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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt (Reuters)
Nationals | 18 June 13 : 17.50
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt (Reuters)
A former stunt double for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has launched a lawsuit against News Corporation in Los Angeles.
People | 18 June 13 : 13.42
Sun deputy news editor John Sturgis has been cleared some 16 months after he was arrested on suspicion of corruption and aiding and abetting misconduct in public office.
Media business | 18 June 13 : 12.12
A new independent weekly newspaper is to launch in Wales next month – the third to do so in a matter of months.
Nationals | 18 June 13 : 11.18
The Sun’s chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker has been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service along with a prison officer from HMP Swaleside.
Regionals | 17 June 13 : 17.44
London Evening Standard art critic Brian Sewell believes the paper is in danger of becoming a “Boris newssheet”.
Nationals | 17 June 13 : 12.17
Chris Blackhurst’s new group content director role will see him pool together the work of around 300 journalists across The Independent titles, London Evening Standard and soon to be launched television station, London Live.
Appointments | 17 June 13 : 10.28
Owner of The Independent Evgeny Lebedev has revealed new editors for both The Independent and i.
Regulation | 17 June 13 : 15.31
TV watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation over the decision by broadcasters to air footage before the watershed from the scene of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby.
Nationals | 17 June 13 : 10.12
The Sun is “vigorously” defending its ‘plebgate’ story, which Andrew Mitchell is suing the paper for up to £150,000 over.
Newspaper Society
Regionals | 17 June 13 : 10.58
Newspaper Society
Government proposals to deal with complaints against newspapers through an arbitration system will put huge financial pressure on regional publishers, top media lawyers have warned.
Nationals | 17 June 13 : 09.05
A PA for pop-singer Tulisa sent a death threat to a Sun reporter who exposed her alleged involvement in procuring illegal drugs.
Media business | 17 June 13 : 09.16
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman has said the party did not tackle issues over media ownership and plurality in 1997 for fear of losing the general election.
Lord Patten
Television | 14 June 13 : 11.29
Lord Patten
The chair of the BBC Trust has warned that services could suffer if the corporation maintains the freeze on its licence fee.
Content technology | 14 June 13 : 09.22
An independent review into how the BBC wasted almost £100 million on a project designed to digitise its production process will assess whether governance arrangements were “fit for purpose”.
Nationals | 14 June 13 : 09.16
An MP has called on the government to legislate if The Sun does not axe its Page Three topless models by the end of the year.
Regionals | 13 June 13 : 16.30
A veteran reporter has retired after working on the same paper for 47 years.