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All out in the news of the world scandal former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Accusing its reporters are accusing reporters of obtain private information about his family and his financial affairs.
The paper printed its last issue on Sunday closing down after that controversy.
It was owned by News Corp.
the parent company of Fox News chief foreign affairs -- -- -- is following the story she's live for us in London good morning and hi Heather -- the scandal is engulfing the police now is well they are being taken to task today they themselves are in the line of fire.
Being investigated for their own failure to thoroughly investigate this news -- things at this phone hacking scandal at at which as you mentioned.
Led -- News Corp.
News Corp.
news international the European branch here to close down Britain's most popular Sunday tabloid the news of the world.
This phone hacking also led to the arrest on Friday.
The British prime minister David Cameron's former chief of communications Andy Coulson.
Who also used to be.
An editor of news of the world also police are under investigation.
For allegations that they took bribes in exchange for information.
And then the latest twist as you mentioned doesn't.
Involve the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Latest suggestions of unethical journalistic practice or extending now to other papers -- well.
Also part of Rupert Murdoch's empire of the sun and the Sunday -- they are alleged to have employed.
A con man.
To gain access to former prime minister Brown's bank accounts.
Getting into his son's medical records and ultimately revealing breaking the story that his child has cystic fibrosis.
Here's what Gordon Brown -- it's.
They got access to modern legal files.
With some question more about what happened to -- -- false documentation tax and everything else.
But I'm -- I'm generally short to find it -- this happened.
Because of that links with criminals.
Also the allegations of phone hacking into members of the royal family has extended a bit too that.
-- group of of royals potentially targeted has widened a former news of the world royal editor who's already done jail time for hacking into.
Royal household telephones was re arrested as well on Friday.
Now all of this has business ramifications as well that the ongoing investigation -- Has caused -- news intern and News Corp.
to delay its -- To by the remaining shares of B -- -- here these guys -- is at a British satellite giant.
News Corp.
already owns 39% up.
But it wants to own the whole thing and that it was already controversial.
And head of this phone hacking scandal taking over the news because Murdoch already owns.
Such a large share of the media over here.
That's latest from London back to you all right Amy thank you so much --
