2011年7月17日星期日

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The swift decline of UK media titan Rebekah Brooks (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 05:08 PM PDT

FILE - Chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch, left, and Chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks as they leave his residence in central London, in this Sunday, July 10, 2011 file photo. Brooks resigned as Chief executive of News International Friday July 15, 2011 according to News International journalists. (AP Photo/Ian Nicholson) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - Rebekah Brooks dined with Britain's prime minister over Christmas and got a public show of support from her boss Rupert Murdoch before the cameras this month as allegations of phone hacking on her watch mounted.

Arrests in alleged UK phone hacking scandal (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT

AP - The names of people arrested in the London Metropolitan Police's investigations into alleged phone hacking and illegal payments to police officers.

Ex-Murdoch aide Brooks arrested; Police chief out (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, July 10, 2011 file photo, former Chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks leaves a hotel in central London. London police on Sunday, July 17, 2011 arrested Brooks in the phone hacking and police bribery scandal Sunday, bringing the U.K. investigation into Murdoch's inner circle for the first time. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)AP - An intensifying voicemail hacking and police bribery scandal cut closer than ever to Rupert Murdoch and Scotland Yard on Sunday with the arrest of the media magnate's former British newspaper chief and the resignation of London's police commissioner.

Cameron leaves phone hacking behind for Africa trip (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 04:34 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on July 13. Cameron begins a two-day trip to South Africa and Nigeria on Monday, leaving behind the national phone hacking scandal to promote British trade on the continent.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron begins a two-day trip to South Africa and Nigeria on Monday, leaving behind the national phone hacking scandal to promote British trade on the continent.

Scotland Yard chief quits, Brooks arrested over hacking (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, leaves in a car from New Scotland Yard in central London. Stephenson today resigned without warning, as the Metropolitan police force became drawn ever closer into the phone hacking and corruption probes at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain's top police officer resigned Sunday and Rupert Murdoch's former aide Rebekah Brooks was arrested as the phone hacking scandal finally tore into the heart of the British establishment.

Top British police chief resigns over hacking scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson attend a memorial ceremony for police officer Gary Toms, in Leyton, east London October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (Reuters - ,Britain's senior police chief, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson, resigned on Sunday over allegations that the police mishandled investigations of phone-hacking by the News of the World newspaper and took money from journalists.

Rebekah Brooks' fall from grace (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Rebekah Brooks dined with Britain's prime minister over Christmas and got a public show of support from her boss Rupert Murdoch before the cameras this month as allegations of phone hacking on her watch mounted.Now the 43-year-old U.K. media executive is a criminal suspect, her world of power and connections shattered by scandal.Brooks, who quit as head of Murdoch's British newspapers Friday, was arrested Sunday in a widening investigation into years of alleged phone hacking of hundreds of celebrities, politicians and even murder victims, as well as bribing police for information, at the now-shuttered tabloid News of the World.The arrest sealed Brooks' swift transformation from one of Britain's most powerful female executives to a figure of scorn and even parody.On Sunday, an Irish discount airline seized on perceptions of Brooks as an outlaw, placing an ad in The Observer newspaper that showed a photograph of the longtime Murdoch confidant, said to be so close to him that she was seen as family."Hacked Off with High Fares... I'm outta here with Ryanair!" the caption crowed.The implications of Brooks' arrest stretch far beyond her own circumstances, with questions about the extent to which the scandal rocking Britain's media establishment will dismantle the chain of command in Murdoch's business empire and erode the stature of Prime Minister David Cameron and other politicians who had once-cozy ties to the 80-year-old press baron.Another of Murdoch's chief executives, Wall Street Journal publisher Les Hinton, also had to resign Friday after more than 50 years with Murdoch. James Murdoch, head of European and Asian operations for his father's company, News Corp., is under increasing scrutiny. He and the senior Murdoch, along with Brooks, face questioning Tuesday by British lawmakers investigating the scandal.Brooks has been at the center of the storm since the scandal broke.Recognizable by a long shock of curly red hair, the 43-year-old Brooks was a loyal lieutenant of Murdoch and served as editor of the News of the World for part of the time when the tabloid's journalists allegedly hacked into telephone messages.Reports of illegal eavesdropping had percolated for years, but revelations that journalist had hacked into the voice mail of a 13-year-old murder victim, Milly Dowler, in 2002 caused a public uproar.The scandal was deemed toxic for the tabloid, and Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old newspaper. Brooks was vilified for initially clinging to her job while 200 other journalists lost theirs.Brooks' career with the News of the World began in 1989, after briefly working for Murdoch's group as a secretary. She started as a features writer, then became features editor, associate editor and ultimately deputy editor. She left the tabloid in 1998 to become deputy editor of Murdoch's other London tabloid, The Sun, where she stayed for two years.When Brooks returned to the News of the World as editor in 2000, she was only 31 years old â€" a feat for Britain's press establishment.She peppered the tabloid with celebrity scandals, and drew praise for using the newspaper as a platform to help get sex offender legislation, known as "Sarah's Law," passed in Britain. Brooks' controversial campaign to publicly identify pedophiles drew criticism from some police, who said it disrupted investigations and could lead to cases of mistaken identity, but she defended it on the grounds that the public had the right to know.In another stint at The Sun, another Murdoch tabloid, Brooks became its first female editor in 2003. She thumbed her nose at critics who expected her to end tabloid's daily topless model pictures on page 3, attaching a headline that said "Rebekah from Wapping" to the photo of a nude model of the same name on her first day on the job.Six years and a host of scoops later, Brooks was named chief executive of News International, joining the elite circle of Murdoch confidants.No longer drafting the headlines from her perch in the executive suite, Brooks has still made plenty of them â€" from her lunches and social calls with top politicians to one unusual brush with the law.In 2005, Brooks was arrested for allegedly attacking her husband, soap-opera star Ross Kemp. No charges were filed.Brooks's second marriage, to former racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, came in 2009. The couple have been known to rub shoulders with some of Britain's most prominent politicians and appear at society events from Windsor Castle to Wimbledon.Brooks cultivated a close friendship not just with Cameron of the Conservative Party, but with the wives of ex-Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair of Labour.

