Murdochs recalled to Leveson inquiry

Rupert Murdoch faces a new grilling this week, with two days under oath at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

The 81-year-old News Corporation chairman and chief executive will be asked about the phone-hacking scandal, his oversight of his UK newspapers, and his influence over British politicians.

His son James, 39, who is appearing before the landmark public inquiry on Tuesday, is set to be questioned further about when he learned of evidence suggesting hacking was rife at the News of the World.

Court 73 at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London will be packed for Rupert Murdoch’s evidence sessions, which will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.