[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14077405

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been arrested by police investigating phone hacking and corruption allegations.

Mr Coulson, 43, was arrested at 1030 BST on Friday by detectives investigating allegations of hacking the phones of various people in the news and is also being questioned about corruption allegations.

He was arrested by appointment at a south London police station and is in custody.

Ex-NoW royal editor Clive Goodman, jailed in 2007 for phone hacking, has been arrested over corruption claims.

Goodman, 53, is understood to be being held at a south London police station, although not the same one as Mr Coulson.

[Kerry]

Hear all staff are to be banned from the newsroom without supervision from Saturday night due to more possible scandal coming out.

LOL they're petrified of leaks/sabotage

Interesting....

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14087518

A number of charities have rejected an offer to advertise for free in the final edition of the News of the World.

News International is shutting the tabloid amid claims of phone-hacking and advertising space for Sunday's paper has been offered to good causes.

The Salvation Army and the RSPCA were among those to decline the offer.

But the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which launched a drought appeal for East Africa on Friday, said it would accept a free advert.

A spokeswoman said although it in no way condoned the "unconscionable" behaviour of some News of the World journalists and executives, there was a "humanitarian imperative" for it to raise the maximise income to help those affected by the drought.

On Friday, the Institute of Fundraising urged caution among its members when deciding whether to accept the offer of free advertising space from News International.

Good for the Salvation Army and the RSPCA .....

[joeysteele]

Very well done to the Salvation army and RSPCA indeed, it helps demonstrate how toxic this matter has become.

[Scarlett.]

Paul McMullan is an idiot

Youtube video

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Very well done to the Salvation army and RSPCA indeed, it helps demonstrate how toxic this matter has become.

That's all very well with respect to the RSPCA, but in the early day of the Salvation Army, it's founder William Booth was accused of receiving "Tainted money" because he accepted a donation from a brewery.

William Booth's response was that the only thing wrong with "tainted money" was that there was Taint enough of it.

A pragmatist if ever there was one.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Sticks

That's all very well with respect to the RSPCA, but in the early day of the Salvation Army, it's founder William Booth was accused of receiving "Tainted money" because he accepted a donation from a brewery.

William Booth's response was that the only thing wrong with "tainted money" was that there was Taint enough of it.

A pragmatist if ever there was one.

Times is different now ..... and anyway, the issue was not the "taint" of money, but association with a disreputable rag ....

[Omah]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1RdRDRV6O

As distressed staff prepared the final edition of the News of the World, the Church of England today threatened to withdraw its Ł4 million investment in the company unless 'senior managers' are dealt with over the hacking scandal.
The Church's ethical investment advisory group said it had written to News Corp describing the behaviour of the News of the World as 'utterly reprehensible and unethical'.
It said the closure of the paper was not a 'sufficient response' to revelations of malpractice which included allegations of illegal payments to police officers by journalists and the hacking of an estimated 4,000 mobile phones.
The church's condemnation came as it emerged:
Chairman Rupert Murdoch is flying into Britain to personally handle the crisis.
James Murdoch could face criminal charges in America under its corruption law over alleged payments made to UK police.
Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former Downing Street spin doctor has talked for the first time since his arrest.
Labour has demanded the government appoint a judge to lead the inquiry into the hacking scandal.
The church's advisory group chairman John Reynolds has insisted that the News Corp board takes 'all necessary measures' to instil investor confidence in the ethical and governance standards of the company.
A statement said: 'We cannot imagine circumstances in which we would be satisfied with any outcome that does not hold senior executives to account at News Corporation for the gross failures of management at the News of the World.'
The Church Commissioners holds shares worth around Ł3.76 million in an Ł8 billion investment portfolio.
Professor Richard Burridge, deputy chairman of the group, insisted that the threat of pulling its investment could have an impact.
He said: 'If we don't get a satisfactory answer then disinvestment comes on to the horizon, but you can't go straight to the nuclear option, you have to engage first.'
He added: "I would love to think that Rupert Murdoch lies in bed at night quaking in fear of the Church of England but I fear that may not be the case.'.

Good for the CofE .....

[Lewis.]

Why is the church of england investing money into it anyway?

[Jords]

Front cover reads: Thank You & Goodbye

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Omah

Times is different now ..... and anyway, the issue was not the "taint" of money, but association with a disreputable rag ....

Thanks Omah. To quote a song title by Meatloaf I believe, ''You took the words right out of my mouth''.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Jords

Front cover reads: Thank You & Goodbye

Should be a full page apology

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Should be a full page apology

While I naturally feel a little for something that has been going for 168 years,I totally agree with you and it would have been appropriate for them to go out with a lot more decency by saying sorry to all that have been offended by the events of some near 10 years ago now and since.

Obviously they are unable to answer to as to the investigations going on but certainly to have shown some humility and acceptance that no matter who the staff are now, that the paper at that time got a lot wrong.

[bbfan1991]

A very hacked off NOTW Journalist has apparently wrote Rebekah Brook's personal contact number on Twitter, if it's true oh dear.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

A very hacked off NOTW Journalist has apparently wrote Rebekah Brook's personal contact number on Twitter, if it's true oh dear.

What a pompous Madam she is though, I don't know how she can sleep at night or have the audacity to not even at least offer her resignation.

Murdoch says he still has total support for her, what a really ignorant person he is too.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

A very hacked off NOTW Journalist has apparently wrote Rebekah Brook's personal contact number on Twitter, if it's true oh dear.

Sadly she'll just get a new number and genuine calls will be diverted by some asisstant no doubt

[Vicky.]

Nice to see some form of remorse from them

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

What a pompous Madam she is though, I don't know how she can sleep at night or have the audacity to not even at least offer her resignation.

Murdoch says he still has total support for her, what a really ignorant person he is too.

I totally agree she has a nerve but if that really is her number I wouldn't do that kind of thing because I wouldn't like it if someone did it to me, even though the innocent employees have every right to be peed off, but not as much as everyone who got hacked of course.

Murdoch is a repugnant man.

[Lewis.]

I expect they'll make a lot of money tomorrow from their final paper. I know a lot of people are refusing to buy it but I probably will, just because all of the money is going to charity and also it's something to look back on. Mum still has newspapers from when I was born, 9/11 and 7/7. It's always interesting to look back at them.

[bbfan1991]

Their sports journalists were actually quite good, that is only one thing I will miss.

[Lewis.]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

Their sports journalists were actually quite good, that is only one thing I will miss.

It's a shame that some of their workers had nothing to do with any of this and lost their jobs due to the selfishness of others

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Lewis.

It's a shame that some of their workers had nothing to do with any of this and lost their jobs due to the selfishness of others

Absolutely! I heard that some of the NOTW workers who are innocent will be offered jobs at Murdoch's other newspapers but they should tell him to shove it, however the recession is still in full swing and it's a job plus they have to support themselves and their families..

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Lewis.

I expect they'll make a lot of money tomorrow from their final paper. I know a lot of people are refusing to buy it but I probably will, just because all of the money is going to charity and also it's something to look back on. Mum still has newspapers from when I was born, 9/11 and 7/7. It's always interesting to look back at them.

Yes,they will, sadly I know people who are going to buy it tomorrow,they say mainly because it will be a part of history and it has a pullout of the first ever News of the World from 168 years ago.

The only bit I like of what they are saying is that it's now part of history,the past,no future.

[bbfan1991]

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

[keithafc]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Paul McMullan is an idiot

Youtube video

A lot of what Paul said was true. Celebs are now just starting to jump on the bandwagon and using it to get noticed. Paul also raised a few good points. Steve is a celebrity, he walks down read carpets and thus attracts the papers to him.