62-591: News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (trading as News UK , formerly News International and NI Group ) is a British newspaper publisher, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerate News Corp . It is the current publisher of The Times , The Sunday Times , and The Sun newspapers; its former publications include the Today , News of the World , and The London Paper newspapers. It
124-534: A Fox News executive and president of CBS News . In April 2021, News UK CEO Rebekah Brooks announced that plans for the new service had been much reduced: a British equivalent of Fox was considered unviable; programmes would be available only via streaming. David Rhodes was to return to the United States in June that year. In September 2021, a few days after Neil had resigned as chairman of rival GB News, it
186-586: A "traditional proprietor "; exercising editorial control on major issues, such as which political party to back in a general election or policy on Europe. The London Paper was the first newspaper to be launched by News International rather than bought. It was an evening freesheet distributed at bus and rail stations in London. It was published five days a week from September 2006 to September 2009, when it closed down, faced with competition from other free papers. In 2016, News UK acquired Wireless Group Limited,
248-480: A claim of bullying by Coulson while he was at the News of The World . A Stratford employment tribunal upheld a claim of unfair dismissal claimed by senior sports writer Matt Driscoll, and stated "We find the behaviour to have been a consistent pattern of bullying behaviour". The judgement singled out Coulson for making "bullying" remarks in an email to Driscoll. The paper was told to pay Driscoll £800,000. Coulson became
310-448: A compact. Its Sunday stablemate The Observer followed suit. Both The Guardian and The Observer now use the tabloid format, having done so since January 2018. Despite these format changes, these newspapers are all still considered 'broadsheets'. Other Sunday broadsheets, including The Sunday Times , which tend to have a large amount of supplementary sections, have kept their larger-sized format. The national Sunday titles usually have
372-536: A different layout and style from their weekday sister papers, and are produced by separate journalistic and editorial staff. All the major UK newspapers currently have websites, some of which provide free access. The Times and The Sunday Times have a paywall requiring payment on a per-day or per-month basis by non-subscribers. The Financial Times business daily also has limited access for non-subscribers. The Independent became available online only upon its last printed edition on 26 March 2016. However, unlike
434-666: A junior reporter on the Basildon Echo in 1986. In 1988, he moved to The Sun , working with Piers Morgan on the showbiz column Bizarre . In 1994, he briefly moved to the Daily Mail , but after nine weeks moved back to The Sun to edit Bizarre . He hired Dominic Mohan , who was later promoted to editor. He became deputy editor of the News of the World , the Sunday sister paper of The Sun , in 2000. Coulson replaced Rebekah Wade as editor in 2003. In an interview with
496-532: A large site in Wapping in east London , near Tower Hill , which earned the nickname " Fortress Wapping " after a fierce dispute with the union to which the workforce had previously belonged. The printing of the papers is now undertaken at plants in Waltham Cross , Knowsley , and Lanarkshire (the latter said by Rupert Murdoch , on the plant's opening in 2007, to be "the largest and fastest print press in
558-503: A palace police officer – after the jury in the original trial was unable to reach a verdict on them. Coulson was also tried over charges that he committed perjury in the evidence he gave in HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan in 2010. This trial started on 11 May 2015 because of the general election . On 3 June 2015, he was cleared of those perjury charges, since, if he had lied, it would not have been relevant to
620-838: A print publication. Most towns and cities in the UK have at least one local newspaper, such as the Evening Post in Bristol and The Echo in Cardiff . Local newspapers were listed in advertising guides such as the Mitchell's Press Directories . They are not known nationally for their journalism in the way that (despite much syndication ) some city-based newspapers in the USA are (e.g. The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Boston Globe , Los Angeles Times ). An exception to this
682-460: A private investigator at the News of the World had hacked into the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler , causing both her parents and police investigating her murder to wrongly believe she was still alive. This occurred during the period that Rebekah Brooks ( née Wade) was editor. On 7 July, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph alleged that the families of dead British service personnel were targeted by private investigators working for
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#1732788113406744-574: A year with a summer break) which cover the news in a small area - a town, group of parishes, one or a few valleys, etc. - with a circulation of perhaps a few thousand each. There are between 50 and 60 Papurau Bro which cover the whole of Wales, plus the Welsh communities of Liverpool and London. Papers are frequently named after local features, connections, crafts, etc., or in dialect ( clebran, clecs, clochdar, and clonc ; all imply 'gossip'). The first papur bro ( Y Dinesydd ) appeared in 1973 in Cardiff , and
