Murdoch pie-man has jail sentence cut by two weeks
5 August 2011
The man who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch as he gave evidence to a Commons Select Committee today got his jail sentence reduced on appeal.
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Call for public inquiry in murder case with NoW links
5 August 2011
Lawyers acting for the family of a murdered private detective have called for a new public inquiry which could shed more light on corrupt relationships between police and journalists.
Sheridan fails in bid to appeal NoW perjury conviction
5 August 2011
Former MSP Tommy Sheridan will not be given leave to appeal his perjury conviction, the Scottish Courts Service confirmed today.
Mail reviews editorial controls in wake of hacking scandal
5 August 2011
Associated Newspapers is carrying out a review of editorial controls and procedures in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
Tanzanian media tycoon presses on with UK libel bid
4 August 2011
Tanzanian media tycoon Reginald Mengi is pressing on with his bid to sue a British lawyer for libel through the UK courts after making a payment into court of £100,000 as a security for costs.
Sun and Mirror to appeal Jefferies contempt convictions
4 August 2011
The two newspapers fined for contempt of court over their coverage of the arrest of Christopher Jefferies by police investigating the death of landscape architect Joanna Yeates are to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Indy apology to Saudi prince over 'no mercy' claim
4 August 2011
The Independent today apologised to Saudi minister of the interior Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud after reporting that he ordered his forces to show no mercy on unarmed protesters and use live rounds against them.
Standard apologises over John Yates hacking story
4 August 2011
The Evening Standard yesterday apologised to Met Police assistant commissioner John Yates - two weeks after he signalled his intention to sue the paper.
'Stuart Kuttner' released on bail until later this month
3 August 2011
Former managing editor of the News of the World Stuart Kuttner is understood to have been released on bail after being arrested and questioned yesterday by police investigating phone-hacking at the News of the World.
71-year-old in NoW phone-hack probe arrest
2 August 2011
A 71-year-old man has been arrested by officers from Scotland Yard investigating allegations of phone-hacking and payments to police by the News of the World.
Media must be told of injunction applications
2 August 2011
People applying for injunctions which would restrict or stop the media's right to report information should give news organisations advance notice of their application to the High Court, according to new guidance issued by the Master ...
Heart doc Wilmshurst wins libel battle by default
2 August 2011
Three libel cases brought against an NHS cardiologist because he spoke out over the safety of a medical procedure have been discontinued.
Phone-hack lawyer: 'Four cases to be filed against Mirror'
1 August 2011
Trinity Mirror was hit by more phone-hacking allegations over the weekend – including claims that up to four civil cases will be filed at the High Court in coming weeks.
Met to probe computer hacking claims
31 July 2011
Scotland Yard is widening its probe into phone-hacking with the creation of new unit to investigate claims of computer hacking.
Glenn Mulcaire: I did not act alone
29 July 2011
In the wake of yet more revelations about News of the World phone-hacking targets - former private investigator for the paper Glenn Mulcaire has issued a statement via his solicitors to insist that he did not act alone.
Sun and Daily Mirror guilty in Jo Yeates contempt case
29 July 2011
The High Court ruled today that articles published in The Sun and Daily Mirror following the arrest of a suspect by police investigating the killing of landscape architect Joanna Yeates were in contempt of court.
MP loses expenses libel appeal versus Evening Standard
29 July 2011
The Court of Appeal yesterday threw out former MP Jacqui Lait’s libel appeal against the Evening Standard.
Eight newspapers in libel payout to Chris Jefferies
29 July 2011
Joanna Yeates's landlord Chris Jefferies today accepted "substantial" undisclosed libel damages from eight newspapers over allegations made against him over her death.
Brooks: Sarah Payne hack claim 'beyond comprehension'
29 July 2011
Former News International boss Rebekah Brooks has said that the idea that Sara Payne's phone was targeted by the News of the World is "beyond my comprehension".
BBC in libel payout over false Panorama claims
28 July 2011
An Italian company has accepted substantial compensation from the BBC over a Panorama programme alleging it sold blood products infected with deadly diseases.
