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Ties between a business in this industry and George Philips’s Success Plantation in Jamaica were investigated in the “Cotton Capital” series. Businesses in this industry employed the “Fake Sheikh,” Mazher Mahmood, as well as the ex-soccer player Glenn Mulcaire. After his mysterious death on a yacht in 1991, a magnate in this (10[1])industry (10[2])was discovered (10[1])to have stolen 400 (10[1]-5[1])million pounds (10[1])from pension funds. (10[1])Milly Dowler’s mother testified against businesses in this industry during the Leveson (“LEV-ih-son”) Inquiry, which responded to (10[1])accusations that the royal family’s phones had been hacked. (10[6])Ghislaine (10[2])(“ghee-LAYN”) Maxwell’s father Robert (10[2])was a magnate in this industry, as was a leader of the Empire Free Trade (-5[1])Crusade, Lord Beaverbrook. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])London’s Fleet Street (10[1])is a metonym for what industry, (-5[1])which includes businesses like The Sun? ■END■ (10[3])

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