806-448: Is an English journalist and political strategist. Coulson was the editor of the News of the World from 2003 to 2007, following the conviction of one of the newspaper's reporters in relation to illegal phone-hacking . He subsequently joined David Cameron 's personnel as communications director, until announcing his departure on 21 January 2011 because of continued media coverage of
868-509: Is an inspirational leader who has shown me great loyalty and friendship. I would like to thank them both for their support. The Guardian newspaper, citing official company accounts, claims Brooks received a £10.8m payoff for leaving News International. In September 2015, Brooks was reappointed as CEO of the company, now named News UK. The company's major titles are published by subsidiary companies, Times Newspapers Ltd and News Group Newspapers . Until 2010, these newspapers were written at
930-494: Is illegal unless it is shown to be in the public interest. Apparently these activities were well known within the News of the World , being "openly paid for by the accounts department with invoices which itemised illegal acts". The paperwork was alleged to show the above occurred during the tenure of Andy Coulson , who was chief press advisor to David Cameron , leader of the UK's Conservative Party , until his resignation on 21 January 2011. On 4 July, The Guardian reported that
992-607: The Daily Mirror , and the middle-market papers , the Daily Express and the Daily Mail . Most of the broadsheets, so called because of their historically larger size, have changed in recent years to a compact format , the same size as the tabloids. The Independent and The Times were the first to do so. The Guardian moved in September 2005 to what is described as a ' Berliner ' format, slightly larger than
1054-463: The Press Gazette in 2005, he said that "tabloid newspapers in this country do more for its people than any other newspapers in the world". Coulson resigned on 26 January 2007 over the News of the World phone hacking affair which would several weeks later see the jailing for four months of the paper's Royal correspondent Clive Goodman . Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, remunerated by
1116-526: The Conservative Party 's director of communications on 9 July 2007. Various media stories estimated his salary at between £275,000 and £475,000; the party indicated the latter figure was "inaccurate" and that his salary was "substantially less" but refused to provide an exact figure. After David Cameron became Prime Minister in May 2010, he appointed Coulson as Director of Communications for
1178-493: The News of the World ' s former royal editor Clive Goodman, after the jury failed to agree a verdict on two other charges of conspiring to cause misconduct in public office in relation to the alleged purchase of confidential royal phone directories in 2005 from a palace police officer. Other defendants were cleared. On 17 April 2015, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that Coulson's retrial
1240-711: The News of the World , or that he knew Glenn Mulcaire , the private detective at the centre of controversy. However, the Crown Prosecution Service said in December 2010 that it had determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge Coulson over allegations that he was aware of phone-hacking at the publication. The CPS said that witnesses interviewed by Metropolitan Police – including those who had previously made allegations through media outlets – had not been willing to provide admissible evidence. The Guardian reported on 7 July 2011 that Coulson
1302-689: The News of the World . Cameron, though, defended Coulson on the morning of 9 July: "I believe in giving people a second chance. As director of communications for the Conservatives he does an excellent job in a proper, upright way at all times." On 1 September 2010, The New York Times printed new allegations from former News of the World reporters alleging that Coulson had "actively encouraged" reporters to illegally intercept voicemail messages, and that he "was present during discussions about phone hacking". Coulson has denied these latest claims. Sean Hoare , – showbusiness reporter at News of
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#17327881134061364-435: The News of the World . This led to The Royal British Legion severing ties with the paper until such allegations are proved false. On the same day, James Murdoch announced the News of the World would be shut down after the publication of one more edition on 10 July 2011, due to the allegations. The newspaper had already been faced with the withdrawal of a number of sponsors which had advertised their products and services in
1426-419: The broadsheets , and sometimes known collectively as the " quality press ", and others, generally known as tabloids , and collectively as the 'popular press', which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news. The tabloids in turn have been divided into the more sensationalist mass market titles, or 'red tops', such as The Sun and
1488-561: The Conservative Party's director of communications, Coulson continued to be subjected to allegations that he was aware of the hacking of phones while serving as the editor of News of the World . On 7 July 2009, John Prescott called on leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron to remove Coulson from his position, after The Guardian revealed further details about phone-hacking by
