NT farce that sheds light on the murky world of tabloids
A tabloid editor rises to the top, in the process laying bare the establishment’s corruption. But Richard Bean’s Great Britain bears no resemblance to any characters, living or dead.
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Ian Edmondson pleads guilty to conspiring with hacker Glenn Mulcaire to listen to the voicemails of a host of celebrities, politicians and royalty between 2000 and 2006.
News that George Clooney is to direct a movie about the phone hacking scandal has caused a buzz – but who should he cast? Channel 4 News’ Hayley Barlow has some tongue-in-cheek suggestions.
The acquittals of Rebekah Brooks and five other defendants at the phone hacking trial was good news for Rupert Murdoch. But what, asks Martin Hickman, is the longer-term outlook for his global empire?
A tabloid editor rises to the top, in the process laying bare the establishment’s corruption. But Richard Bean’s Great Britain bears no resemblance to any characters, living or dead.
It was the trial that had everything – cats, pizzas, witches and Fairy Liquid. Here’s an alphabetical guide to what happened over eight months at the Old Bailey’s court 12.
Speaking for the first time since being acquitted, former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks reiterates her innocence, thanks the jury, and promises to support former colleagues in future trials.
It has been called the Trial of the Century and cost millions of pounds. But the phone hacking trial also raises serious questions about our political system.
It was one of the longest trials in English legal history that changed the media landscape and gave the public an unflinching glimpse into the lives of the rich and famous.
John Prescott, phone-hacked by the News of the World and Ian Kirby, the paper’s former political editor debate whether David Cameron vetted Andy Coulson before making him No 10 comms chief.
News of the World editor, lover of Andy Coulson, protegee of Rupert Murdoch – the extent of Rebekah Brooks’s connections with the rich and powerful became clear during the phone-hacking trial.
The former royal editor of the News of the World, Clive Goodman, admits for the first time that he hacked the voicemail messages of Princes William and Harry, plus Kate Middleton.
Former News of the World reporter Clive Goodman tells the hacking trial that some of his sources were members of the royal family.
Rebekah Brooks denies she was part of a cover-up to conceal the extent of phone hacking at one of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloids.
Dried off and back on solid ground, David Cameron announced he would return from the flood-hit south west to hold a Downing Street press conference. Is the event making a comeback?
A jury hears ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson was not in the newspaper’s offices on the day a reporter claims he played him a hacked voicemail.