Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail "hacked by News of the World"

[dennisr]

Why do they always say this bollocks?

 

[London_Calling]

Well played Nicola Blackwood - Tory, 2010 intake. But had him on a hook.

 

[killer b]

jesus

“Gordon insisted - despite a heavy brow-beating from Rebekah - that he was not willing to let his son's medical condition be the stuff of a Sun exclusive,” recalls this source. “So he put out a statement on PA to spike their scoop and make clear that despite his condition, Fraser was fit and healthy. The Sun were utterly furious, and Brown's communications team were told that if Gordon wanted to get into No 10, he needed to learn that was not how things were done.”

 

[weltweit]

I have a feeling Murdoch is planning to sell his British newspapers. It would raise a lot of the money he needs to firstly buy the remaining stake in BSkyB, and secondly pay the compensation liability he has from News of the World. Selling them would mean he did not have to hive off Sky News in order to buy BSkyB. It leaves the fit and proper test as his remaining hurdle. And, the other question, who would buy the newspapers?

 

[gabi]

is the select committee on any other station other than 5live? they've switched to some regular programming

 

[WWWeed]

Full list of hacking victims (going to be updated by the guardian):
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AonYZs4MzlZbdGhnMlllQzVZQTI0cUpKeVFEd1hBTkE&hl=en

 

[butchersapron]

I have a feeling Murdoch is planning to sell his British newspapers. It would raise a lot of the money he needs to firstly buy the remaining stake in BSkyB, and secondly pay the compensation liability he has from News of the World. Selling them would mean he did not have to hive off Sky News in order to buy BSkyB. It leaves the fit and proper test as his remaining hurdle. And, the other question, who would buy the newspapers?

One of the US papers suggested that he could junk all the UK papers and still turn a healthy profit from the state of the art printing presses he's now got.

 

[London_Calling]

Great drama but... Yates managed 50 mins. of stone walling.

 

[invisibleplanet]

"Schadenfreudegasm"

2:49m onwards - it has it all - listen to the audience draw breath when they hear about the fone hacking of 9/11 victims families (@5:11m)

 

[Santino]

This new story about phone pinging is a blatant lift from The Wire series 3.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Time to change up.

 

[London_Calling]

That's where Queen Madge went wrong, she kept the same burner.

 

[frogwoman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14119225

 

[butchersapron]

A former show business reporter for The News of the World, Sean Hoare, who was fired in 2005, said that when he worked there, pinging cost the paper nearly $500 on each occasion. He first found out how the practice worked, he said, when he was scrambling to find someone and was told that one of the news desk editors, Greg Miskiw, could help. Mr. Miskiw asked for the person's cellphone number, and returned later with information showing the person's precise location in Scotland, Mr. Hoare said. Mr. Miskiw, who faces questioning by police on a separate matter, did not return calls for comment.

Anyone know what Miskiw's 'separate matter' is?

 

[ViolentPanda]

One of the US papers suggested that he could junk all the UK papers and still turn a healthy profit from the state of the art printing presses he's now got.

IIRC Murdoch doesn't own them, he owns 20+-year contracts for use.

Which would still, of course, be worth a nice sum.

 

[Idris2002]

2:49m onwards - it has it all - listen to the audience draw breath when they hear about the fone hacking of 9/11 victims families (@5:11m)

Fab! (I used to watch the Daily Show in Aotearoa, it was rebroadcast there. It's funny and clever, but it's not as funny and clever as it thinks it is. But that was pretty good, though).

 

[butchersapron]

IIRC Murdoch doesn't own them, he owns 20+-year contracts for use.

Which would still, of course, be worth a nice sum.

Ah right, i seem to remember clapham boy saying something like that the other day now you mention it.

 

[butchersapron]

BTW, bit of advice to everyone, if you're ever nicked just be uncooperative and the police will stop investigating.

 

[Santino]

BTW, bit of advice to everyone, if you're ever nicked just be uncooperative and the police will stop investigating.

No, TELL them you're being co-operative but secretly lie.

 

[butchersapron]

HAC stuff is live here for those at work

 

[butchersapron]

No, TELL them you're being co-operative but secretly lie.

Oh, what a tangled web that would be to unravel. It would take years.

 

[dylans]

BTW, bit of advice to everyone, if you're ever nicked just be uncooperative and the police will stop investigating.

No need. Just pay em to go away like everyone else

 

[weltweit]

James Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks & Rupert Murdoch have been invited or requested to attend the UK Parliament - Culture and Media Select Comittee next week on Tuesday.

That should make interesting watching.

 

[butchersapron]

Yates: I don't know what was in the 11,000 pages of hacking inquiries

Yates asks if he can start with an opening statement.

He says that concerns have been voiced about his interview to the Sunday Telegraph. In his interview he said that if he knew now what he knew in 2009, he would have taken different decisions.

Can any posters think of any possible ways to square this circle? Some way by which Yates could have known in 2009 what was in the evidence?

 

[krtek a houby]

James Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks & Rupert Murdoch have been invited or requested to attend the UK Parliament - Culture and Media Select Comittee next week on Tuesday.

That should make interesting watching.

A lot of squirming, no doubt. Unless it's all blown over by then.

 

[Badgers]

BBC Latest

Labour MP Tom Watson says Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch and his son James have been asked to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee next Tuesday.

 

[Badgers]

Sorry, multi-post

 

[weltweit]

A lot of squirming, no doubt. Unless it's all blown over by then.

As I understand it, they cannot be compelled to attend, so they may just decline the invitation.

But if they decide to attend, I imagine they will do plenty of rehearsals to get their stories straight beforehand. At least, I would if it were me.

 

[butchersapron]

As I understand it, they cannot be compelled to attend, so they may just decline the invitation.

But if they decide to attend, I imagine they will do plenty of rehearsals to get their stories straight beforehand. At least, I would if it were me.

They most certainly can compel them to attend.

 

[Ted Striker]

How the hell did Andy Hayman make Asst Commissioner?!