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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron rejected any suggestion that Queen Elizabeth II might abdicate, or that the crown might skip a generation and go straight to Prince William instead of her heir, Prince Charles.

A new financial report from GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney shows that his personal fortune remains near $250 million, even after a mass sell-off of stocks from his vast investment portfolio.

Lawyers for both News Corp. and phone-hacking victims on Friday estimated in court that the media company will ultimately face about 500 civil claims related to illegal voice-mail interception by the now-closed News of the World tabloid.

U.K. Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt faced questions Thursday over why British Prime Minister David Cameron chose him to oversee an impartial regulatory process for a multibillion-dollar News Corp.

A British Cabinet minister is giving evidence to the country's media ethics inquiry amid sharp questions about his handling of a take-over deal launched by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC has held talks with the owners of Orange and T-Mobile over its desire to enter Britain's mobile phone industry, The Sunday Times reports citing banking sources.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, in London, on May 28, 2012.

Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he had no regrets about his decision to put Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt in charge of deciding whether Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

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The English Premier League, which represents the nation's top 20 soccer clubs, said Friday that it has sold the U.K. free-to-air highlights rights to the British Broadcasting Corp.

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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC said Friday that on May 24 it purchased 338,097 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 694.98 pence per share.

Fred Michel, a News Corporation lobbyist leaves after giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry, in central London, Thursday, May 24, 2012.

Weighing on sentiment early on were comments from former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos who said that an exit from the euro would have "catastrophic" consequences for Greece.

The blue-chip miners were dominating the fallers list on the Footsie by midday as metals prices dropped on concerns that the Chinese economy may be affected greatly by Greece leaving the euro: investment bank China International Capital Corp said today that the world's second-largest economy could see its lowest levels of growth in more than two ... (more)

The U.K.'s competition regulator said Wednesday that British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC won't have to alter its movies business as the pay-television operator's stranglehold on newly-released films has been weakened by the arrival of U.S.-based Internet movie service company Netflix Inc.

Indications that several members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee are seriously contemplating the need for a resumption of the Bank's asset purchase programme has lifted spirits.

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, or BSkyB, Tuesday said it purchased 375,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on May 21.

The U.K. competition regulator is expected to give British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC a reprieve in the local film market, as rivals such as Lovefilm and Netflix Inc.

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC said Friday that on May 17 it purchased 460,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 691.0500 pence per share.