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The New York Times dispatched Don Van Natta Jr, Jo Becker and Graham Bowley to London for six months to investigate the News of the World phone message hacking.
And the newspaper has concluded that Andy Coulson – then editor and current communications director for prime minister David Cameron – was briefed about the illegal tapping.
The journalists also claim that the Metropolitan Police failed to actively peruse the case because of it’s relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s biggest selling tabloid.
News International has paid millions in damages and out-of-court settlements. And all this from a story about Prince William having a knee injury, as the New York Times makes clear.
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Michel Barnier, EU Brexit negotiator. now French Prime Minister. Source:
European Parliament / cropped from original / CC BY 2.0
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A shot of the October 28 pro-Palestinian march that attracted 500,000 people in London. Source: Azurevanilla ash - Wikicommmoms / cropped from original / CC0 1.0
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Michel Löwy, Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark, ed. Paul Le Blanc (Haymarket Books 2024), xvii, 168pp.
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David Lammy and Netanyahu. Photo: Ben Dance / FCDO / CC BY 2.0
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Tel Aviv protest calling for a hostage deal, 1 September 2024. Photo: Nizzan Cohen / CC BY 4.0
04 Sep 2024