Credit: Oli Scarff/PA News Nick Clegg calls for overhaul of 'ludicrous' press regulation Deputy prime minister says it is 'time for fundamental reform' but rules out statutory regulation By Joel Gunter • 4 min read
Credit: David Jones/PA News News Corp withdraws BSkyB bid amid mounting opposition Bid for full control of broadcaster withdrawn ahead of Commons vote on government-backed Labour motion By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Hunt refers BSkyB bid to Competition Commission Jeremy Hunt sends BSkyB bid to Competition Commission as News Corp withdraws its undertakings to spin off Sky News By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Ofcom 'closely monitoring' phone-hacking claims with regard to BSkyB bid Broadcasting regulator acknowledges it has 'a duty to be satisfied that the holder of a broadcasting licence is fit and proper' By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA News Evidence that Coulson 'condoned' police payments 'given to Met in January' Met police commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson confirms that the force was passed emails concerning payments to officers in January By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News WikiLeaks links with Brazilian partner to scrutinise US embassy cables Not-for-profit journalism centre Publica has started its 'WikiLeaks Week' by publishing diplomatic documents for the first time By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News Jon Gaunt loses appeal against Ofcom censure Former TalkSPORT presenter Jon Gaunt has lost his appeal of a High Court ruling which upheld Ofcom's 2009 censure over 'health nazi' slur By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Bahrain to sue Independent over 'defamatory' articles According to a state news agency report, the country has hired a UK law firm, accusing the newspaper of 'a defamatory and premeditated media campaign' By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Twitter users face prosecution if they breach injunctions, warns attorney general Attorney general Dominic Grieve has warned that individuals who use Twitter to breach injunctions could face contempt of court proceedings By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News Max Mosley requests appeal over European Court prior notification loss Collyer Bristow solicitors today confirmed a request had been made for the case to be referred to the Grand Chamber By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
News Sun to go back to court to fight footballer's injunction Newspaper will mount fresh high court challenge following the Sunday Herald's identification of footballer alleged to have obtained injunction By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Sun bids to lift injunction for second time today after MP names Ryan Giggs Hemming also named Giles Coren as the journalist supposedly threatened with legal action for identifying another footballer protected by an injunction By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
