Paul Mason
Why not everyone laughed at the NT’s hilarious new satire
In order to tell the truth about the world of tabloid editors and their political friends, you have to depict a world with no light or saving human virtues.
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Rebekah Brooks returns as Murdoch newspaper chief
Rebekah Brooks is appointed chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, a year after being cleared of phone hacking charges.
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Phone hacking payouts for Paul Gascoigne and Sadie Frost
More than £1m in damages are awarded to celebrities, including Paul Gascoigne, Sadie Frost, Shane Ritchie and Alan Yentob over phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers.
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Mirror Group phone hacking hearing – latest updates
Lauren Alcorn, a former girlfriend of footballer Rio Ferdinand, tells the high court she felt “hounded and bombarded” by questioning about her personal life from people she hardly knew.
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Former News of the World journalist admits hacking
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.
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Trinity Mirror: yes, we did hack phones
Trinity Mirror admits intercepting the messages of actors Shane Ritchie, Shobna Gulati and Lucy Benjamin and BBC executive Alan Yentob.
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Phone hacking: Clooney to direct the movie
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.
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Phone hacking: Andy Coulson sentenced to 18 months
As David Cameron’s former communications chief Andy Coulson is sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages, the prime minister says “no-one is above the law”.
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Coulson faces retrial over illegal payments charges
The prime minister’s former spin doctor Andy Coulson faces a retrial over charges of plotting to bribe corrupt officials while he was editor of News of the World.
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What does the phone-hacking trial mean for News Corp?
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?
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Phone hacking: A to Z of the ‘trial of the century’
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.
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Rebekah Brooks: ‘I am innocent and feel vindicated’
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.
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Alex Thomson
It’s not just phones that have been hacked, it’s British power
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.
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Oaten on being hacked: ‘I actually did start crying’
Mark Oaten was forced to resign in 2006 following his Lib Dem leadership bid, amid a NoW scandal about an affair. He later learned his phone was hacked and that he had never received crucial messages.
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Cameron quizzed on Coulson
David Cameron faces questions about hiring Andy Coulson, after his former spin doctor is found guilty of conspiring to hack phones while editor of News of the World.
