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Originally Posted by bbfan1991 (Post 4363169)

I wish the Daily Star and the Daily Fail would join it, tacky and vile papers:bored:.

No
there needs to be so many types
The Star does great free offers

The D. Mail gives us the best Photo quality online.

The NOTW
has a great History - even if you do not like it.

From talking to people,it was a good paper ages ago, like most press it has swayed away from real news to making or inventing its stories at times.

Now it has paid the rpice for believing it was invincible,I doubt it very much but it would be nice to think other papers will now look internally at themselves and seek ways to regain some decent reporting and editorial competence.

It has a history yes, thankfully though now, no future, that is one good thing to come from this scandal for starters.

I know it's too much to hope for but I would love to see the fall of the Murdoch empire because of this too. Maybe if he keeps praising Rebekah Brookes and she gets brought in more to this, it might have some effect as to that starting to happen.

I bought the final one (well, the money for it is going to charity, so why not?) They have a pullout of the first ever front page, was weird reading it lol

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Originally Posted by Chewy (Post 4363708)

I bought the final one (well, the money for it is going to charity, so why not?) They have a pullout of the first ever front page, was weird reading it lol

I was tempted to get it just to see the old headlines and the first edition but I thought I would be being hypocritical after all I've said about them.
I guess it would have been interesting to read the first edition,I didn't know the money for todays sales were going to charity though.

I don't really buy papers anyway.

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Originally Posted by Chewy (Post 4363708)

I bought the final one (well, the money for it is going to charity, so why not?) They have a pullout of the first ever front page, was weird reading it lol

Gonna pop down to the shop in a minute to get mine :hugesmile:

I could see one of the covers on the front page had the BB7 eye on it xD

:thumbs:

Spoiler:

MPs set to question police over phone-hacking inquiry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14116786

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Two current and two former Metropolitan Police officers will be quizzed by MPs in public later about inquiries into phone-hacking at the News of the World.

Assistant Commissioner John Yates, Andy Hayman and Peter Clarke will appear before the Home Affairs Committee.

MPs are expected to ask them why the initial investigation, started in 2005, failed to uncover evidence of hacking of crime victims' voicemail messages.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers will also appear before the committee.

She is leading the current investigation into phone-hacking, Operation Weeting.

:idc:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...vLUHPo-DQHIPYQ

Labour MP Chris Bryant
was just on SkyNewsHD
he demanded Kay Burley to say sorry
over something said months back,
she ignored that.

He stated that in Wales, his area,
is full of Sat's on the roof - he said its wrong that one man has this much control?

What a Total Nutter
many may be on Freesat which uses the same Sky Sat on the roof.
And on Sky they can watch BBCNews.
Sky is not control it is Freedom

So Typical of him to Attack Sky.
What a Nutter.

I am really appalled at the levels the press seem to have gone down to as to reporting,particularly the Murdoch papers, who seem rife with immoral,indecent and dishonest practices even.

Chris Bryant seems to be rather an ill informed MP who is likely really getting at Sky because he has an axe to grind with anything linked to the Murdoch media.
He a while ago said something against the Murdoch press and soon after he was outed as being gay by the Sun.

(Kay Burley,I have to admit, I find her very irritating at times,she is a very unwelcoming person,I recall Jason Gardiner,when she was on Dancing on ice,saying to her, you are so cold, that if you were on fire you still wouldn't radiate any warmth).

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Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 4368887)

I am really appalled at the levels the press seem to have gone down to as to reporting,particularly the Murdoch papers, who seem rife with immoral,indecent and dishonest practices even.

Chris Bryant seems to be rather an ill informed MP who is likely really getting at Sky because he has an axe to grind with anything linked to the Murdoch media.
He a while ago said something against the Murdoch press and soon after he was outed as being gay by the Sun.

(Kay Burley,I have to admit, I find her very irritating at times,she is a very unwelcoming person,I recall Jason Gardiner,when she was on Dancing on ice,saying to her, you are so cold, that if you were on fire you still wouldn't radiate any warmth).

Yes but I enjoy a Show with a Edge
far better than 2 people stuck at a BBCNews desk
looking down at paper updates far to much.

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 4368962)

Yes but I enjoy a Show with a Edge
far better than 2 people stuck at a BBCNews desk
looking down at paper updates far to much.

