Tough new laws on tobacco products. There are reports that a gas attack in syria has killed at least five civilians southwest of the capital damascus. Medical sources think that sarren gas, one of the worlds most lethal chemical weapons, was used. More than 30 people are reported to have suffered acute health problems. Our correspondent reports. Reporter this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weapon in syria. Opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area. The neighborhood on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for some time now. It is also under siege by government forces. Translation these rockets were carrying gas and as a result five people were killed, including a 12yearold boy. More than 30 injured. Mostly civilians. The gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. The victims showed certain symptoms such as runny nose, saliva and later developed into bl
Man or woman, one vote, this Government Works for us . And you put it in the waste bin because he is the guy with the influence. That influence starts with the newspapers Rupert Murdoch controls, the tab lloyd, best selling weekly tabloid plus the times an the sunday times. Amounts to roughly 4 out of 10 papers sold in the u. K. Then there is sky t. V. , the countrys most profitable brauftnd news, sports and intrp tainment channels. The phone hacking scandal occurred mostly at the now defunct news of the world, where that story about the royal family first and in 2005. The Police Investigation that followed was limited but resulted in two convictions, private investigator glen mulcare and clive goodman, both of whom did jail time. The paper and its parent company, News International went into coverup mode saying goodman was just one rogue reporter. By 2011, its coverup blown, News International produced an unreserved apology to the thousands of victims of hacking, including senior cabi
With Rupert Murdoch, what starts is a probe into british tabloids owned by the News Corporation lifts the vail. The cozy relationship between successive Prime Ministers at 10 downing street and a media skill that will are acquiring assets, skill and political power. I sat down with nick davis to discuss the story, the power of fear and the future of the murdoch media empire which lies disgraced but by know means defeated. Nick davis, thanks for joining us at the listening post today in your epilogi you write we need to shake ourselves free of this illusion, stop the machinations occurring in truth. When have journalists on book tours been so modest . Thats the reality is that you write about a bad thing, the bad thing will stop. Whereas actually what happens and this is a class classic example, the phone hacking scandal, the people get angry and do a lot of running around shouting and carry on. So, in this particular case, we probably stopped the hacking of phones. I would think that c
Tear gas as thousands of kurds flee isil. One year on kenyans remember the victims of the west gait Shopping Mall siege houthi rebel fighters have seized government buildings and a major army base in the yemeni capitol, sanaa. These major gangs have come as a peace deal brokered by the United Nations was due to be signed a few hours ago. Here is our correspondent Mohammed Vall on the line from sanaa. Some pretty rapid developments over the past hour. Update us on the latest you are seeing there in the capitol. Yes. No, its dark now in the camtol but with we hear explosions every now and then, but still going on. And we understand that the houthi delegation has arrived and thats just why their fighters are marching on building after building on headquarters after headquarters including their general army headquarters. The governments headquarters, the National Radio station, some of the universities, some of the hospitals, the central bank. You name it. While this is happening, we dont
With Rupert Murdoch, what starts is a probe into british tabloids owned by the News Corporation lifts the vail. The cozy relationship between successive Prime Ministers at 10 downing street and a media skill that will are acquiring assets, skill and political power. I sat down with nick davis to discuss the story, the power of fear and the future of the murdoch media empire which lies disgraced but by know means defeated. Nick davis, thanks for joining us at the listening post today in your epilogi you write we need to shake ourselves free of this illusion, stop the machinations occurring in truth. When have journalists on book tours been so modest . Thats the reality is that you write about a bad thing, the bad thing will stop. Whereas actually what happens and this is a class classic example, the phone hacking scandal, the people get angry and do a lot of running around shouting and carry on. So, in this particular case, we probably stopped the hacking of phones. I would think that c