"Harry Potter" premiere in London
British author JK Rowling attends the World premiere of "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince" at the Odeon and Empire Cinemas at Leicester Square in London on July 7, 2009. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)
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LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, told a British media inquiry Thursday a reporter once slipped a note into her daughter's bag.
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Actor Hugh Grant testified Monday at Britain's government inquiry into media ethics he thinks he was a victim of phone hacking.
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Formal hearings into journalistic ethics and practices in Britain has commenced in the wake of a phone hacking scandal involving The News of the World.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Edinburgh University honored Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling Monday for her financial contribution to multiple sclerosis research at the Scottish institution.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The judge heading an investigation into alleged phone hacking by a British tabloid gave "core participant" status to many potential victims Wednesday.
LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling says she hasn't ruled out revisiting her Harry Potter characters again someday.
LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling Thursday announced plans for "Pottermore," a free interactive Web site based on her seven iconic Harry Potter fantasy books.
LONDON, June 22 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling is working on a new Internet game set in the world she created for her wildly popular Harry Potter fantasy books, The Guardian said.
LONDON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Silvio Berlusconi once asked for model Naomi Campbell's phone number, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife says.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald will appear in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," The Wrap reported Tuesday.
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