Top British police chief resigns over phone hacking (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT

File photo of Paul Stephenson at a conference in Manchester, northern England, July 9, 2009. London's police commissioner resigned on Sunday over allegations about the police's handling of phone hacking investigations. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/FilesReuters - Britain's senior police chief Paul Stephenson, London's police commissioner, resigned on Sunday over allegations about the police's handling of phone hacking investigations.

Police chief quits over phone-hacking scandal (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, leaves in a car from New Scotland Yard in central London. Stephenson today resigned without warning, as the Metropolitan police force became drawn ever closer into the phone hacking and corruption probes at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The country's most senior police officer Paul Stephenson resigned on Sunday, citing allegations about Scotland Yard's links to Rupert Murdoch's empire amid the phone-hacking scandal.

British force in Afghanistan was 'unacceptably' weak: report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

British soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade go on a night patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan in 2006. The British task force sent into Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2006 was badly equipped, under-manned and not strong enough to take on the Taliban, a scathing government report concluded Sunday.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - The British task force sent into Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2006 was badly equipped, under-manned and not strong enough to take on the Taliban, a scathing government report concluded Sunday.

Irish eyes smiling again as Darren Clarke wins British Open (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland kisses the Claret Jug after winning the British Open golf championship at Royal St George's in Sandwich, southern England July 17, 2011. REUTERS/Russell CheyneReuters - Darren Clarke repelled a dynamic charge from Phil Mickelson to complete a runaway three-shot win at the British Open on Sunday, claiming his first major title and becoming the first home winner of the championship for 12 years.

Rebekah Brooks arrested in British hacking scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Rebekah Brooks is seen in London in this July 10, 2011 file photo. Brooks, former editor of the News of the World and a favoured lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, was arrested on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of phone hacking and bribing police, sources familiar with the situation said. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/FilesReuters - Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper business, was arrested on Sunday in the latest twist of a phone-hacking scandal that has tainted British police and politicians and shaken the tycoon's global media empire.

Clarke holds nerve to seal Open Championship triumph (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:33 AM PDT

Northern Irish golfer Darren Clarke is pictured with the Claret Jug during a press conference after he won the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Darren Clarke held his nerve to clinch victory at the Open Championship here Sunday, becoming the oldest winner of the championship in 44 years as he ended his long wait for a Major.

Uncertain future for British newspapers amid scandal (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 07:59 AM PDT

A woman buys a copy of the last edition of the British News of the World tabloid newspaper on July 10. British media groups vied Sunday to attract readers of the now defunct News of the World tabloid, but analysts warned that a short-term sales surge could be followed by long-term collapse in the market.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - British media groups vied Sunday to attract readers of the now defunct News of the World tabloid, but analysts warned that a short-term sales surge could be followed by long-term collapse in the market.

English gentlemen do battle at Chap Olympiad (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT

A man smokes a pipe at The 'Chaps' Olympiad' in central London on Saturday. The event, involving tweed-wearing, sideburn-stroking and pipe-smoking, is an annual celebration of the classic English gentleman.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Wearing their finest tweeds, stroking their sideburns and filling the air with pipe smoke, competitors and spectators gathered for The Chap Olympiad, an annual celebration of the classic English gentleman.

Murdoch aide Brooks 'arrested' over phone hack scandal (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 06:13 AM PDT

British police on Sunday arrested a former top aide to Rupert Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks (seen here together in London on July 10), over the hacking scandal that has led to calls for the break-up of the media mogul's empire in the country, British media reported.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - British police on Sunday arrested the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper wing, Rebekah Brooks, over the phone hacking scandal, British media reported.

British police arrest former Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks: report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Police have arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News Corp's British newspaper arm News International, Sky News reported on Sunday.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 02:50 AM PDT

A British soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the 376th British serviceman to die there since 2001, the Ministry of Defence announced Sunday, saying a probe was under way.(AFP/Lefteris Pitarakis)AFP - A British soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the 376th British serviceman to die there since 2001, the Ministry of Defence announced Sunday, saying a probe was under way.

'Hacked off' celebrities lead war on British tabloids (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Actor Hugh Grant (pictured) has led a charge against the British tabloids by taping a former News of the World journalist admitting to AFP - It took the hacking of a murdered girl's phone to make the News of the World scandal explode, but British celebrities have wasted no time in using the row to press their own agenda against the tabloids.

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