Archive: Phone Hacking

Murdoch blames cover-up for phone-hacking 'failure'

Rupert Murdoch faces tough questions at the Leveson inquiry

Rupert Murdoch has blamed "one or two individuals" for not telling him about phone-hacking at the News of the World in his appearance at the Leveson inquiry.

Tired but defiant: Murdoch faces FBI phone-hacking probe

Judgment day: MPs deliver phone-hacking report

Sienna Miller 'violated' by phone-hacking

Phone-hacking: Police hand files to prosecutors

Eleven files handed to the CPS from Scotland Yard

Police have handed case files relating to 11 suspects in the phone-hacking investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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Damning report into Met blunders reopens phone-hacking row

Senior figures made "imprudent decisions" at Scotland Yard

A damning report into the Metropolitan police's relationship with the press has dragged the phone-hacking row back into the spotlight.

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Phone-hacking: Senior Met figure steps down

Another Scotland Yard head rolls over the phone-hacking scandal

Dick Fedorcio has avoided gross misconduct proceedings by resigning from his post as director of public affairs at the Metropolitan police, as the phone-hacking scandal claimed a new scalp.

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Reports: Rebekah Brooks arrested over new charges

Ms Brookes was one of the most prominent of Murdoch's allies

Rebekah Brooks and her husband have reportedly been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

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Brooks solicitor doubts phone-hacking fair trial

Rebekah Brooks' solicitor raises Leveson inquiry concerns

"Huge, dramatic and sensational" coverage of the Leveson inquiry could prevent ex-Sun editor Rebekah Brooks getting a fair trial, her solicitor has warned.

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Comment: We need a more critical public to take on the 1%

Patricia Kaszynska: 'When citizen energy is vested in voicing dissent it has little impact'

The one per cent don't just control the flow of money – they control an increasingly unreliable media as well.

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Cameron 'should have gone horse riding' instead of attending EU summit

More useful than horse riding? Cameron had a difficult summit last week.

David Cameron accomplished so little at the EU summit that he may as well have gone horse-rising instead, Ed Miliband joked today.

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Boris deputy told to quit over phone-hacking intervention

Sir Paul Stephenson (l) with deputy mayor Kit Malthouse

Boris Johnson's deputy dismissed the ongoing phone-hacking inquiry as a result of "hysteria" among politicians and the media, Sir Paul Stephenson has told the Leveson inquiry.

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The Week in Politics: Sun sets on Murdoch

The House of Murdoch continues to crumble, despite the new Sun

Week begins with new newspaper, ends with resignation. The saga of Murdoch's empire rumbles on.

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Horsegate: PM admits he rode Brooke's horse

Horse-gate has been the source of much amusement online.

David Cameron admitted he rode the infamous horse lent to Rebekah Brooks by the Met police today.

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'A question of judgement': Yates of the Yard in the Leveson dock

John Yates failed to re-open the phone-hacking case.

John Yates endured another bruising interrogation over his decision-making over phone-hacking today, when he appeared for a marathon session at the Leveson inquiry.

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James Murdoch steps down from News International

James Murdoch faced extraordinary scrutiny over when he knew about phone-hacking.

James Murdoch resigned as executive chairman of News International this afternoon, as the phone-hacking scandal claimed its most senior scalp yet.

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Phone-hacking 'cost me Lib Dem leadership'

Simon Hughes said Sun story had "direct impact" on 2006 campaign

Negative press coverage as a result of a story gained through phone-hacking cost Simon Hughes the Liberal Democrat leadership, he has claimed.

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Boris accused of 'political interference' in phone-hacking

Boris Johnson has been accused of "political interference" in the police's phone-hacking investigation after saying officers should "move on".

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Charlotte Church secures £600k phone-hacking settlement

Charlotte Church to receive £300,000 in damages and £300,000 in costs

Charlotte Church and her parents have won a £600,000 settlement over stories secured through phone-hacking claims by News Group Newspapers.

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Forged in controversy: Sun on Sunday is born

The first new Sunday newspaper to hit Britain for two decades rolled off the presses today, amid claims it would soon be hit by new revelations from the Leveson inquiry.

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Murdoch announces 'Sun on Sunday'

Rupert Murdoch dramatically intervened in the ongoing chaos at the Sun today with a promise to bring out a new Sunday newspaper.

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'Threatening the foundations of a free press': Discontent grows at the Sun

Police in Wapping. Journalists complain about their presence in newspaper offices.

Anger was growing at the Sun newspaper today, following the arrest of journalists and editors.

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The empire crumbles: Murdoch 'throws Sun reporters to the wolves'

Back in the UK: Murdoch is coming to London next week

Anger towards Rupert Murdoch was growing today, as he prepared to fly back to London amid high-level arrests at the Sun newspaper.

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Sun editor: Page 3 is a British institution

The Sun's Page 3 Girls are increasingly controversial

The use of Page 3 girls in the Sun has become a British institution, the editor of the newspaper claimed today.

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Daily Mail in the dock

The Daily Mail is extremely successful, but often a subject of ridicule.

The editor of the Daily Mail has answered a series of questions about its coverage, in a lengthy and unprecedented Leveson inquiry session.

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Leveson inquiry counsel attacks Express owner for 'grotesque' views

The owner of the Daily Express was told his views were "grotesque" during a tense witness session at the Leveson inquiry today.

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Daily Star editor endures Leveson grilling for 'anti-Islam' coverage

Critics say the Daily Star offers only hostile news stories about Muslims

The editor of the Daily Star endured a bruising encounter at the Leveson inquiry today, facing sustained questioning over her newspaper's coverage of Muslims.

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