Rupert Murdoch's takeover of BSkyB appeared to be dead in the water last night following allegations executives at his British newspaper empire mounted a cover-up of the full scale of criminal activity at the News of the World.
The Independent reports Government lawyers are drawing up a strategy to halt the £9bn deal which looked a certainty only a week ago. A senior government source told the paper: "We are working on a plan to suspend the deal while the police investigation is taking place. But we have to ensure it doesn't get thrown out by judicial review." MORE...
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