Ten years after end of the News of the World: Nick Davies, Mark Lewis and former staff reflect on ‘cynical’ closure
Ten years ago this week, during the height of the phone-hacking scandal revelations, the News of the World printed its…
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Ex-MP Simon Hughes says The Sun illegally obtained phone bill to reveal his sexuality
Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Simon Hughes has said knowledge that his private information was unlawfully obtained “went to the…
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Mirror publisher asked PIs to find ‘background’ on Ryan Giggs injunction judge, court hears
Mirror Group Newspapers allegedly tasked private investigators with finding “background” on a judge dealing with Ryan Giggs’ application for a…
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Noel Fielding among 13 to settle News Group Newspapers phone hacking claims
Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding and Ryan Giggs’ estranged brother Rhodri Giggs have accepted “substantial damages” from the…
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David Walliams and Martin Clunes settle phone hacking claims against Mirror publisher
David Walliams and Martin Clunes are among a number of high profile celebrities to have formally settled damages claims over…
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News of the World hacking payout agreed for Coronation Street star
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has settled a High Court claim against the publisher of the now-defunct News Of…
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Mirror hired PIs who targeted top judges for phone hacking, High Court told
Mirror Group Newspapers targeted senior judges – “particularly those who granted anonymity injunctions in privacy proceedings” – for unlawful information-gathering,…
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Phone hacking ‘habitual and widespread’ at Sun and NotW as early as 1994, court hears
Phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering was “habitual and widespread from at least as early as 1994 onwards at both The…
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