Mediagazer: Rupert Murdoch backs down in war with ‘parasite’ Google (Katherine Rushton/Telegraph)

2:05 PM ET, September 26, 2012

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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:

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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

MacKenzie sues South Yorkshire police over Hillsborough lies — Kelvin MacKenzie is fighting back over his infamous Hillsborough coverage. He has instructed lawyers to write to South Yorkshire police seeking an apology for being misled by its officers in 1989.

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