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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: The Sun

The Sun stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Gordon Brown is livid and his colleagues in the Labour Party are ripping up copies of the Sun in public after Rupert Murdoch ended 12 years of support and backed Conservative David Cameron this week. “We don't need an Australian-American coming to our country with a paper that has... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • The Sun • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • England • Labour Party • David Cameron • prime minister • political endorsement • Sky News

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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

 Tabloid's Jackson Autopsy 
 Report Fake: TMZ 

Details were shocking, and apparently fabricated

Jun 29, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sources tell TMZ a story circulating on the Internet detailing Michael Jackson’s shocking autopsy results is not true. The supposed autopsy report, indicating that Jackson was bald and skeletal, had only pills in his stomach, and was riddled with needle wounds, among other things, was reported earlier today by... More »

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entertainment • The Sun • autopsy • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • British tabloids

Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics

Comrade defied media ban, says Guardian

Mar 9, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British military is investigating a soldier who defied military orders and tried to sell "extraordinary" pictures of Prince Harry’s secret Afghanistan deployment to the media, the Guardian reports. In the pictures, Harry witnesses the beheading of a live goat during Christmas celebrations and films the event... More »

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Afghanistan • The Sun • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Britain • British royals • American press • British press

Royal Butler Recalled to Diana Inquest

Paul Burrell is asked
to return after video suggests he lied

Feb 22, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - After a video showed the former royal butler saying he’d been untruthful during an appearance at the Princess Diana inquest, Paul Burrell is being asked to return and explain himself, reports the BBC. In the tape, Burrell allegedly claims to have dropped “red herrings” and kept secrets in... More »

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The Sun • United Kingdom • Princess Diana • England • Britain • British royals • Paul Burrell • Hasnat Khan • butler

UK About-Face On Sailors Selling Stories

Public outcry leads to ban on further embarrassing interviews

Apr 10, 07 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British Ministry of Defense bowed to public opinion last night and banned further media deals for the sailors and marines released from captivity in Iran. The decision to let the detainees sell their stories had "not reached a satisfactory outcome," the defense secretary said. More »

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Iran • media • Middle East • Rupert Murdoch • Faye Turney • London • Tehran • The Sun • United Kingdom • tabloids • Arthur Batchelor • Britain • hostage

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