Gary Gibbon
Rebekah Brooks seems to have taken a leaf out of Andy Coulson’s notebook. Her testimony at Leveson so far has been occasionally coy, very controlled, peppered with moments of cheeky humour and not revelatory, writes Gary Gibbon.
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.
Gary Gibbon
Damning report from the media select committee on the Murdoch empire, but four Tory MPs didn’t sign up to the criticism of Rupert Murdoch – a Lib Dem and the five Labour members did. That diminishes the power of the report somewhat, blogs Gary Gibbon.
A political row over links between David Cameron and News International deepens as the prime minister admits he did ride a former police horse which was on loan to Rebekah Brooks.
In his most comprehensive interview since his arrest, former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck tells Andy Davies he was a “coward” for not telling Rebekah Brooks about phone hacking.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
A former manager at the News of the World, understood to be Stuart Kuttner, has been quizzed over phone hacking. As Carl Dinnen reports, payments to Glenn Mulcaire would have gone through his office.
Investigating the hacking affair is turning into an industry of its own, with more than 10 bodies tasked with probing the scandal and its aftermath. Who are they?
Read between the lines of what Rebekah Brooks said to MPs amid the phone-hacking fallout. Run your cursor over the word in the Snowcloud to see how often, and where, it occurred.
David Cameron says he regrets the furore caused by his hiring of ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson. Meanwhile News Corp has finally ceased payments to convicted phone-hacker Glenn Mulcaire.
As the Murdochs face tough questions over phone hacking from a panel of MPs, Channel 4 News profiles the committee members, including Rupert Murdoch’s “tormentor in chief”, Tom Watson.
Rupert Murdoch and his son James have apologised for the phone-hacking scandal while giving evidence to MPs. The session was briefly interrupted by a protester attempting to attack the pair.
News Corporation bosses Rupert and James Murdoch, and former executive Rebekah Brooks, are set to be quizzed by MPs over the phone-hacking scandal.
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks expresses her ‘ultimate’ regret over her company’s slow response to the phone hacking crisis but denies she knew of any impropriety on her watch.
The “most humble” day of Rupert Murdoch’s life, apologies, regret, revelations and foam pie. As MPs grilled the key players in the phone-hack crisis, here’s how the day unfolded – start at the bottom.