This article is about the British tabloid. For the Queen album, see News of the World (album).
The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. It is published by News Group Newspapers of News International, itself a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, and can be considered the Sunday equivalent of The Sun. The newspaper tends to concentrate on celebrity-based scoops and populist news. But its tone has been raised after the recent change of regime at the paper. Its fondness for sex scandals gained it the nicknames "Sex 'n' Scandal weekly", "News of the Screws" and "Screws of the World". It is Britain's biggest selling newspaper, selling an average of 3,445,459 copies per week in October 2006 He has been replaced with Colin Myler, the former editor of the Sunday Mirror who has latterly been working at the New York Post. Previous editors of the paper include Piers Morgan and Rebekah Wade who replaced Phil Hall in 2000.

Murdoch purchase
The paper began a controversial campaign to name and shame alleged paedophiles in 2000 following the abduction and murder of Sarah Payne. The paper also campaigns for the introduction of 'Sarah's Law' to allow public access to the Sex Offenders Register.
The issue which announced the campaign also contained a centre page spread of former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona posing topless in a series of pictures taken when she was aged 16 , although Katona was within the legal age limit for topless photography.

Anti-paedophile campaign

In 2005, England soccer captain David Beckham and his wife Victoria brought a legal action against the paper seeking libel damages over an article that carried the headline: "Posh and Becks on the Rocks." The legal action was withdrawn in 2006 and "resolved on a confidential basis," according to the couple's spokeswoman Jo Milloy.
In April 2006, England footballer Wayne Rooney received £100,000 in damages from the publishers of The News of the World and its sister paper The Sun over articles falsely reporting he had slapped his fiancée, Coleen McLoughlin. Both had always denied the reports.
In June 2006, England footballer Ashley Cole received damages from the publishers of The News of the World over articles falsely alleging the footballer had used a mobile phone as a gay sex toy. Together with its sister paper The Sun, The News of the World paid Cole £100,000 to settle the case
In July 2006, a libel action brought by the Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan came to court in Edinburgh. Sheridan denied allegations, made by the newspaper in November 2004 and January 2005, that he had an affair, engaged in group sex and attended a swinger's club in Manchester. Sheridan won the case and was awarded £200,000 in damages. The newspaper intends to appeal against the jury's decision , and has refused to pay out the money. Libel actions brought against the News of the World
The News of the World's royal editor Clive Goodman and two associates were arrested on August 8, 2006 for allegedly tapping phones of members of the royal family, political figures and celebrities. The arrests were the result of a seven month investigation by Scotland Yard. The News of the World's London office was searched by police as a result of the investigation. Goodman was also suspended by the newspaper.
On January 26, 2007 Clive Goodman was jailed for four months having pleaded guilty to the phone message interception charges. On the same day, it was announced that Andy Coulson had resigned as the editor of the News of the World, having given in his notice a fortnight earlier. He was immediately replaced by Colin Myler.

2006 phone tapping scandal
On December 13, 2006 the newspaper announced that it is putting up a reward of £250,000 (a sombre new record) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders in Suffolk.

2006 reward for information

David Beckham and Rebecca Loos (2004)
Mark Oaten and his relationship with a rent boy (January 2006)
Prince Harry underage drinking and drugs (January 2002)
Caroline Cossey the transsexual "Bond Girl" in For Your Eyes Only (film) (1981)
Angus Deayton and his indiscretion with a prostitute while under the influence of cocaine (2002) Famous scandals revealed

Colin Myler (editor, replaced Andy Coulson on January 26, 2007)
Neil Wallis (Deputy Editor)
Stuart Kuttner (Managing Editor)
Ian Edmondson (Assistant Editor, News)
Jules Stenson (Assistant Editor, Features)
Matt Nixson (Features Editor)
Paul Ashton (Pictures Editor) Current journalists and writers
Jim Keat