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A COMEDIAN AND activist has been charged after Rupert Murdoch was attacked with a shaving foam pie in the UK Houses of Parliament.
Jonathan May-Bowles, 26 – also known as ‘Jonnie Marbles’ – is accused of behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress in a public place, the BBC reports. He was bailed to appear in court on Friday.
Mr Murdoch and his son James were giving evidence to the House of Commons Culture Select Committee, who are investigating the phone-hacking scandal enveloping News Corporation. As the hearing progressed a member of the audience approached, pulled a paper plate of shaving foam from a bag and tried to put it in Rupert Murdoch’s face.
Mr Murdoch’s wife Wendi – a former volleyball player – was the first to his defence, slapping the attacker and trying to smear the foam on him. She then comforted her husband before the chairman of the committee ordered members of the public out of the room.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Mr May-Bowles is a veteran left-wing campaigner and father of one.
Shares in New Corporation, which have suffered in recent weeks, jumped in value yesterday as James and Rupert Murdoch denied to MPs that they knew about or sanctioned phone-hacking at the News of the World. However, Bloomberg reports that Rupert Murdoch’s refusal to take responsibility, and insistence that he did not know what was happening in his own organisation, could put him under heavy pressure to resign as chief executive.
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks also gave evidence to the committee yesterday. She denied sanctioning payments to private investigators to hack phones while she was editor of the News of the World.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Rebekah Brooks’ husband Charlie has denied accusations of a cover-up after trying to reclaim a bag containing a laptop computer and documents, which was found dumped in a bin near the couple’s London flat. Police are currently examining its contents.
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It’s not really a quiz though is it.
That’s a bloody cockroach ?? Also the money is funny-4/10 disaster .
The front of a 10 euro.
Thanks David-must look at one the next time I get change in the shop,
8/10 that was easy
If it was so easy how did you get 2 wrong?
Doubted myself with the first question thought it couldn’t be that easy it was a steak that it was a trick question and thought it was ice cream instead of pancakes is that ok sir?
The money one looks like I thought it was….tablecloth!!! If it were 50′s I’d ave got it…maybe!
@Eileen Down: Tenners are like loose change to you then, eh?
Damn cockroach
Yes, I blame it for my score too. (throws out yoghurt).
7 out of 10 after a skin full of prosecco. Very proud of myself.
Fir the first time ever I get to be incredibly smug and say
10/10
10/10Top Dog. Is there any jobs out there you need this qualification for?
Writer for The Journal.
8 outta 10. I’m a clever cat. My highest score yet.
6/10, great. Damn that cockroach. What money is pink?
€10 note
Ah, thanks, Dave.
What pancake looks like a rotten carrot!!
La cucharacha, la cucharacha… de da de da da da…
€500 note. Have never seen a real one tho just pics…
@Fiona Fitzgerald:
The pink pound.
Learned the words to that cucaracha song when I was living in Spain, no joke it translates as;
The cockroach, the cockroach,
Now he can’t walk,
Because he’s missing, because he doesn’t have,
His two back legs!!
Ha!!
9/10 teabag got me
Pawsitively brilliant :)) I’m so happy :))
Hossy do some real journalism instead of copy and paste or poxy click bait, is that possible at “The Journal”
Surely we can do better than this lads for a quiz. C’mon it’s like you are not even trying
9. damn cockroach got me.
I’m fintastic at 6/10 bloody cockroch & money snookered me big time :-)
10/10 all were easy.
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