Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing (AP)
• Murdoch hit by foam pie at 'humbling' hearing (AFP)
• Close ties between UK media, police scrutinized (AP)
• Death of hacking whistleblower probed (AFP)
• No evidence of third party in whistleblower's death: police (AFP)
• No outside involvement in UK whistleblower's death (AP)
• UK Tories uncover new links to hacking scandal (AP)
• British queen's "Swan Uppers" scour River Thames for birds (Reuters)
• Mesolithic "rest stop" found at UK supermarket site (Reuters)
• 'Humble' Murdoch defends record, attacked by protester (Reuters)
• Phone hacking: live report (AFP)
• Text of Rupert Murdoch statement to UK committee (AP)
• Rupert Murdoch hit with foam pie, man arrested: AFP (AFP)
• Offshore oil and gas leaks fall (AFP)
• Queues form to witness Murdoch circus (AFP)
• "Humble" Murdoch defends record, attacked by protester (Reuters)
• Cameron pushes trade in Nigeria as scandal looms (AFP)
• Adele up against two past winners for Mercury Prize (Reuters)
• 'Criminal act' probed at contamination hospital (AFP)
• Britain phone hacking: Key figures testify (AP)

Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:00 PM PDT AP - Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister.

Murdoch hit by foam pie at 'humbling' hearing (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT AFP - A protester attacked Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie Tuesday as the media mogul told MPs he was not to blame for the phone-hacking scandal, in a bizarre twist to what he called the "most humble day of my life".

Close ties between UK media, police scrutinized (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT AP - One senior journalist worked as a media consultant to Scotland Yard, helping to shape its public message. A second worked as a police interpreter, privy to confidential information. A third allegedly served as a police informant, passing on sensitive material in return for tips.

Death of hacking whistleblower probed (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT AFP - The death of Sean Hoare, a former News of the World journalist and whistleblower on the escalating phone-hacking scandal, was "not suspicious" and involved no third party, police said a post-mortem showed Tuesday.

No evidence of third party in whistleblower's death: police (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT AFP - The death of Sean Hoare, a former News of the World journalist and whistleblower on the escalating phone-hacking scandal, was "not suspicious" and involved no third party, police said a post-mortem showed Tuesday.

No outside involvement in UK whistleblower's death (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:56 AM PDT AP - Sean Hoare said he was told to stop at nothing to deliver celebrity scoops for the Sunday papers, and he delivered some of the most sensational as he knocked back whiskey and snorted cocaine with the stars. Then he helped break open the biggest scandal of all: a phone-hacking saga that has thrown Britain's establishment into disarray.

UK Tories uncover new links to hacking scandal (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT AP - Britain's Conservative Party said Tuesday a recently arrested phone-hacking suspect may have advised Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief before the 2010 election.

British queen's "Swan Uppers" scour River Thames for birds (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT Reuters - Scarlet-clad emissaries of Britain's Queen Elizabeth began paddling southern England's sprawling River Thames this week in search of swans for the ancient tradition of "swan upping."

Mesolithic "rest stop" found at UK supermarket site (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - An early prehistoric hearth has been discovered on the planned construction site for a branch of major British supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

'Humble' Murdoch defends record, attacked by protester (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - Rupert Murdoch, unfazed by a foam pie attack in the British parliament, made a "humble" apology on Tuesday for crimes that have rocked his media empire and the government but refused to resign, saying the fault lay with staff who "betrayed" him.

Phone hacking: live report (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:34 AM PDT AFP - 1630 GMT: End of testimony by Rupert and James Murdoch. This report is concluding. AFP will cover Rebekah Brooks testimony to the committee on its main news services.

Text of Rupert Murdoch statement to UK committee (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:32 AM PDT AP - Text of a prepared statement by Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp., for the hearing Tuesday by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. He was permitted to read the statement toward the end of his appearance. The text was released by News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch hit with foam pie, man arrested: AFP (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:27 AM PDT AFP - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was hit with a foam pie while testifying to a British parliamentary committee and a man was arrested, an AFP correspondent reported.

Offshore oil and gas leaks fall (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:38 AM PDT AFP - The number of oil and gas leaks and injuries in Britain's offshore energy industry fell in 2010-2011, according to a key report from the nation's safety watchdog.

Queues form to witness Murdoch circus (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT AFP - It was the biggest show in town, and queues formed hours early outside the London parliamentary building where media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is set to be grilled by lawmakers.

"Humble" Murdoch defends record, attacked by protester (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - Rupert Murdoch, unfazed by a foam pie attack in the British parliament, made a "humble" apology on Tuesday for crimes that have rocked his media empire and the government but refused to resign, saying the fault lay with staff who "betrayed" him.

Cameron pushes trade in Nigeria as scandal looms (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:44 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron visited Nigeria on Tuesday, pushing a message of trade, aid and democracy before making an early return home to deal with the spiralling phone hacking crisis.

Adele up against two past winners for Mercury Prize (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:35 AM PDT Reuters - British singer Adele, who stormed to the top of the charts in Britain and the United States with her second album "21," was one of 12 artists shortlisted on Tuesday for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for album of the year 2011.

'Criminal act' probed at contamination hospital (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:24 AM PDT AFP - Health bosses at a hospital where three patients died after contaminated saline solution was found said Tuesday they were dealing with a "criminal act" as a fourth person was revealed as being critically ill.

Britain phone hacking: Key figures testify (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:21 AM PDT AP - Key figures in Britain's phone hacking scandal face questioning Tuesday from lawmakers seeking to uncover the extent of criminality at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Here is a list of those scheduled to testify:

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