The horse and cart problem of the hacking inquiry
Lord Justice Leveson launched his media inquiry with a “look but don’t touch” no questions press conference. I wonder if he was influenced by Sir John Chilcot’s experience, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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The former News of the World legal manager tells MPs he is “certain” he told James Murdoch about an email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking went beyond one rogue reporter.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in North London in connection with the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
A 51-year-old detective has been arrested over leaking information during the phone hacking investigation.
The latest person arrested by police investigating illegal phone hacking at the News of the World is believed to be former US editor James Desborough, who made his name with celebrity scoops.
Four key police figures learn they will not face IPCC investigation over the phone-hack scandal, but a policing expert tells Channel 4 News the affair remains a “bad omen” for the UK’s top officers.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating Surrey Police over allegations one of their officers gave the News of the World information about the Milly Dowler murder case.
A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of phone hacking. The man is believed to be former News of the World newsdesk editor Greg Miskiw.
A former manager at the News of the World, understood to be Stuart Kuttner, has been quizzed over phone hacking. As Carl Dinnen reports, payments to Glenn Mulcaire would have gone through his office.
Glenn Mulcaire, who went to jail over phone-hacking, acted “on the instructions of others” according to his lawyers, as MPs ask News International’s James Murdoch to clarify his evidence in writing.
Exclusive: Channel 4 has learnt that the Metropolitan Police is launching a new formal investigation into computer hacking.
Lord Justice Leveson launched his media inquiry with a “look but don’t touch” no questions press conference. I wonder if he was influenced by Sir John Chilcot’s experience, blogs Gary Gibbon.
The first public hearings in the inquiry into phone hacking will be held in September, and will focus initially on the relationship between the press and the public, Lord Justice Leveson confirms.
Sara Payne, the mother of a murdered child, is the latest alleged victim of phone hacking. As Rebekah Brooks calls the claim “abhorrent”, MP Chris Bryant tells Channel 4 News that’s “utter hypocrisy”.
News Corporation’s marketing arm falls under the scrutiny of the US Justice Department, over allegations that it hacked into the computers of a rival firm.
David Cameron says James Murdoch has “questions to answer” in Parliament after an MP refers the tycoon’s phone-hacking evidence to Scotland Yard.