1550-577: The Met had evidence of widespread illegal acquisition of confidential information, and 13 years after the Met began accumulating "boxloads" of that evidence, including sources for News of the World journalists while Coulson was editor, but kept it unexamined in trash bags at Scotland Yard. Coulson's trial over the phone-hacking claims started in October 2013. In June 2014, Coulson was found guilty of one charge of conspiracy to intercept voicemails and he
1612-615: The Metropolitan Police Service reopened its dormant investigation into phone hacking, about 3 years after the then Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service told the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee that "no additional evidence has come to light," 5 years after Coulson and News International executives began claiming that phone hacking was the work of a single "rogue reporter," 10 years after The Guardian began reporting that
1674-461: The Old Bailey, Coulson was found guilty of a charge of conspiracy to intercept voicemails (phone-hacking) . He was sentenced on 4 July 2014 to 18 months in prison. On 30 June 2014, it was announced that he would face a retrial over two counts of conspiring to cause misconduct in public office – in relation to the alleged purchase of confidential royal phone directories in 2005 from
1736-473: The World was another tabloid newspaper owned by the company; however, its closure was announced on 7 July 2011, following new evidence about a phone hacking scandal at the newspaper. The final issue was released on 10 July 2011. The News of the World was purchased by Murdoch in January 1969. The Sun was acquired in October 1969 from International Publishing Corporation . Murdoch states that he acts as
1798-402: The World during Coulson's reign – speaking on Five Live , who accused Coulson of lying, has said that indeed Coulson did not ask him to phone hack but veiled his request in "metaphorical language" and asked him to practise his "dark arts". And Clive Goodman , in a letter from 2007: "The practice was widely discussed in the daily editorial conference, until explicit reference to it was banned by
1860-516: The case and that the Crown's legal submissions had failed to satisfy him that Coulson's evidence had been sufficiently relevant to the Sheridan trial. Speaking outside the court, Coulson said: "I'm just delighted that after four pretty testing years my family and myself have finally had a good day". He added that the case against him had been a "waste of money". Coulson was portrayed by Andrew Bone in
1922-573: The deal. Darwin Ltd, which had taken over the company, continued to produce the same product. In July 2009, The Guardian , a newspaper owned by Guardian Media Group , reported that News Group Newspapers paid in excess of £1m to settle legal cases that threatened to reveal News Group journalists' use on repeated occasions of illegal methods in the pursuit of stories. It has been alleged that News Group staff were accused of engaging in phone hacking , including Clive Goodman , illegally accessed voicemail for
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1984-457: The editor." A report aired on Channel 4 's Dispatches in October included remarks made by an unnamed source, said to have been a former senior journalist at the News of the World who worked alongside Coulson. The source alleged that Coulson had personally listened to messages obtained through phone hacking. He was a witness in HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan , where he denied under oath that he had any knowledge of phone hacking at
2046-418: The exception of The London Paper , launched in 2006) were founded by other owners, in some cases hundreds of years ago. In October 2005, News International sold TSL Education, publisher of Times Higher Education , Times Educational Supplement , and other education titles, for £235m ($ 415m). The Times Literary Supplement , previously part of TSL Education, was retained by News International as part of
2108-772: The following decade saw the establishment of most of the others. Much of the work of producing the papers is done voluntarily (aside from the printing), although financial support is given by Bwrdd yr Iaith ( Welsh Language Board ). Some of the papers listed may have ceased publication. Several newspapers in languages other than English are published in Britain, for immigrant and expatriate readers. Newspapers, both national and local, in Arabic, Bulgarian, Bangla, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Urdu, and other languages are published. Student newspapers include: Andy Coulson Andrew Edward Coulson (born 21 January 1968)
2170-434: The government at 10 Downing Street . His pay was £140,000, the highest paid special advisor . Coulson announced his resignation on 21 January 2011. He commented about the News of the World allegations "I stand by what I've said about those events but when the spokesman needs a spokesman it's time to move on." In July 2011 questions were raised about Coulson's security vetting at Number Ten. He had not been subjected to
2232-430: The highest level of vetting, "developed vetting", allowing unrestricted access to top secret material. His predecessors had had the highest level of vetting, as did his successor and (after his departure) his deputy. The Guardian said that the disclosure "is understood to have 'absolutely shocked' some Whitehall information staff." According to Chris Bryant MP, senior officials working with Coulson believed that he had
2294-477: The law and the independent board prevent him from exercising editorial control. However, an article in The Spectator following the resignation of James Harding stated that the trust has "never played much of a role in the 30 years Murdoch has owned the paper", and suggested that Murdoch had pressurised Harding to resign. News Group Newspapers Ltd publishes the tabloid newspaper The Sun . The News of
