News of the World closing down

LazyGun | 15:40 Thu 07th Jul 2011 | News

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James Murdoch says that this Sunday is the last edition of the News of the World. - Measured response to the crisis engulfing News International, or pulling up the drawbridge to protect the chosen ones, such as himself and Rebekah Brooks?

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dotty.

it will just change it's name, probably to the Sunday Sun or something like that

jno

the latter, I fear. Brooks keeps her job, everyone else loses theirs?

emmie

Is that true, i didn't hear anything on the news just now. I wouldn't be at all surprised though

mike11111

It can't be the Sunday Sun as that is the sister paper of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.

rich47

If this is true I bet it will reappear as the Sunday Sun

jno

there are little newsflashes on the BBC and Guardian websites, but no details yet. Dotty's suggestion is by no means impossible. We shall see.

rich47

OK the Sun on Sunday then

dotty.

How come we can openly discuss this when we couldn;t chat about giggsy?

mike11111

Perhaps, as the Mail on Sunday had to do to avoid confusion with the Sunday Mail.

jno

the lawyers haven't got the superinjunctions out yet, dotty.

dotty.

Bet it's only a matter of time

carrust

Rejoice..........

redman41

On Sky News right now about it !

emmie

Nothing on BBC website, i did hear earlier that there are some 11,000 cases, with 4,000 probables, the police are looking into. But if they are also involved in some way, how will this ever truly come to light.

muchlovex

That's the best news I've heard in a long time

LazyGun

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Seems to be confirmed and widely accepted that the paper is closing down. No comments on any new titles to be introduced - and the revenue from sales of the last edition to be donated to good causes.

I do think there is a business calculation here - to ensure plurality and hope therefore that NewsCorps BSkyB bid gets ushered through, and also that it might deflect some of the upcoming police investigations and judicial reviews.

Many jobs sacrificed to keep Rebekah Brooks in the organisation, it seems to me....