'Hackers target emails of UK's Gordon Brown'

'Hackers target emails of UK's Gordon Brown' London: British police have found evidence that private investigators working for newspapers hacked into the email account of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown while he was finance minister, The Independent newspaper reported on Monday. Hundreds of other people may have also had their emails intercepted, perhaps as many as were caught up in the phone hacking scandal at News International's now defunct News of the World tabloid, the paper said....
05:37 PM, Jan 02, 2012

'Guardian' apologises to 'Sun' over Brown story

'Guardian' apologises to 'Sun' over Brown story London: The Guardian newspaper on Friday apologised to the Sun, part of Rupert Murdoch's News International group, for reporting that it accessed former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's son's medical records. The Guardian had claimed this week that the Sun hacked into Brown's son Fraser's medical records before reporting he had cystic fibrosis. The Sun said its source was the father of another child with cystic fibrosis who heard the...
10:05 PM, Jul 15, 2011

Murdoch's group used criminals: Gordon Brown

Murdoch's group used criminals: Gordon Brown London: Rupert Murdoch's media empire sank into deeper controversy with former British prime minister Gordon Brown accusing newspapers from the group of using 'known criminals' to hack into his personal information. It is not only Brown but other ministers and lawmakers who are up in arms against the 80-year-old media baron and spate of allegations against the group have plunged BSkyB shares six days in running. Brown told BBC that...
05:02 PM, Jul 12, 2011

NOTW hacked Gordon Brown's accounts

NOTW hacked Gordon Brown's accounts London: Allegations that former British prime minister Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers have piled pressure on the media baron as he tries to prevent investors pulling out of his News Corp empire. Murdoch and the British government tried to draw the financial and political sting from a newspaper phone-hacking scandal by referring his $14 billion bid for the profitable pay-tv operator BSkyB...
08:54 AM, Jul 12, 2011
Gordon Brown's accounts hacked by NOTW

Gordon Brown's accounts hacked by NOTW

Former British PM Gordon Brown's accounts were hacked into by News of the World's journalists and that too, to learn about his son's medical condition. ...
07:47 AM, Jul 12, 2011

Ex-UK PM may have been phonehacking victim

Ex-UK PM may have been phonehacking victim London: Police have said that former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have been a victim of phone hacking by an investigator working for British newspapers, his spokeswoman said on Monday. The Guardian and Independent newspapers reported on their websites earlier on Monday that journalists from Rupert Murdoch's newspapers repeatedly tried to hack into Brown's voicemails when he was finance minister and prime minister. The Guardian said News International reporters...
02:35 AM, Jul 12, 2011

Brown billed for 200 breakfasts as he left No 10

Brown billed for 200 breakfasts as he left No 10 London: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was billed for 200 breakfasts on the day he left 10 Downing Street, according to local media reports. In what came to be known as the "Battle of the Breakfasts", a refusal by Sarah Brown to cater morning snacks for her hubby when he was in his Downing Street study left the couple with the "expensive bill", 'The Scotsman' reported. Ahead of the...
03:46 PM, Feb 21, 2011

Wall Street exec., author Gordon Murray dies at 60

Wall Street exec., author Gordon Murray dies at 60 Burlingame, California: Former Wall Street financial executive Gordon Murray, who co-authored the best-selling 'The Investment Answer' after ceasing treatment for terminal brain cancer, has died, his publicist said. He was 60. Murray died at his Burlingame home on Saturday, said publicist Jennifer Musico. He was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in 2008. After a recurrence of the disease last year, he declined all further treatment and began...
12:42 PM, Jan 18, 2011

India is central to world economy: Former UK PM

India is central to world economy: Former UK PM New Delhi: As Europe and the US struggle with fears of the Irish crisis triggering off another world financial collapse, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says India and China must take a leadership role in increasing growth. He spoke to CNN IBN's Suhasini Haidar "I worry about low growth decade in Europe and in America and Asia's inability to take millions out of poverty. If the great powers could...
04:34 PM, Nov 22, 2010

Security concerns as Twitter is hacked

Security concerns as Twitter is hacked Washington: The little blue bird was taken down by the mouse on Tuesday. Millions of Twitter users around the world were affected when the popular social networking website went down to a virus for a few hours. What’s alarming is the kind of security concerns the website has now raised. Thousands of users scrolled over links on twitter.com only to find ugly content appeared without warning, in some cases re-tweeting...
09:21 AM, Sep 22, 2010

Former Brit PM Brown turns author

Former Brit PM Brown turns author Former British PM Gordon Brown is publishing an insider account of the global financial crisis, his first book since being ousted from office. ...
05:53 PM, Jul 26, 2010

Brown to quit as UK PM to keep Labour in power

Brown to quit as UK PM to keep Labour in power Labour Party is trying to form the next government with the smaller Liberal Democrats. ...
12:38 AM, May 11, 2010
UK polls talk: Conservatives meet Lib Dems

UK polls talk: Conservatives meet Lib Dems

Talks has started between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form a government. ...
12:34 PM, May 09, 2010

UK political leaders to discuss govt deal today

UK political leaders to discuss govt deal today Britain's Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will hold talks on Sunday after an inconclusive election. ...
07:26 AM, May 09, 2010
Battle for Britain: No clear winner in polls

Battle for Britain: No clear winner in polls

For the first time since 1974 General Elections in UK have thrown up a hung Parliament. ...
12:26 AM, May 08, 2010
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