BRITISH P.M. DEFENDS BESIEGED COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

British Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken out in support of his director of communications, Andy Coulson, as authorities launch new probes into the extent of voicemail hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World London tabloid while Coulson was its editor. Coulson has continued to maintain that he knew nothing of the hacking. During […]

SIMON COWELL PULLING OUT OF U.K. TALENT SHOWS, TOO

Not only is Simon Cowell leaving American Idol, but he’s also likely to depart Britain’s Got Talent and the British version of The X-Factor, two of the highest rated shows in the U.K., which generate tens of millions of pounds for commercial broadcaster ITV. In an interview posted on BBC Radio’s Newsbeat page, Cowell said, […]