Phone hacking scandal: special report

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.

A Labour motion accusing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of breaching the ministerial code during the proposed BSkyB takeover is defeated.

Sir John Major tells the Leveson inquiry that Rupert Murdoch instructed him before the 1997 election that his newspapers would not back him unless he changed his policies on Europe.

Gordon Brown criticises the Sun for revealing his son’s cystic fibrosis, while Chancellor George Osborne denies there was a conspiracy between the Conservatives and Rupert Murdoch.

Chancellor George Osborne and ex-prime minister Gordon Brown are set to appear before the Leveson inquiry as the investigation into media standards enters its most politically charged week.

David Cameron defends his refusal to launch an investigation into Jeremy Hunt’s handling of News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB insisting the culture secretary acted ‘wisely and fairly’.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives evidence at the Leveson inquiry into media standards. Add your voice to the live blog.

David Cameron’s former communications chief, Andy Coulson, is charged with committing perjury during the Tommy Sheridan trial at Glasgow’s High Court.

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.

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.

Follow David Cameron’s statement to the House of Commons on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s handling of the failed BSkyB bid with Channel 4 News’s live blog. You can watch the Prime Minister’s statement or read updates here.

The Prime Minister has insisted there was no deal between the Conservatives and Rupert Murdoch to smooth the way for the tycoon’s takeover of BSkyB.

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.

Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the News of the World was involved in a phone-hacking “cover-up”. But former NoW legal manager Tom Crone accuses Mr Murdoch of a “shameful lie”.