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Court of Appeal upholds copyright in web headlines
28 July 2011
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Newspaper gagged over 'cash for warrants' scandal
27 July 2011
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Telegraph in £65k payout over 'spiteful' Barber review
26 July 2011
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Judge upholds privacy injunction for 'leading actor'
25 July 2011
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Yates of Yard signals intention to sue Evening Standard
22 July 2011
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Met phone-hack probe studies Motorman file
22 July 2011
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Which NI executives were party to cover-up is biggest unresolved question of phone-hacking affair
22 July 2011
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Judge gags press after defendants' prison van escape
21 July 2011
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Met hacking inquiry 'could take decade to complete'
20 July 2011
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News Corp cuts off legal payments to Mulcaire
20 July 2011
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Brooks: 'NoW consistently denied phone-hack claims'
20 July 2011
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Met police to record meetings and hospitality with press
19 July 2011
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Paul Dacre never 'countenanced ' hacking or blagging
19 July 2011
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Top lawyer hired to oversee NI phone-hacking response
18 July 2011
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Hacking probe puts PA reporter in the clear
18 July 2011
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Sunday Times hits back at Brown's 'wild accusations'
18 July 2011
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Met chief resigns amid Sunday Times health club claims
18 July 2011
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Les Hinton resigns, Rebekah Wade arrested
18 July 2011
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Former NoW deputy editor Neil Wallis arrested
14 July 2011
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Journalist rapped for taking pic of Assange in court
14 July 2011
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Phone-hacking was 'extremely prevalent among Sunday tabloids, it went on all the time'
11 August 2006
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NI exit for News of the World legal manager Tom Crone
13 July 2011
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Sun has evidence it did not hack Brown medical records
12 July 2011
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Brooks and Murdoch invited to appear before MPs
12 July 2011
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Gordon Brown sick child story came from 'tip-off'
12 July 2011
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As NoW sells out focus shifts to Hinton
11 July 2011
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PCC insists that its work will go on pending review
8 July 2011
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Former NoW editor Andy Coulson arrested
8 July 2011
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David Cameron sounds death knell for PCC
8 July 2011
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Met investigating up to 4,000 phone-hack victims
8 July 2011
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Ed Miliband: Scrap the Press Complaints Commission
8 July 2011
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The Times: Five phone-hack journalists to be arrested
7 July 2011
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MPs: Phone-hack inquiry should review the PCC
7 July 2011
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Hacking debate: NoW targeted police investigators
6 July 2011
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Cameron: There will be phone-hacking public inquiry
6 July 2011
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The Times: Phone-hacking as bad as MPs' expenses
6 July 2011
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Former NoW editor Coulson 'paid police for information'
6 July 2011
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Mulcaire: 'I didn't understand I had broken the law'
6 July 2011
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Phone-hacking: 7 July families may have been hacked
6 July 2011
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Mirror's Ferdinand story was a 'gross invasion of privacy'
6 July 2011
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PCC chair Buscombe: News International lied to us
5 July 2011
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Brooks 'shocked' by phone-hack claims but won't resign
5 July 2011
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Contempt trial: AG claims Sun and Mirror broke the law
5 July 2011
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Government FoI requests reach record high
5 July 2011
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Milly Dowler parents to sue over phone-hack claims
5 July 2011
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West Ham to take legal action against Sunday Times
4 July 2011
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Rio Ferdinand sues over Sunday Mirror kiss and tell
4 July 2011
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Gazza joins list of five News of the World test-case litigants
2 July 2011
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Lebedev considering legal action against The Guardian
30 June 2011
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The Sun and Daily Mirror face contempt trial next week
30 June 2011
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Max Mosley: privacy law 'heavily' favours the media
29 June 2011
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Gideon Levy backs Johann Hari in plagiarism row
29 June 2011
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Phone hacking: lawyers get access to 'Mulcaire archive'
27 June 2011
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Court to rule on Mulcaire's 'surveillance' notes
27 June 2011
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Publicity scuppers Bellfield kidnap case
24 June 2011
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Ed Balls calls in police over Daily Telegraph leak
23 June 2011
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Lincolnshire Echo in libel payout to ex council chief
22 June 2011
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'Belle de Jour' ex in Sunday Times £100k libel claim
22 June 2011
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Andy Gray accepts £20k for NoW phone-hack claim
21 June 2011
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Phone-hacking: more claimants emerging week by week
21 June 2011
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Carole Caplin 'sexpot' Daily Mail libel claim set for trial
20 June 2011
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News of the World apologises for fake sex-texts tale
20 June 2011
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'Victory for free speech' in blog 'harassment' case
20 June 2011
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Law firm accuses MP of 'misusing' parliamentary privilege
17 June 2011
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Ex-judge to run NoW phone-hack compensation fund
17 June 2011
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Telegraph wins libel battle over MP expenses story
16 June 2011
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PCC could be asked to mediate libel claims
16 June 2011
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Lord Black: Teacher anonymity plans 'are unworkable'
16 June 2011
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Giggs to sue NoW over phone-hack allegations
16 June 2011
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Bond producer Broccoli wins libel payout from Mail titles
15 June 2011
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Indy brands Bahrain's libel threat a 'half-cocked pr stunt'
15 June 2011
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Twitter case could 'define limits of free expression online'
15 June 2011
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Zac Goldsmith defends taking out super-injunction
15 June 2011
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Photographer covering mass brawl outside court arrested
14 June 2011
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NHS reforms: Major providers must hold public meetings
14 June 2011
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GMC pushes ahead with secret doctors' courts plan
13 June 2011
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Blogger arrested for filming county council meeting
13 June 2011
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Report: Met widens NoW phone-hack investigation
13 June 2011
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Father could not have freed autistic son without press
10 June 2011
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Why judge upheld secrect order for 'private man' Goodwin
10 June 2011
