Michael Holden

Britain unveils emergency laws to keep email, phone data for security

August 25, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would rush through emergency legislation to force telecoms firms to retain customer data for a year, calling the move vital for national...

Murdoch protegee Brooks cleared in case that shook British establishment

August 25, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, was acquitted on Tuesday of orchestrating a campaign to hack into phones and bribe officials in...

‘No smoking gun’ in UK hacking case against Brooks, court told

August 25, 2021 at 4:58 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The phone-hacking trial of Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper boss Rebekah Brooks was told on Tuesday there was no "smoking gun" evidence to prove she knew about...

Ex-reporter tells UK court he hacked William and Kate’s phones nearly 200 times

August 25, 2021 at 4:57 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The former royal editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid admitted to a London court on Wednesday he had repeatedly hacked the voicemails of Princes...

Snowden leaks prompt ‘insidious’ claims about spies: UK lawmaker

August 25, 2021 at 4:48 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Supporters of former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden use "insidious" language that blurs lines between spying in democratic and authoritarian states, a senior British lawmaker said on...

Britain must prevent its nationals fighting abroad: report

August 25, 2021 at 4:48 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to take urgent action to stop citizens travelling to fight in Syria and other conflicts, a parliamentary committee said on Friday, amid fears they could...

Editors ran Murdoch UK paper where ‘rotten state’ existed, court hears

August 25, 2021 at 4:44 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson would have been incompetent to not know of phone-hacking when they edited Rupert Murdoch's News of the World amid a "rotten state...

OECD says UK should do more to curb rising house prices

August 25, 2021 at 4:42 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should take action over soaring house prices, perhaps by scaling back the government's mortgage guarantee scheme, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on...

Terrorists have changed methods since Snowden leaks: UK official

August 25, 2021 at 4:27 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Terrorists have substantially changed their methods of communication since leaks by former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden, hindering intelligence agencies' efforts to track them, a senior British...

UK police ask Muslim women to help stop youngsters going to Syria

August 25, 2021 at 4:14 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - British police are asking Muslim women to dissuade young people in their communities from going to fight in Syria, the latest tactic by a European government worried...

All Stories