2356-568: The mobile phones of thousands of public figures, including politicians and celebrities. Goodman was jailed in 2007 for tapping the mobile phones of three members of the royal staff; this is an offence under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act . It was stated by News International at the time that Goodman had acted without its knowledge, and that no other News International journalists made use of such methods. The evidence uncovered by The Guardian showed that many more figures were in fact
2418-477: The moment, that is absolutely clear". In January 2016, Coulson launched a new corporate PR agency offering communications strategy services in partnership with Henry Chappell, Coulson Chappell. In March 2017, Coulson Chappell was awarded a contract by the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) to improve the standing of the company's publications, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph . As
2480-448: The newspaper, not to mention the inevitable fall in sales that the newspaper would have faced had it remained in circulation. On 15 July, Rebekah Brooks resigned as chief executive of News International. She commented thus on her departure: As chief executive of the company, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt and I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place. I have believed that
2542-568: The newspaper, was given a custodial sentence of six months. On 21 July 2009 Coulson appeared in front of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and denied any knowledge of the phone hacking scandal, saying "my instructions to the staff were clear – we did not use subterfuge of any kind unless there was a clear public interest in doing so. They were to work within the PCC code at all times". In 2008 an employment tribunal upheld
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2604-462: The operator of a number of radio stations across the United Kingdom and Ireland. In December 2020, Ofcom granted a licence to News UK & Ireland Limited to operate a new television channel on satellite and cable (not to be confused with Andrew Neil 's GB News , which is a separate news channel launched in June 2021). At that time, News UK TV was overseen by David Rhodes who had been
2666-465: The outcome. Coulson grew up in Wickford , Essex, he had an older sister, Amanda and an older brother, Paul. All attended Beauchamps Comprehensive. He attended [[Beauchamps School|Beauchamps Comprehensive,], a secondary school and sixth form college, from 1979 to 1986. Coulson's parents moved from their Basildon council house to nearby Wickford during his childhood. Coulson started work at 18 as
2728-578: The phone-hacking affair. The overall impact from his tenure came to be known as the "Coulson effect". Coulson was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service on 8 July 2011 in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking. He was detained and charged with perjury by Strathclyde Police on 30 May 2012 in relation to evidence he had given in the trial of Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan in 2010, and cleared on 3 June 2015. In June 2014 at
2790-464: The previously mentioned newspapers, it does not require any payment to access its news content. Instead the newspaper offers extras for those wishing to sign up to a payment subscription, such as crosswords , Sudoku puzzles, weekend supplements and the ability to automatically download each daily edition to read offline. The London Economic is another example of a British digital/online only newspaper; however, unlike The Independent it has never run
2852-520: The public from knowing anything about the hundreds of pages of evidence which had been disclosed in Taylor's case". In contrast to News International's earlier denials of knowledge, The Guardian cites suppressed evidence revealing that News of the World ' s editorial staff were involved with private investigators who engaged in illegal phone-hacking, and that both reporters and executives were commissioning purchases of confidential information; this
2914-506: The right and responsible action has been to lead us through the heat of the crisis. However my desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate. This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past. Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted. Rupert's wisdom, kindness and incisive advice has guided me throughout my career and James
2976-435: The same clearance level as his predecessor. It later emerged that he was still being paid by News International while working for the then opposition leader. Prior to the jury handing down their verdict after Coulson's trial, Cameron issued a "full and frank" apology for hiring Coulson, saying "I am extremely sorry that I employed him. It was the wrong decision and I am very clear about that." The judge hearing Coulson's trial
3038-579: The subject of phone-taps, including Nigella Lawson , Lenny Henry , Gwyneth Paltrow , John Prescott , Boris Johnson , and Tessa Jowell . In 2008, the News of the World paid in excess of £400,000 in damages to Gordon Taylor , the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association , who was suing the newspaper for its involvement in the illegal interception of messages to his mobile phone. According to The Guardian , this payment, made in exchange for Taylor's silence, "prevented
