Mr Hunt's unequivocal support for News Corp should surely have rung alarm bells

A senior civil servant at the heart of the controversy over links between News Corporation and the office of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Friday, it was announced today.

The father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan called today for lessons to be learned from the tragedy.

Liverpool owners have been challenged to publicly explain their strategy for the club by a leading fans group.

Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month.

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Relationship with News International was all above board, says ex-Labour spin doctor

Search teams found at least 12 bodies Friday near where a Russian-made jetliner crashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano while on a demonstration flight for potential buyers from airlines, an official said.

Many of the questions Cameron faces are about a personal relationship

A blogger who called a councillor a "c***" on Twitter and invited people to put excrement through his letter box avoided a jail sentence today.

Blackburn manager Steve Kean insists he and owners Venky's are staying long term while mystery surrounds the position of deputy chief executive Paul Hunt.

The inquiry into the role of the press and the police in the phone-hacking scandal was announced by the Prime Minister last July. It opened, under Lord Justice Leveson, in November.

Some of the abusive comments posted on the social networking site Twitter and aimed at the MP Louise Mensch 'could be illegal' a police officer said today.

A packed ferry boat has capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote north-eastern India, leaving at least 35 people dead and 165 others feared missing, police said.