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James Murdoch Resigns from News International

The son and heir of Rupert Murdoch, James, has resigned from his position as a director of News International following the News of the World phone hacking allegations revealed this summer.

Hackgate: Tom Watson Takes the Fight to Murdoch at News Corp. Meeting

In an extraordinary act by a member of the British Parliament, Tom Watson, the Labour MP who spearheaded the investigation of tabloid phone-hacking, has flown to Los Angeles to attend the News Corp. general meeting to disclose further damaging information about the Murdochs directly to the company's shareholders.

Journalists to be Struck Off 'News List'

The shadow culture secretary will suggest that journalists who are found guilty of gross malpractice should be taken off a professional register to stop them from working in news in the future.