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The Lede followed testimony by Rupert Murdoch and other developments in a judicial inquiry into the behavior of the British press that grew out of a widening phone hacking and corruption scandal at Murdoch-owned papers in Britain.

LONDON — A key figure in Britain's widening phone hacking scandal who had worked as an editor at The News of the World surfaced in Florida on Thursday, saying he was preparing to return to Britain and was talking to the British police.

The Lede followed a second day of testimony by Rupert Murdoch on Thursday and other developments in a judicial inquiry into the behavior of the British press that grew out of a widening phone hacking and corruption scandal at Murdoch-owned papers in Britain.

LONDON — Under pressure in the widening phone hacking scandal, the News Corporation on Wednesday said that it would no longer pay the legal fees for the private investigator at the center of the hacking and partly lifted a confidentiality agreement on one of its law firms to allow the firm to give evidence to Parliament and to the police.

Page A7 BRITISH OFFICIAL PUT ON LEAVE As the police in London questioned a 12th suspect in connection with Britain's widening phone hacking scandal, Scotland Yard announced that Dick Fedorcio, its long-time director of public affairs, had been placed on an extended leave until the criminal inquiries were concluded.

As the police in London questioned a 12th suspect in connection with Britain's widening phone hacking scandal on Wednesday, Scotland Yard announced that Dick Fedorcio, its longtime director of public affairs, had been placed on extended leave until the criminal inquiries were concluded.

Amid the widening phone-hacking scandal, the News Corporation may find its deal-making ambitions diminished.

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — As the News Corporation battles a widening phone-hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch is trying to keep a low profile here at the annual Allen & Company conference.

Amid the widening phone-hacking controversy at the media empire, British officials indicated on Friday that it could take awhile to assess the proposed acquisition of BSkyB, sending shares of the broadcaster plummeting even further.

PARIS — A widening phone-hacking scandal is prompting a broad reassessment of the balance between press freedom and privacy in Britain, even as France grapples with the consequences of its tradition of protecting the powerful.

Updated | 4 44 p.m. Rebekah Brooks, the embattled former editor of The News of the World who remains chief executive of the British newspaper division of News Corporation despite calls for her resignation over the widening phone-hacking scandal, was criticized as she spoke to the tabloid's staff on Friday, according to a leaked recording.