UK PHONE HACKING SCANDAL official

STORY: UK PHONE HACKING SCANDAL DATELINE: July 9, 2011 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: London PKG INTRO British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a public inquiry into the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World will be staged. The 168-year-old best-selling Sunday newspaper in the UK will be closed after this Sunday. It was the first Fleet Street title acquired by Pupert Murdoch in 1969. pkg Cameron on Friday said a judge would be appointed to run an independent inquiry into how the scandal was allowed to happen. The judge will also look at the ethics and culture of the press in the meantime. Cameron's announcement came on the same day that former editor of the newspaper and former Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was arrested in connection with the scandal. Earlier on Thursday, James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch and News Corp's deputy chief operating officer, announced that the News of the World would print its last issue this Sunday. The Powered by www.newslook.com Producer : Xinhua News Agency