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Mark Thompson: The BBC director general has ordered an end to the practice of acquiring news programmes for 'low or nominal cost' after the BBC admitted breaches of its editorial guidelines and buying documentaries

BBC to issue global apology for documentaries that broke rules

Independent revealed programmes were made by third-party in pay of governments and firms
The doctor has left the building: after 177 shows, Laurie brings the House down
TV pundit suspended over tweets
Rein man: did Dustin Hoffman harm horses in his new drama?
One part Entourage to two parts Glee – but is it a Smash?
Virgin clocks up a profit as TiVo soars
Director-general admits BBC has too few older women on TV
BBC defends Alex Salmond Six Nations cancellation
BBC Call The Midwife move skips Corrie clash
BBC to cut news channel presenters
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Ian Burrell: Never has the Mail been given such a pasting

Never, in all the years of Paul Dacre's editorship, has the journalism of the Daily Mail come under such sustained public attack. Again and again the editor-in-chief sighed in exasperation as Robert Jay QC, counsel to the Leveson Inquiry, questioned the working methods of the paper Mr Dacre has overseen for two decades.
Ian Burrell: Time to build a legacy now the big boys have arrived at Silicon Roundabout
Ian Burrell: Readers have an appetite for politics that hasn't been satisfied – until now
Ian Burrell: We shouldn't keep victims of dark arts in the dark
Ian Burrell: Holding power to account is Exaro's creed. But is there a readership for it?
Ian Burrell: What the past four months have really taught us about the tabloid press
Brian Cathcart: Could Leveson be about to join a long line of history's suckers?
Ian Burrell: No theatrics, just some careful stage management
Ian Burrell: If Rupert Murdoch's on Twitter, then what's the point of his online paywall?
Facebook hacker's attacks were worry to FBI
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Stephen Glover: The editor of The Times must learn the lessons of the News of the World

Media Studies: Had the judge known the facts, he might have referred the case to the police
Stephen Glover: Patten paves the way for a return to Reithian values at the BBC
Stephen Glover: All papers need advertorial. But don't go duping your readers
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Eight held in corruption probe

Five employees of The Sun, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee were arrested today over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.
i Editor's Letter: Up year on year
Nathaniel Rothschild loses libel case
Samuel Aranda wins World Press Photo
Independent journalism bucks the trend in print sales
i Editor's Letter: What is important to you?
The art of the car window interview
NOTW 'deceived McCanns over personal diaries'
Dacre refuses to drop accusation that Hugh Grant lied on oath
Heather Mills denies playing voicemail to Piers Morgan
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Tony Blair takes questions on Twitter

Tony Blair took to Twitter today to promote his faith work, answer questions about life after Downing Street and gently tease his former spin chief Alastair Campbell.
Airport tweet 'made law look silly'
Pop goes the fashion editor
Joey Barton to face no action over John Terry Twitter comments
Independent and Evening Standard apps and where to get them
End of the road for Twitter's fake McCarthy
Digital setback for Murdoch as 'secret' iPad project folds
Internet 'fuels' radical Islam
Court joins tweeters
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Jim Gamble: We are losing the race to protect our young

Jim Gamble: We are losing the race to protect our young

Technology and the children who use it won't wait for slow-moving child-protection services and police to catch up
Sarah Sands: A friend is not the one you turn to, but the person who turns to you

Sarah Sands on friendship

A friend is not the one you turn to, but the person who turns to you
Andy Burnham: 'It's a genie out of the bottle moment'

Andy Burnham interview

'It's a genie out of the bottle moment'
Leveson: What we've learnt so far

Leveson: What we've learnt so far

Ingenious hacks, shifty editors and attacks of Sudden Memory Loss Syndrome – Matthew Bell assesses the state of play at the Royal Courts of Justice
Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors' and pioneers transforming 21st-century relationships

Modern lovers: The 'sexual body warriors'

Sarah Morrison meets the people redefining love in the 21st century.
'I was angry, so angry': How heartbreak, betrayal and Su Pollard helped Estelle find pop success

Estelle: 'I was angry, so angry'

The singer talks about heartache, betrayal and bouncing back.
Choc tactics: Bill Granger's Valentine's recipes for chocoholics

Bill Granger's Valentine's recipes for chocoholics

Should it be white, milk or plain? Can you make a melt-in-the-mouth pudding without using any?
Male, pale & stale: Could more women on the board help Mothercare – and other ailing firms?

Male, pale & stale

Could more women on the board help Mothercare – and other ailing firms?
Upstairs, downstairs, 2012-style

Upstairs, downstairs, 2012-style

There are now more domestic workers in Britain than in Edwardian times
Boos in Berlin for Jolie's war drama

Boos in Berlin for Jolie's war drama

Hollywood star defends her hard-hitting and controversial story set during the 1990s Bosnian conflict
How Whiteclay (population: 11) sells 5m cans of beer a year

How Whiteclay (population: 11) sells 5m cans of beer a year

It's 20 minutes' drive from a 20,000-strong Native American reservation, which is now suing brewers and the town's off-licences
Ian Holloway: Choose Harry, then give the next English batch a chance

Ian Holloway

Choose Harry, then give the next English batch a chance
Peter Storrie: Forgotten man has his day in the sun

Peter Storrie interview

Forgotten man has his day in the sun
The Last Word: If Harry can't get England out of jail, we may as well throw away the key

The Last Word

If Harry can't get England out of jail, we may as well throw away the key
Suits you sir: Bill Nighy talks politics and sartorial style

Suits you sir: Bill Nighy talks politics and sartorial style

He avoids Shakespeare at all costs, almost killed Judi Dench in his latest film, and only steps out in the sharpest jacket and tie...