2:24am UK, Saturday July 09, 2011
Sky sources have confirmed News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is set to fly to London as a third person is arrested by police over alleged phone hacking at the News Of The World.
Mr Murdoch, 80, is due to arrive in London today in order to confront the crisis at the NOTW and News International.
Sky reporter Hannah Thomas-Peter in New York said: "Mr Murdoch was in Idaho and he was doorstepped by several reporters. He did not look happy and did not give any comments.
"He presided over the decision to axe a favourite newspaper in order to stop the rot - a phrase used here a lot.
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"The idea was to send a message to investors and shareholders that News Corporation is serious about protecting the Murdoch brand and the proposed takeover of BSkyB.
"It is clear at the moment that it does not look like he has been able to stop the rot, so he himself is getting on a plane to fly to London to deal with it."
It comes as Scotland Yard said a 63-year-old man was arrested in connection with allegations of corruption at an address in Surrey by officers investigating phone hacking.
Sky's Martin Brunt
Sky sources say the man is believed to be a private investigator who worked for the NOTW.
Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt said: "There are two investigations going on side-by-side - one into allegations of phone hacking and the second into allegations that the NOTW made illegal payments to police.
"This man is being held on suspicion on both of those issues and he is the eighth suspect arrested since the launch of these operations in January."
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