RussiaToday on Jul 15, 2011 The chief executive of the British newspaper group owned by the Murdoch empire has resigned over the phone-hacking scandal. Rebekah Brooks bowed to mounting pressure to quit, saying her ongoing involvement was deflecting … [More]

RussiaToday on Jul 15, 2011 The chief executive of the British newspaper group owned by the Murdoch empire has resigned over the phone-hacking scandal. Rebekah Brooks bowed to mounting pressure to quit, saying her ongoing involvement was deflecting attention from the company's attempts to clean itself up. She's due to appear before a panel of MPs next Tuesday, along with her former boss and his son to face questioning on the allegations of unethical methods. RT's Laura Emmett reports on how the vultures are circling, and on some pertinent parallels from a surprising source. RT on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RT_com RT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RTnews