FORM 6-K/A

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549

	Special
	Report of Foreign Issuer


	Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
	the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


	For the month of March 2002 (March 22, 2002)

THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED
	(Name of Registrant)



2 Holt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
           (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F   X    		Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yes        			No   X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  Not Applicable


This Special Report is incorporated by reference in the
prospectus contained in Registration Statement Nos. 33-43799,
33-46196, 33-50222, 33-62008, 33-71446, 33-81272, 33-86358,
33-89584, 33-90188, 33-91626, 33-94866, 333-4962, 333-6188,
333-6190, 333-6324, 333-6896, 333-7466, 333-8744, 333-9112,
333-9114, 333-9204, 333-9206, 333-9530, 333-10168, 333-10338.
333-10624 and 333-13556 filed by the Registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933.















In this Report on Form 6-K/A, the undersigned Registrant hereby
amends its Report on Form 6-K for the month of March 2002
(March 22, 2002) by attaching hereto as Exhibit A a press
release of The News Corporation Limited dated March 12, 2002.



























































SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED



Date:	March 22, 2002			By:	/s/ Arthur M. Siskind
                                                Arthur M. Siskind
                                                Director

















































EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit								Page No. in Sequential
Numbering System


A.	Press Release by The News Corporation Limited.		6
























































EXHIBIT A


News America Incorporated Completes Tender For
$500,000,000 Of 8 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2003


New York, NY, March 12, 2002: News America Incorporated
completed its previously announced offer to purchase for
cash any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 8 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2003 (the "Notes").
Approximately 92% of the Notes were tendered and accepted for
payment by News America.  The tender offer commenced at 9:00 a.m.
March 4, 2002 and expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
March 11, 2002.  Salomon Smith Barney and JPMorgan acted as
dealer managers for the tender offer.

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation
of an offer to sell the Notes.

The News Corporation Limited (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NCP, NCPDP;
LSE: NEWCP) is one of the world's largest media companies with
total assets as of December 31, 2001 of approximately US$47 billion
and total annual revenues of approximately US$14 billion. News
Corporation's diversified global operations in the United States,
Canada, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin
America and the Pacific Basin include the production and distribution
of motion pictures and television programming; television, satellite
and cable broadcasting; the publication of newspapers, magazines and
books; the production and distribution of promotional and advertising
products and services; the development of digital broadcasting; the
development of conditional access and subscriber management systems;
and the creation and distribution of popular on-line programming.

For more information about News Corporation, please visit www.newscorp.com