3100-602: The television channel was rebranded as "Talk" and became an internet-only service in 2024. List of newspapers in the United Kingdom Twelve daily newspapers and eleven Sunday-only weekly newspapers are distributed nationally in the United Kingdom . Others circulate in Scotland only and still others serve smaller areas. National daily newspapers publish every day except Sundays and 25 December. Sunday newspapers may be independent; e.g. The Observer
3162-653: The world"). The News Building , where all of News UK's London operations are based, was opened on 16 September 2014 by the Mayor of London , Boris Johnson . Times Newspapers Limited publishes the compact daily newspaper The Times and the broadsheet The Sunday Times . Times Newspapers was formed in 1967 when the Thomson Corporation purchased The Times from the Astor family and merged it with The Sunday Times , which it had owned since 1959. The company
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#17327881134063224-432: Was an independent Sunday newspaper from its founding in 1791 until it was acquired by The Guardian in 1993, but more commonly, they have the same owners as one of the daily newspapers, usually with a related name (e.g. The Times and The Sunday Times ), but are editorially distinct. UK newspapers can generally be split into two distinct categories: the more serious and intellectual newspapers, usually referred to as
3286-457: Was critical of the prime minister, pondering whether the intervention was out of ignorance or deliberate, and demanded an explanation. On 7 February 2011, Coulson and his wife established 'Elbrus Consultants Ltd'. The purpose of the company is not recorded by Companies House , but is reportedly a public relations agency. Clients include 'One Young World'. Kate Robertson of One Young World told The Guardian "He can't do One Young World work at
3348-486: Was established in February 1981 under the name News International plc . In June 2002, the company name was changed to News International Limited , and on 31 May 2011, to NI Group Limited , and on 26 June 2013 to News UK . Between 1987 and 1995, News International owned, through its subsidiary News (UK) Ltd, Today , the first UK national newspaper to be printed in colour. All of News International's newspapers (with
3410-472: Was incorporated as a private company on 3 June 1925 and was dissolved on 9 July 2024. The Times Limited has existed as a separate company since 1968 and as of September 2024, registered at the same address, as a private, limited, non-trading company. An American edition of The Times was launched in New York City , Boston and some other East Coast US cities in 2006. Rupert Murdoch has stated that
3472-424: Was purchased by Rupert Murdoch's News International in February 1981. The acquisition followed an intense 21 days of negotiations with the print unions, conducted by John Collier and Bill O'Neill . The Times Literary Supplement , Times Educational Supplement and Times Higher Education Supplement were also part of the group; the latter two publications have since been sold. Times Newspapers Holdings Limited
3534-451: Was reported that News UK's channel would now be called TalkTV (after the radio stations TalkRadio and talkSport ); Piers Morgan would be a presenter on the new service. News UK decided TalkTV would run on FreeSat , Freeview , Sky UK and Virgin Media (if slots could be acquired); the channel would feature current affairs, sport, and entertainment. In response to poor viewer ratings
3596-423: Was sentenced to 18 months in prison on 4 July 2014. On 21 November 2014, Coulson was released from prison having served less than five months of his 18-month prison sentence. It was reported that as a condition of his early release on home detention curfew (HDC) Coulson would have to wear an electronic tag until he had served half of his full sentence. Coulson was to face a retrial, together with
3658-436: Was suspended while the Crown considered whether to appeal the decision and was therefore not announced until 3 June. Explaining his ruling, Lord Burns said that for Coulson to be found guilty it was necessary for the Crown to prove that the allegedly untrue evidence he had given at the 2010 Sheridan trial had been relevant to the issues in it. The judge added that it was for him, and not the jury, to decide on this aspect of
3720-675: Was the Manchester Guardian , which dropped the 'Manchester' from its name in 1959 and relocated its main operations to London in 1964. The Guardian Media Group produced a Mancunian paper, the Manchester Evening News , until 2010 when along with its other local newspapers in the Greater Manchester area it was sold to Trinity Mirror . (morning) Papurau Bro ('Area Papers') are Welsh language newspapers produced nominally monthly (typically 10 issues
3782-543: Was to be arrested the following day, along with a senior journalist whom the paper refused to name. Coulson was arrested at Scotland Yard at 10:30 am on 8 July 2011. He was questioned under caution, and later that day released on police bail until October, but made no comment on his release. On 24 July 2012, Coulson was charged along with seven others for "conspiring to intercept communications without lawful authority from 3 October 2000 to 9 August 2006." These charges were made about 1 year after
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#17327881134063844-464: Was to be scrapped, along with that of Goodman and the trials of seven other journalists. Coulson was charged with having committed perjury during the trial in 2010 of Tommy and Gail Sheridan. He was scheduled to stand trial in April 2015 but the trial was postponed to 11 May 2015 because of the general election . On 1 June 2015, the judge, Lord Burns , acquitted Coulson. However, the acquittal
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