Rupert Murdoch

David Cameron addresses a press conference in the wake of the decision to close the News of the World, telling journalists he would have accepted Rebekah Brooks’s resignation.

David Cameron says he would have accepted the resignation of News International’s Rebekah Brooks, and takes “full responsibility” for hiring Andy Coulson who has been arrested.

The News of the World axed, Andy Coulson arrested, David Cameron under intense pressure. Watch the Channel 4 News videos from a week that changed the British media forever.

Exclusive: the man at the centre of the phone hacking inquiry is filmed by a Dispatches team for Channel 4 News talking candidly about his work for the News of the World.

James Murdoch announces the News of the World is to shut down because of the phone-hacking scandal. He says “wrongdoers turned a good newsroom bad”. See how the story unfolded.

The News of the World is to close because of the phone hacking scandal as the private investigator at the heart of the crisis tells Channel 4 News hack victims were chosen “by committee”.

The Government’s decision on Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of BSkyB could be delayed after a flurry of responses, as the broadcaster’s share price falls in the wake of News of the World hacking claims.

As calls grow for Rebekah Brooks to be sacked, Channel 4 News learns the axing of the News of the World may have “shifted” the fate of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.

Police reveal there are 4,000 possible victims of phone hacking as the IPCC tells Channel 4 News it may move to take full control of an inquiry into alleged payments by journalists to Met officers.

The position of Rebekah Brooks, News International chief executive and favourite of Rupert Murdoch, has come under increasing scrutiny after the latest phone hacking revelations.

Following the Channel 4 News revelation that a police detective was under surveillance by News of the World journalists, the Met confirms that Rebekah Brooks was aware that the officer was targeted.

Rupert Murdoch is standing by Rebekah Brooks as calls grow for her to resign from News International because of the phone hacking scandal. Add your voice to the live blog.

David Cameron calls for a public and independent inquiry into “disgusting” phone-hacking allegations as Rupert Murdoch backs former NOTW editor Rebekah Brooks.

The Government says it is ready to accept the Murdoch-owned News Corporation takeover of BSkyB, but a Labour MP brands the move as a “seedy deal”.

The Metropolitan Police’s investigation into hacking has widened from allegations of voicemail interception to that of emails and computer files, Channel 4 News has learned.