In Britain, reeling under sustained criticism, media baron Rupert Murdoch and his family today promised to apologise to the nation, and accepted the resignation of former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks. The Murdochs and their media empire have become the focus of criticism and inquiries in Britain as well as in the US and Australia for indulging in dubious news gathering practices. The apology will be published in an advertisement in all national newspapers.’Earlier, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International under whose editorship of News of the World murdered teenager Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked, apologised and resigned from the post. Tom Mockridge, CEO of Sky Italia, has been named as the next chief executive of News International.