A 44-year-old freelance journalist arrested in dawn raid on his Northumberland home a year ago has been cleared by the Crown Prosecution Service.
A 47-year-old former journalist, interviewed under caution by police investigating illegal payments on 12 November last year, has also been told that they will face no further action.
The Met Police sent files on both men to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration.
Senior lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service Gregor McGill said: “The CPS has today [17 September 2014] decided in relation to two individuals, both journalists, that no further action will be taken concerning allegations of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
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"A file was received from the Metropolitan Police Service on 23 January 2014. After careful consideration it has been decided that there is insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction. This decision has been made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
"Any decision by the CPS does not imply any finding concerning guilt or criminal conduct; the CPS makes decisions only according to the test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors and it is applied in all decisions on whether or not to prosecute."
At least 63 journalists have been arrested and/or charged as a result of police investigations prompted by the News of the World hacking scandal since April 2011.
Five remain on police bail, 28 are awaiting trial, 20 have been cleared by police or the CPS, five convicted and three found not guilty by a jury. One individual has accepted a caution and one had the case against her dropped on health grounds.
Full list of journalists arrested and/or charged since April 2011
| Name | Title | Offence | First arrested | Charged | Result |
| Ian Edmondson | NoW | Hacking, payments | 05/04/2011 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Neville Thurlbeck | NoW | Hacking | 05/04/2011 | Yes | Guilty |
| James Weatherup | NoW | Hacking | 14/04/2011 | Yes | Guilty |
| Tenia Taras | Freelance | Hacking | 27/06/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Laura Elston | PA | Hacking | 27/06/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Clive Goodman | NoW | Payments | 08/07/2011 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Andy Coulson | NoW | Hacking, payments, perjury | 08/07/2011 | Yes | Guilty (hacking) |
| Neil Wallis | NoW | Hacking | 14/07/2011 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Rebekah Brooks | NoW, Sun | Hacking, payments, CPCJ | 17/07/2011 | Yes | Not guilty |
| Stuart Kuttner | NoW | Hacking | 02/08/2011 | Yes | Not guilty |
| Greg Miskiw | NoW | Hacking | 10/08/2011 | Yes | Guilty |
| James Desborough | NoW | Hacking | 18/08/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Dan Evans | NoW, Mirror | Hacking, payments, CPCJ | 19/08/2011 | Yes | Guilty |
| Ross Hall | NoW | Hacking | 02/09/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Raoul Simons | NoW | Hacking | 07/09/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Jamie Pyatt | The Sun | Payments | 04/11/2011 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Bethany Usher | NoW | Hacking | 30/11/2011 | No | Cleared |
| Lucy Panton | NoW | Payments | 15/12/2011 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Mike Sullivan | The Sun | Payments | 28/01/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Graham Dudman | The Sun | Payments | 28/01/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Fergus Shanahan | The Sun | Payments | 28/01/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Chris Pharo | The Sun | Payments | 28/01/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| John Sturgis | The Sun | Payments | 11/02/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Geoff Webster | The Sun | Payments | 11/02/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| John Kay | The Sun | Payments | 11/02/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Nick Parker | The Sun | Payments | 11/02/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Virginia Wheeler | The Sun | Payments | 01/03/2012 | Yes | Charges dropped health grounds |
| Duncan Larcombe | The Sun | Payments | 19/04/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Clodargh Hartley | The Sun | Payments | 25/05/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Neil Millard | The Sun | Payments | 14/06/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Greig Box-Turnbull | Daily Mirror | Payments | 04/07/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Justin Penrose | Sunday Mirror | Payments | 11/07/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Tom Savage | Daily Star Sunday | Payments | 11/07/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Rhodri Phillips | The Sun | Computer hacking | 19/07/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Man, 37 | The Sun | Handling stolen phone | 31/07/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Ben Ashford | The Sun | Handling stolen phone | 07/08/2012 | Yes | Not guilty |
| Vince Soodin | The Sun | Payments | 08/08/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Douglas Wright | NoW | Hacking, perjury | 17/08/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Patrick Foster | The Times | Computer hacking | 29/08/2012 | No | Cautioned |
| Bob Bird | NoW | CPCJ | 29/08/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Alex Marunchak | NoW | Computer hacking | 02/09/2012 | No | On Bail |
| John Coles | The Sun | Payments | 19/09/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Tom Wells | The Sun | Payments | 19/09/2012 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Chris Pollard | The Sun | Handling stolen phone | 20/09/2012 | No | Cleared |
| Woman, 38 | Payments | 06/12/2012 | No | Cleared | |
| Anthony France | The Sun | Payments | 17/01/2013 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Matt Nixson | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Rav Singh | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Rachel Richardson | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Jane Atkinson | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Polly Graham | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Jules Stenson | NoW | Hacking | 13/02/2013 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| James Scott | Sunday People | Hacking | 14/03/2013 | No | On bail |
| Tina Weaver | Sunday Mirror | Hacking | 14/03/2013 | No | On bail |
| Mark Thomas | Sunday People | Hacking | 14/03/2013 | No | On bail |
| Nick Buckley | Sunday People | Hacking | 14/03/2013 | No | On bail |
| John Troup* | The Sun | Payments | 21/05/2013 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| John Edwards | The Sun | Payments | 21/06/2013 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Ben O'Driscoll* | The Sun | Payments | 12/09/2013 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Man, 43 | Freelance | Payments | 13/09/2013 | No | Cleared |
| Graham Brough* | Daily Mirror | Payments | 26/02/2014 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Brandon Malinsky* | The Sun | Payments | 26/02/2014 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
| Ryan Sabey* | NoW | Payments | 15/08/2014 | Yes | Awaiting trial |
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