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The UK has officially fallen into a recession, which will push more than 500,000 people into unemployment, according to a new forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The (OBR), the government’s forecaster, said there will be the biggest fall in living standards in the UK since…

We possibly spoke too soon. The battle between 21st Century Fox and Comcast for ownership of Sky could have hit a bump in the road as a result of Boris Johnson's resignation as UK Foreign Secretary. Culture Secretary Matt Hancock, who has overseen the takeover from a political level, has been named Health Secretary in…

Maria Miller takes over for Jeremy Hunt, who became a central UK governmental figure in the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal for his purported close ties to the tabloid’s owner News Corp and its then-European head James Murdoch. Prime Minister David Cameron is keeping Hunt in the cabinet fold, however, appointin…

UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt To Be Ousted? UPDATE: David Cameron has named Jeremy Hunt to the post of Health Secretary. Hunt told the BBC, “It’s a huge task. It’s the biggest privilege of my life. I’m incredibly honored.” PREVIOUS: Jeremy Hunt may be on his way out as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet…

Controversial naked photos of Britain’s Prince Harry are available on the Internet, but after Rupert Murdoch‘s Sun newspaper published them on Friday, the Press Complaints Commission logged over 850 gripes. Murdoch responded – and launched what looks like a challenge to the Leveson Inquiry on UK media ethics – by…

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said he won’t launch a probe into whether Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt breached the ministerial code of conduct for Hunt’s part in overseeing News Corp’s ultimately failed bid for BSkyB. Hunt has been in the spotlight for his supposed close ties to News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch and son…

Embattled British politician Jeremy Hunt told reporters today in London that he would hand over private correspondence to the UK inquiry into media ethics. Hunt has come under fire since it was revealed Tuesday that there may have been inappropriate communication between his office and that of James Murdoch during the…

Chase Carey Says His Role "Hasn't Changed" With Hacking Scandal The fallout from News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal continued to reverberate today. U.K. Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt said he was backing new legislation that would tighten controls on cross-media ownership. Under the proposal, rolled out at the Royal…

News Corp Shares Plunge 7.1% & BSkyB 7.5% Over UK Scandal Fears Has UK Phone-Hacking Scandal Sunk Rupert Murdoch’s Biggest Deal? Shareholders Sue News Corp: Corporate Governance “Culture Run Amok” In an extraordinary twist, News Corp has done today what it has spent months trying to prevent, and has forced the UK…

Murdoch To Close News Of The World: “We Have Made Mistakes” In Phone-Hacking Scandal James Murdoch's decision to close the News of the World is seen here as the biggest gesture News Corp can make to try and save its takeover of BSkyB. Jeremy Hunt, the UK culture secretary in charge of approving the BSkyB deal, has…

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is one step closer in its long regulatory fight to take control of British Sky Broadcasting, with UK Culture Secretary telling the House of Commons today that he is ready to approve the merger. He did say he would give opponents of the tie-up a week to raise final objections over the deal…

Newspaper groups and telco BT have written to members of the UK parliament in hope of derailing Rupert Murdoch's takeover of pay-TV giant BSkyB. Rival owners of the Daily Mail, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and others are urging MPs to lobby Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, whom they hope might be persuaded to do a U…