I agree, she only irritates me at times, I like the way she interviews politicians usually.

Phone hacking: MPs summons Murdochs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14148658

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News Corporation's Rupert and James Murdoch have been summonsed to appear before MPs to answer questions on the phone-hacking scandal on Tuesday.

But as US citizens, Rupert Murdoch, who has declined a request to attend the Commons media committee, and his son James, who has offered to go on another day, cannot be forced to appear.

News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has agreed to attend.

Rupert Murdoch has said he will appear before the judge-led public inquiry.

On Tuesday, the Commons culture, media and sport committee invited Mrs Brooks and the Murdochs to give evidence at the House of Commons about the phone-hacking scandal.

In a statement, the MPs said that serious questions had arisen about the evidence Mrs Brooks and Andy Coulson, both of them former News of the World editors, gave at a previous hearing in 2003.

In his letter to committee chairman John Whittingdale, Rupert Murdoch said that although he was not available on Tuesday, he was "fully prepared" to give evidence to the judge-led inquiry announced by the government.

James Murdoch offered to appear on an alternative date, the earliest of which was 10 August.

Mrs Brooks said she "welcomed the opportunity" to give evidence.

But, in a statement, the MPs said: "The committee has made clear its view that all three should appear to account for the behaviour of News International and for previous statements made to the committee in Parliament, now acknowledged to be false.

"Accordingly, the committee has this morning decided to summon Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch to appear before the Select Committee in Parliament at 2.30pm on Tuesday July 19 2011."

Mr Whittingdale said the Deputy Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons would now deliver the summons to the Murdochs in person.

The BBC's political correspondent Ben Wright said the committee expected the Murdochs to have a response ready, which the Deputy Sergeant at Arms would collect and bring back to the MPs.

Our correspondent said if the Murdochs declined to attend the hearing, the matter would then be reported to the House of Commons which could decide the Murdochs were in contempt of Parliament.

The committee was not clear what happened after that because it had not happened for many years, and was taking advice from the Speaker's Council, he added.

The Leader of the House Sir George Young said there were a range of sanctions available if individuals failed to respond to summons to appear before a select committee - including fines and imprisonment - although he said the latter had not been used for some time.

Could be interesting ..... ;)

King Rupert
and his son James
will be at the Tuesday Hearing.

Giving Evidence to some Hungry MP's.

Ref: SkyNewsHD

Spiffing

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...vLUHPo-DQHIPYQ

Again MP Bryant
has his Facts wrong
he just said on SkyNewsHD
that no other provider can show all there movies.

Utter Bollocks
on VirginHD you can also get SkyMovies
all in HD.

I've heard that the American government's getting stuck in now as well, I'm not usually keen on other countries dabbling in our affairs but when it comes to Rupert Murdoch I hope they rip him apart. He's a cancer to the industry.

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Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 4373540)

Sure
they hate his Fox News which is Un Balanced.

Phone hacking: Murdochs agree to appear before MPs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

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News Corporation's Rupert and James Murdoch have agreed to appear before MPs to answer questions on the phone-hacking scandal on Tuesday.

The Commons media committee had issued summonses after the men initially declined to appear next week.

Not that they'll reveal much (remember the Maxwells) but silences and evasions can be highly indicative ..... ;)

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Originally Posted by Omah (Post 4373565)

Not that they'll reveal much (remember the Maxwells) but silences and evasions can be highly indicative ..... ;)

The maxwells were never as big in their Empire.

I think he knows things are clearly extremely bad for him and his organisation now. Of course and sadly he is right too,he,James and the awful Rebekah are saying they likely cannot answer most questions due to the Police investigations.

They therefore have a cop out on this occassion but I really hope like Dezzy and others that this will spell the end of these awful people having control over any media source in the UK eventually.

But when the powers that be take out a press baron, then the powers that be will feel that they have unfettered powers to trample on our freedoms.

It was the press that exposed the MP's expenses issues, and now they are seeking revenge...

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Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 4374160)

Your argument makes little sense, let News Corp encroach on our freedoms to prevent the government from doing it? It's like punching someone in the mouth and telling them you're doing it to prevent other people from doing it to you again. Either way you're getting punched, just from a different person.

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Originally Posted by Sticks (Post 4374160)

The tabloid press only exposes what it can make money out of - it cares little for the freedoms of the common man ..... :nono: