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This Week in History: From Wimbledon glory to Bin Laden’s ultimatum

Explore how major events between 6 and 12 July were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Jul 6

Dynasty: The Murdochs review – who cares which billionaire will control even more billions?

This Netflix’s documentary about Rupert’s warring children blurs the lines with HBO drama Succession. But, ultimately, it’s a depressing catalogue of nepotism that it’s hard to be enthused about

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13

The Battle of Wapping begins – archive, January 1986

On 24 January 1986, nearly 6,000 newspaper workers at Rupert Murdoch’s News International went on strike over plans to move print operations from Fleet Street to east London

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24

The Hack: the true story behind the phone hacking ITV drama starring David Tennant

It’s a long and sordid story of illegal activity

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking

He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025

Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle thinks he was hacked: ‘It was horrible’

Carlyle stars in new ITV drama The Hack.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

The Hack producer dreams show could have ‘similar effect to Mr Bates’

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office drew renewed attention to the Horizon IT scandal, prompting public outrage.

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

Leveson 2 could help UK move on from hacking scandal, says TV writer Jack Thorne

ITV’s The Hack follows Nick Davies, an investigative journalist who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News Of The World.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Sun owner’s losses related to phone-hacking claims top £1.2bn

News Group Newspapers reports a pre-tax loss for the year to 30 June 2024 of £18m, its smallest since 2011

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

David Tennant roasted for looking like 'all three Top Gear hosts' in new ITV drama

The actor himself sued the News Of The World in 2017 over phone hacking

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025