"Headless body in topless bar"-type headlines made famous by the iconic New York Post tabloid could soon greet Californians as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp prepares to expand to the West Coast with its biggest U.

Rupert Murdoch is creating a California version of the New York Post, his Right-wing tabloid. The California Post is expected to begin publishing from next year and will be based in Los Angeles, where its news and sports coverage will resemble that of its sister paper.