The new Washington Post CEO is accused of covering up the phone-hacking scandal

British arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp empire reports near-£54m deficit due to TalkTV costs. Sun loses £66m amid costs from phone-hacking scandal. News Corp also loses £54m in annual loss of revenue from TalkTV.

Rupert Murdoch accused in court of knowing about massive British tabloid-hacking scandal and helping to cover it up. New leader of The Washington Post also accused of cover-up in hacking scandal. Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of covering up the scandal.

Lawyers for a group of 45 individuals suing News Group Newspapers for allegedly obtaining information illegally claim Mr Murdoch's position in the company meant he would have known what was happening long before it became public. High Court heard Murdoch 'turned a blind eye' to phone hacking allegations at the News Of The World and The Sun.

After delays, Rupert Murdoch will be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.