Demolition underway at News International building at heart of phone hacking scandal.
In the 1980s, the News International building on the banks of the River Thames symbolised the breaking of the stranglehold that print unions had over the UK newspaper industry. Nicknamed Fortress Wapping, the building marked a move away from the printed news media’s traditional Fleet Street home and was the first to house journalists, print and distribution resources under one huge roof.
More latterly, however, the building has been at the centre of the Rebekah Brooks phone hacking scandal.
None of which is likely to bother Squibb Group which has won the contract to demolish the building. Work got underway on the site today and we have these exclusive photos from the site.
We’ll be brining you more updates shortly.
