Leveson inquiry witnesses tell of smears, lies and £100,000 'favours'

Charlotte Church and Anne Diamond reveal pain caused by Murdoch press tacticsThe singer Charlotte Church was encouraged by her advisers to accept an offer from Rupert Murdoch to exchange favourable coverage in his newspapers for an agreement to sing at his wedding, she told the Leveson inquiry on Monday.Church's evidence – and that of the broadcaster Anne Diamond – offered a remarkable insight into the modus operandi of the world's most powerful media mogul when the two spoke at the inquiry ...

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