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Once again News Corporation is on the offensive against its old enemy, the BBC, to shrink this public service media.

Eight members of the government are to have special privileges to view evidence and put questions to witnesses in the phone-hacking inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson has ruled.

Although James Murdoch gave over six hours of evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into Press Ethics on Tuesday, the real pressure is being brought to bear on U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB, citing that his role at the broadcaster “could become a lightning rod” amid phone hacking allegations.

Ministers would have more powers in new takeover legislation suggested by Labour.

All major parties have backed Labour’s opposition day motion calling on Rupert Murdoch to withdraw his bid for control of BSkyB.

Rupert Murdoch’s company BskyB, a satellite broadcaster, asserts that it owns the “Sky” in Skype’s name, resulting in a legal battle between the two firms over the last five years

Once again News Corporation is on the offensive against its old enemy, the BBC, to shrink this public service media.

Eight members of the government are to have special privileges to view evidence and put questions to witnesses in the phone-hacking inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson has ruled.

Although James Murdoch gave over six hours of evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into Press Ethics on Tuesday, the real pressure is being brought to bear on U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB, citing that his role at the broadcaster “could become a lightning rod” amid phone hacking allegations.

Ministers would have more powers in new takeover legislation suggested by Labour.

All major parties have backed Labour’s opposition day motion calling on Rupert Murdoch to withdraw his bid for control of BSkyB.

Rupert Murdoch’s company BskyB, a satellite broadcaster, asserts that it owns the “Sky” in Skype’s name, resulting in a legal battle between the two firms over the last five years