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Murdoch family divided as News Corporation crisis comes to a head - The Guardian
Members of the Murdoch clan descended on the company's Wapping headquarters in London to work out their battle plan, but within days Elisabeth Murdoch, James's sister, had walked out, because in the words of one observer who asked not to be named, ...
Islanders advised to shop around when selling valuables - The Guardian
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, had previously attended CBC's Canadian Antiques Roadshow when it was in Charlottetown. After seeing an advertisement for the Great Canadian Roadshow, she thought the two were one and the same. ...
Seller beware - The Guardian
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, had previously attended CBC's Canadian Antiques Roadshow when it was in Charlottetown. After seeing an advertisement for the Great Canadian Roadshow, she thought the two were one and the same. ...
Gaddafi vows: 'We won't surrender again; we are not women' - The Guardian
"It shows how committed they are to that agenda," an official close to the NTC delegation said. Abdul Jalil is under pressure from his western backers to demonstrate the NTC is an inclusive force representing the ethnic and social groups in the country ...
US Open 2011: Caroline Wozniacki needs wins to match off-court romance - The Guardian
Bizarrely, he has been appointed but has asked to remain anonymous. "It is entirely his own choice," Wozniacki said this week of her reluctant new guide. "It was a joint decision that [my dad and I took]. He's still my dad and a really good friend. ...
French Socialists fear the return of Dominique Strauss-Kahn - The Guardian
Her family was then contacted by an official close to Strauss-Kahn's camp who asked "how much" she wanted to keep quiet. An inquiry for witness bribery was opened in France this week. Amid this backdrop, Socialist party activists in La Rochelle were ...
Syrian protesters demand UN help to oust Bashar al-Assad - The Guardian
A Damascus-based analyst, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "We should not be calling for outside help but rather working to unite the opposition so there is a credible alternative. Without that we won't go anywhere."
Sie Alex Ferguson lifts seven-year ban on talking to BBC - The Guardian
A source close to the discussions said neither party had apologised but had agreed to put aside their differences and move on. "It wasn't about apologising, it was more a case of letting bygones be bygones, moving forward rather than dwelling on the ...
Tripoli: hardened rebels and new recruits keep a wary peace - The Guardian
The young man, who refused to be named despite the collapse of the regime he had feared since childhood, wore a white singlet, a Libyan rebel cap and basketball shorts. He could not have been more than 18. Yet he – and many thousands of others like him ...
How News of the World's Milly Dowler stories changed between editions - The Guardian
Citing "a person familiar with the matter," the WSJ says that News International discovered the differences in the three versions last month and passed the information to Scotland Yard. It was three days before publication, on 11 April, that NotW staff ...
China denies inspecting US helicopter used in Bin Laden raid - The Guardian
But a Pakistani intelligence official, who declined to be named, told the Guardian on Tuesday the story was "baseless", adding "speculation … is counterproductive in building relations". The helicopter crash-landed during the raid and special forces ...
Jersey murders: first postmortem completed - The Guardian
"She was backing off, and he started slashing with the knife," said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous. "The woman was covered in blood but she never ran away. It was just mayhem and like watching a film in slow motion." Friends said the couple ...
Elephant and rhino poaching 'is driven by China's economic boom' - The Guardian
A Kenyan wildlife official, who asked not to be identified for his own safety, shows a tusk taken from a rhino killed by poachers. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images Elephant poaching in Africa and Asia is being fuelled by China's economic ...
London riots: the family of Mark Duggan says it has no trust in the IPCC - The Guardian
A family friend, who requested anonymity as he comforted the family at the home of Duggan's mother, Pamela, in Tottenham, yesterday said many in the community felt that the inquest had been scheduled for December in an attempt to defuse media interest. ...
Still digging - The Guardian
The farmer, who asked not to be identified, hopped in his car. He drove a short distance before he came across a bungalow at civic address number 2796 on Rt. 310. The place was engulfed in flames. One of the home's two residents, a disabled man named ...
England riots: pressure to scrap police cuts as Birmingham mourns its dead - The Guardian
"If the police don't sort this one out quickly, there will be race riots," added the man, who declined to be named, but who has given a statement to police. Mohammed Chowdhri, a family friend, said: "I have known Haroon since he was a baby, ...
London riots: 'People are fighting back. It's their neighbourhoods at stake' - The Guardian
"We were outside ready and expecting them," said the manager of Turkish Food Market, who asked not to be named. "But I felt very panicky because we are not safe from either the rioters or police. "We put all of our efforts into this shop. ...
Tottenham riots: 'Do you expect people not to see an opportunity? - The Guardian
One teenager, who refused to give his name or age, said: "I've seen so many people that I've never seen before. I think there was some people who just came to take the opportunity." It was a similar story in Enfield, where locals were insistent that ...
Looting 'fuelled by social exclusion' - The Guardian
One eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said a police officer patrolling Brixton Road on Monday morning told him he thought 12-year-olds were looting. Dr Paul Bagguley, a sociologist at the University of Leeds, said looting was a common feature of ...
Detention centre deaths spark police investigations - The Guardian
A fellow detainee, who refused to give his name, said the man had been hours away from being deported and had become very anxious. "He was normally a very quiet person … but the pressure is too much for people in here." It is understood the man had ...
Sunday Times bans use of subterfuge - The Guardian
"We have been forced to do it," a source said. The Sunday Times was dragged into the row over newspaper ethics when it was revealed that in January 2000 it employed the services of a conman named Barry Beardall to pretend he was engaged in a ...
Failed asylum seeker found dead at Campsfield detention centre - The Guardian
A fellow detainee, who refused to give his name, said the man had been hours away from being deported and had become very anxious. "When they put him in the room they were putting pressure on him saying he had no right to stay in this country. ...
9/11 phone-hacking claims: families to meet US attorney general - The Guardian
Another victim's relative, who asked not to be named, said she had been talking to a lawyer about a possible lawsuit. "Between Osama bin Laden's death and the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in September, this is a very stressful time for us. ...
Amy Winehouse fans pay their respects - The Guardian
"Yesterday, it was frantic," said a neighbour who asked not to be named. There were sniffer dogs, she said, helicopters, two ambulances, and – memorably – a young man running around looking very distraught. "People were sitting around on the pavement ...
Phone hacking: Mandarin targeted 'while Coulson was in Downing Street' - The Guardian
The official, who asked to remain anonymous, requested the meeting after he was the subject of hostile media coverage. A Cabinet Office spokesman denied that the official had told O'Donnell his phone had been hacked. The official had also not blamed ...