Scotland Yard is investigating possible computer hacking by News of the World in a case linked to the Tommy Sheridan libel action, Channel 4 News has learned.
Gary Gibbon
The high point for drama so far was Robert Jay asking David Cameron this morning if, before the election, he’d seen Rebekah Brooks every weekend he was at his country home. He had to think long and hard before saying it probably wasn’t every weekend.
A Labour motion accusing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of breaching the ministerial code during the proposed BSkyB takeover is defeated.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives the Leveson inquiry into media ethics an insight into the level of pressure exerted on his department by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation.
Labour steps up demands for Jeremy Hunt to resign amid fresh claims the Culture Secretary colluded with Rupert Murdoch’s empire in a bid to block a public inquiry into phone hacking.
Leveson: a News Corp lobbyist’s email suggests that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt asked him for private advice about the government’s stance on phone-hacking.
Andy Coulson attended meetings of the National Security Council as David Cameron’s director of communications when he was not vetted and “may have” had unsupervised access to top secret documents.
The Metropolitan Police tell the Leveson inquiry that the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler was hacked by the News of the World, but cannot say if her messages were deleted by journalists.
On his second day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch will face questions over the allegations of phone hacking and bribery at the heart of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World. Follow all the action with Channel 4 News’ live blog and have your say here.
Gary Gibbon
Rupert Murdoch’s evidence to Leveson reveals a fascinating insight into his thoughts politicians and even his own editors.
An investigative journalist has written to the Leveson inquiry questioning the claim by Mazher Mahmood that his work for the News of the World led to 261 criminal convictions. Click here for more.
Rupert Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry, following his son James’ appearance yesterday which unearthed evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘secretly supported’ News Corp’s bid for BSkyB. Mr Murdoch Snr is due to take the stand today from 10am to 4.30pm and on Thursday. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
James Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry today, ahead of his father Rupert who will give evidence for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. Murdoch Jnr is due up before the Inquiry between 10am and 4.30pm. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
As Rupert and James Murdoch prepare to give evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Channel 4 News Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies says prime ministers past and present may face “awkward moments”.
Jeremy Hunt comes under pressure to resign after James Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the culture secretary secretly supported News Corporation’s BSkyB bid and leaked information to the Murdochs.