A new week, and yet more developments in the scandal that threatens to grip the whole of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

The past weeks exposures about the hacking of the private messages of murder victims and deceased serviceman, alongside the revelations about widespread collusion with the police and political establishment, were considered so 'toxic' that the News...

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole:
a thumb through the last edition of the News of the World.

The cover page of the last edition stated: 'After 168 years, we finally say a sad but very proud farewell to our 7.5 million loyal readers'. The largest print read: 'Thank You & Goodbye'.

The tone of the writing inside lamented the passing of a national institution, and in the process tried to cultivate something of the image of a persecuted victim of class prejudice. The voice...