The Latest Breaking News from Rupert Murdoch

The trailblazing dramatist, who died in 1994 at 59, was celebrated for his extraordinary creativity, but also had work banned by the BBC. His peers discuss his legacy – and that extraordinary final interview

Plus: Posh Spice’s parenting and the white British male love-in at the Washington Post

Months after William Lewis took charge as the chief executive of the Washington Post, controversies have spiralled at the American publication with its executive editor Sally Buzbee reportedly exiting the newsroom after Lewis’s attempts to kill stories about his alleged involvement in a UK phone hacking scandal. 

The masthead goes all out to flatter its boss before his arrival, lauding ‘a paper like no other’. Plus: ABC breaches its standards on brumbies reporting