guardian investigation reveals. Phone-hacking charges were first raised in 2007 in a case involving Prince William, but suppressed police... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • David Cameron • private investigator • hacking • Les Hinton • News of the World • News Corp • police investigation • newspaper industry • Andy Coulson

(Newser) - They made him go to rehab, but Blake Fielder-Civil didn't say "no, no, no" to a fling with a fellow patient, the now-pregnant mom of two other children dishes to the News of the World. "Blake seduced me and we had a secret fling," she says, adding... More »

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rehab • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • News of the World • celebrity pregnancy

Victorious Max Mosley Bares All

'Sex is funny' but tabloids are ravenous, says S&M-loving motorsport boss

Oct 20, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a British tabloid exposed Max Mosley's predilection for rough sex under the headline "F1 Boss Has Sick Nazi Orgy With 5 Hookers," he surprised everyone by going to court—and winning a record $120,000 in damages. Now the head of world motorsport tells the Guardian that... More »

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privacy • Formula One • News of the World • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • FIA

 Mosley Wins Privacy Suit over 'Nazi' S&M Orgy

Formula 1 boss wins $120,000 in damages against tabloid

Jul 24, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Max Mosley has won his lawsuit against a British tabloid for exposing a sadomasochistic orgy he took part in and falsely claiming it had Nazi overtones, reports the Guardian. In a landmark decision, the head of world motorsport was awarded $120,000 in damages—thought to be a record in... More »

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United Kingdom • privacy • Formula One • News of the World • News Corp • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • FIA • invasion of privacy

ANALYSIS

Mosley Bares Lurid Details in Hopes of Privacy

S&M trial entertaining, yes, but also a major salvo against tabloids

Jul 9, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The spanking and the alleged Nazi overtones might be entertaining, but the Max Mosley trial playing out in London could have huge implications for the rights of the media, writes John F. Burns in the New York Times. The Formula 1 chief's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News of the World... More »

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United Kingdom • privacy • Formula One • News of the World • News Corp • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • FIA

Mosley Bares 45-Year S&M Obsession

Racing boss admits fetish but denies orgy had Nazi overtones

Jul 8, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Max Mosley admitted in court yesterday that he's been into sadomasochism for 45 years, the Guardian reports, but firmly denied taking part in a Nazi-themed orgy. The British auto-racing boss is suing a tabloid for invading his privacy by secretly filming him being spanked and humiliated in role-playing with five... More »

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Nazi • News of the World • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • Oswald Mosley • orgy • FIA

 Did the Butler Do It With Di? 

Brother-in-law tells tab Paul Burrell confessed to 'kinky' confabs with princess

Jun 16, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Did Princess Diana bed her royal butler? That’s what Paul Burrell's brother-in-law tells the News of the World, per a 1993 pub confession. "He suddenly tells me he's been having a sexual relationship with Princess Diana," Ron Cosgrove said. “He said they did it in the... More »

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Princess Diana • sex • affair • Britain • News of the World • Paul Burrell • butler • Royal Family

Murdoch Libel 'Victim' Charged With Perjury

Ex-Socialist Party boss who won $400K suit slams 'witch hunt'

Dec 17, 07 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A former leader of Scotland's Socialist Party who won a $400,000 libel suit against publisher Rupert Murdoch's News of the World was arrested yesterday on charges of perjury. One-time member of parliament Tommy Sheridan claimed the bust was a "witch hunt orchestrated and influenced by the powerful reach... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Scotland • libel • Tommy Sheridan • News of the World • swingers club

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