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Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence…

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch retires from Fox News and News Corp and makes way for major media succession – updates

The 92-year-old said he was in ‘robust health’ and would act as chairman emeritus

The Independent UK

Fox News anchors hail Rupert Murdoch’s ‘indelible imprint’ as he resigns from News Corp

‘The point about his being in robust health and robust with ideas – we can attest to that,’ Dana Perino says about 92-year-old Murdoch

The Independent UK

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Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp with son Lachlan to take over media empire

The world’s most powerful – and divisive – media tycoon hands over ‘The Sun’, ‘The Times’ newspapers and Fox Corporation to his son Lachlan after 70 years of making headlines

The Independent UK

New Scots family 'finally free of the Home Office' after 12-year battle

AN Australian family living in the Highlands were celebrating last night after they were finally given leave to remain in Scotland – after a…

The National (Scotland)

This Mother's Day will be bittersweet for Queensland mum Tia Bridge

Tia Bridge plans a low-key Mother's Day with her family, reflecting on being a mother to three children — Lachlan, Chelsea and a little girl she has nicknamed "Immy", who never drew a breath.

ABC News

Rupert Murdoch’s talent for ‘the long game’ will see him through his annus horribilis

A costly court settlement, the firing of his kingmaker-in-chief, a messy divorce... and ‘Succession’: the tycoon is enduring a torrid year, writes Nick Hilton. Will it finally erode the power of his empire?

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Fox to pay $787 million to settle election lawsuit, Dominion says

Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts, striking a deal on the brink of a potentially embarrassing six-week trial.

Tribune News Service

First Thing: Jack Teixeira to appear in court accused of Pentagon leaks

Former IT specialist, 21, arrested on Thursday is accused of intelligence leak believed to have started on Discord. Plus, are Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson actually brothers?

The Guardian - UK

All the biggest revelations from Rupert Murdoch’s latest ‘Succession’-esque drama

Ever find yourself watching Succesion, wondering what the Roys’ real life inspirations are up to? Well, we now know some extra juicy details about the Murdoch head, his children, and how he emailed Jerry Hall to say he was divorcing her...

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch reportedly divorced Jerry Hall by email

Report in Vanity Fair details billionaire media owner’s relationships, ailing health and business challenges

The Guardian - UK

Murdoch’s change of heart: Was marriage called off over a religious or succession issue?

The engagement of the billionaire media titan and Ann Lesley Smith was reported to be off after just two weeks

The Guardian - US

Meet the real-life mogul clans who put the Succession stars in the shade

The hit series satirising a billionaire media family is toned-down compared with the true stories of the Murdochs and Redstones

The Guardian - UK

The many wives of Rupert Murdoch

Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is to marry again at the age of 92 after announcing his engagement to wealthy radio host Ann Lesley Smith.

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The New Daily

Marrying Rupert Murdoch is fraught with uncertainty. What we know about his fiancee

News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time. What we know about his soon-to-be next wife, Ann Lesley Smith.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch: Timeline of the News Corp billionaire’s four marriages

The media tycoon has been divorced four times, while his latest engagement has reportedly been called off

The Independent UK

A complete timeline of Rupert Murdoch’s marriages as he announces engagement to Ann Lesley Smith

The media tycoon has been married to four different women and is preparing to marry for a fifth time this summer

Irish Mirror

GoFundMe page raises over €23,000 for Dublin dad diagnosed with leukaemia

Michael now faces months of treatment at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin and will need around-the-clock care in his recovery

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AAP

Building resilient kids could start with a bubble

A new toolkit developed by trauma and pediatric experts will help parents manage emotional harm and build resilience in their children after natural disasters.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch spotted in Barbados with new girlfriend Ann-Lesley Smith

New relationship comes months after media mogul’s abrupt divorce from actor and supermodel Jerry Hall

Financial Times

The Murdoch family trust: how the scions could battle for control

The proposed Fox-News Corp merger could portend a realignment of the interests of Rupert Murdoch’s children

Daily Record

Scots dad's first Christmas at home in 17 years almost ruined after baggage lost during 8000 mile trip

Simon Morris and his son Lachlan, who now live in Wellington, New Zealand, faced a mad dash to the shops to replace their warm clothing after their suitcases vanished en-route to Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh dad in 11,000-mile Christmas trip only for bags and gifts to go missing

Packed with Christmas presents and all their warm clothes for the holiday in Scotland, Simon and his son were facing an awkward holidays - and had to head to the shops for replacement clothes.

The Guardian - US

Is Dominion’s $1.6bn defamation lawsuit a death blow for Murdoch and Fox News?

The media mogul and Fox Corp are being sued for allegedly broadcasting ‘lies’ about the voting machine company

ABC News

Pro-suicide website blocks access to Australians after families speak out

Families had pushed to have a pro-suicide website blocked after it was linked to deaths. Now the administrators have denied access to Australians, but not because of the dangers to vulnerable people.

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