The New York Post has gone Hollywood, as the media brand will launch a Los Angeles-based daily newspaper called The California Post.

California is about to get its own version of the New York Post, America’s most popular tabloid.

"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.