I return to a banana republic – or is it a ‘rag trade republic’?
“As I spent most of the time in the rainforests of Central America, I can’t quite be sure whether I’ve come from or returned to some sort of banana republic.”
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The US Attorney-General says that investigations into News Corp’s American operations are progressing as the House of Lords prepars to debate media conduct.
Rebekah Brooks resigns as Chief Executive of News International after almost two weeks of intense pressure over phone-hacking allegations.
The latest man arrested in the News of the World phone-hack inquiry worked as a PR consultant for the Met Police. Neil Wallis also dined with top officers Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates.
The Sun newspaper says it obtained a story about former prime minister Gordon Brown’s son having cystic fibrosis legitimately, as it fights to avoid getting drawn into the phone-hacking scandal.
As an MP calls for proper regulation of private detectives in the wake of the phone-hack revelations, one investigator tells Channel 4 News about the inner workings of his shadowy trade.
David Cameron sets out an independent inquiry into phone hacking led by Lord Justice Leveson, saying that anyone involved in illegal activity, however high up, must play no part in the UK media.
“As I spent most of the time in the rainforests of Central America, I can’t quite be sure whether I’ve come from or returned to some sort of banana republic.”
News International has hit back at former prime minister Gordon Brown’s claims that journalists at The Sun and The Sunday Times “blagged” his financial, legal and medical information.
For anyone who think the phone-hacking scandal represents a new low for the British media, here’s a reminder that other people have had it much, much worse.
As the News International hacking allegations reach wider, the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says police have told him that they believe his bank accounts were illegally accessed by the Sunday Times while he was Chancellor.
What a fertile garden for weeds to take root: this infernal coalition of failure is precisely why this does indeed represent Britain’s Watergate moment, blogs Jon Snow.
The phone-hacking scandal has been painted as a very British picture of journalism by the US press, even by Murdoch-owned organisations. And that’s the way he wants it, writes Felicity Spector.
The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler has called on former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks to resign from her post as chief executive of News International.
Rebekah Brooks, the News International chief executive, is expected to be interviewed by police investigating the phone-hacking and bribery scandal at the News of the World, according to reports.
The latest updates from Channel 4 News as the phone-hacking scandal engulfing News International continues as fresh allegations come to light. Join the debate with #c4news.