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Tory leaders have repeatedly failed to conduct proper due diligence when hiring people they think will turn the party’s fortunes around.
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Allegations of the hacking of people connected to two former home secretaries and the fourth in line to the throne: our summary of what happened in the past week at the Old Bailey.
The former home secretary told the phone hacking trial how he faced false rumours that he was having an affair with a “blonde, attractive” aide.
Former home secretary David Blunkett called journalists “hyenas” and admitted he was struggling to “cope” with the media, in voicemails that were hacked amid accusations of a second affair.
Allegations about the removal of notebooks and computers, plus evidence of the alleged hacking of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler’s phone: our round-up of the week’s events at the Old Bailey.
An executive at the News of the World told police that its journalists had listened to messages left on murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler’s voicemail, the phone hacking trial is told.
Jury sworn in, four defendants plead guilty to phone-hacking and a love letter from Rebekah Brooks to Andy Coulson read out in court: Channel 4 News has the weekly phone-hacking trial round-up.
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson sent an email telling his news editor to “do” the phone of Calum Best, son of late George Best, the Old Bailey hears.
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson were having an affair, which had lasted at least six years, a court hears.
A prosecutor says three senior journalists at the defunct News of the World tabloid have already pleaded guilty to hacking phones.
Tory leaders have repeatedly failed to conduct proper due diligence when hiring people they think will turn the party’s fortunes around.
Six journalists, including two who work at the Sun, are arrested as part of an investigation into phone hacking. Channel 4 News looks at who has been arrested and charged so far.
Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and five other former News of the World journalists will face trial for charges related to phone-hacking in September 2013.
News International’s former legal affairs manager is arrested by detectives investigating phone hacking at the News of the World.
David Cameron’s former spin doctor Andy Coulson was among seven people in court earlier charged in connection with the phone hacking scandal.
Rebekah Brooks and David Cameron’s former communications adviser Andy Coulson are to be charged following an investigation into phone hacking at News International.