The unfolding of the phone-hacking scandal
Created by journalismnews on 08/07/2011
Last updated: 09/09/11 at 06:20
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A 35-year-old man arrested yesterday is reported to be Times deputy sports editor and former Evening Standard journalist Raoul Simons
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-times-sports-journalist-arrested/s2/a545951/
Amelia Hill, who has worked closely on the newspaper's phone hacking coverage, questioned under caution over an alleged leak from the Met police's Operation Weeting team
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/guardian-reporter-questioned-over-alleged-hacking-leak/s2/a545939/
Officers investigating phone hacking at the News of the World arrested a 35-year-old man at his home in the early hours of this morning
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-detectives-make-16th-arrest/s2/a545935/
James Murdoch issues statement to say he stands by his testimony that he was not made aware of the email which suggested wrongdoing was more widespread
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/evidence-unclear-and-contradictory--says-news-international/s2/a545924/
Former legal manager Tom Crone and former News of the World editor Colin Myler deny allegations of a cover up, claiming they made the 'seriousness' of new information clear to James Murdoch
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/myler-and-crone-deny-involvement-in-hacking-cover-up/s2/a545912/
Internal email also reveals publisher of the News of the World has made just 23 positions available to staff left without a job when the tabloid was closed in July
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/news-international-to-cut-110-jobs/s2/a545908/
News International's former director of legal affairs and the company's former group HR director defend their inquiry into News of the World journalist Clive Goodman's employment appeal
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-ni-executives-defend-narrow-hr-inquiry/s2/a545909/
Four former News International executives, including former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former legal manager Tom Crone, will give evidence to culture, media and sport select committee
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-former-ni-executives-to-face-mps/s2/a545901/
Former Downing Street spin chief will not be investigated by standards commissioner over failure to declare News International severance payments on Commons register
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/coulson-will-not-face-parliamentary-standards-inquiry/s2/a545898/
Lord Justice Leveson to hear applications for 'core participant status' in the phone hacking inquiry, which would grant right to legal representation
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-inquiry-first-hearing-announced/s2/a545874/
Unnamed man arrested by officers from the Met police's Operation Weeting team in connection with phone hacking and perverting the course of justice
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-30-year-old-man-arrested/s2/a545870/
The political watchdog has said it found no evidence that undeclared News International severance payments to Andy Coulson broke electoral law
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/electoral-commission-will-not-investigate-coulson-payments/s2/a545837/
Labour MP Tom Watson asks Electoral Commission whether alleged undeclared payments and benefits provided to Andy Coulson by News International could amount to an illegal political donation
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/mp-calls-for-electoral-commission-inquiry-into-coulson-/s2/a545733/
Former News of the World editor was paid severance by News International after joining the Conservative Party, according to reports
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/andy-coulson-paid-by-news-int-while-working-for-tories-/s2/a545721/
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http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-commentary/-the-uk-newspaper-scene-resembles-a-post-apocalyptic-wasteland-/s6/a545560/
Officer from the Met's phone-hacking investigation team Operation Weeting arrested, reportedly in connection with information leaked to the Guardian
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-met-detective-arrested-over-leak/s2/a545694/
Former News of the World private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has filed a lawsuit against the publisher over its decision to stop paying his legal fees
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/news-international-to-vigorously-contest-mulcaire-lawsuit/s2/a545678/
Police confirm 13th arrest in relation to phone hacking by Met police's Operation Weeting team, reported to be former News of the World US editor James Desborough
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-news-of-the-world-us-editor-arrested/s2/a545653/
Independent Press Complaints Commission statement clears senior officers of misconduct but says the Met police's relationship with the media needs further scrutiny
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/ipcc--serious-issues-over-senior-met-officers-ties-to-media/s2/a545648/
Independent Police Complaints Commission clears former commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and three other senior officers of misconduct in relation to phone-hacking investigation
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-ipcc-clears-met-officers-of-misconduct/s2/a545646/
New evidence published by the Guardian and Department for Culture, Media and Sport today alleges hacking was discussed in daily editorial meetings
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/goodman-letter-hacking-was-widely-discussed-at-now/s2/a545629/
Labour MP Tom Watson says James Murdoch, Colin Myler and Tom Crone are 'likely' to be recalled by select committee to clear up discrepancies over 'for Neville' email
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-james-murdoch-likely-to-be-recalled-by-mps/s2/a545628/
US federal body has reportedly widened its investigation into allegations of criminality after finding no hard evidence that families of 9/11 had phones hacked
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/fbi-finds-no-hard-evidence-of-9-11-phone-hacking/s2/a545597/
Surrey Police refer allegation that information related to Milly Dowler investigation may have been passed to News of the World, to police watchdog
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/ipcc-investigates-police-over-alleged-milly-dowler-leak/s2/a545588/
News outlets report that Greg Miskiw, former news editor at the News of the World, is understood to be man arrested by Operation Weeting team
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-61-year-old-man-arrested/s2/a545555/
The resurfacing of a 2006 article by the Guardian's David Leigh last week has raised the issue of whether the public interest can be cited in defence of phone hacking
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-features/is-the-public-interest-a-valid-defence-for-phone-hacking-/s5/a545521/
Associated Newspapers follows Daily Mirror publisher Trinity Mirror in announcing a review of editorial controls and procedures in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/daily-mail-publisher-launches-review-of-editorial-controls/s2/a545497/
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman says former Mirror editor 'has questions to answer' following fresh phone-hacking allegations by Heather Mills
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-harman-adds-to-pressure-on-piers-morgan/s2/a545477/
Man arrested by officers from the Operation Weeting and Elveden investigations is reported to be former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-71-year-old-arrested-by-met-police/s2/a545437/
The former editor of the News of the World Andy Coulson is reportedly arrested in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking.
In a statement the Metropolitan Police confirms a 43-year-old man was arrested by appointment at a South London police station.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/andy-coulson-arrested-in-connection-to-allegations-of-phone-hacking-and-corruption/s2/a545058/
David Cameron announces two separate inquiries will be launched to investigate the phone hacking scandal and the "culture, ethics and practices of the British press".
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/prime-minister-announces-judge-led-inquiry-into-phone-hacking/s2/a545054/
Former News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman is arrested in connection to allegations of corruption, it is understood.
Goodman was convicted of conspiracy to intercept telephone calls while working for the Sunday tabloid, along with private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, in 2007.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/clive-goodman-arrested-in-connection-to-allegations-of-corruption/s2/a545063/
Chairman of News International James Murdoch announces the closure of the newspaper.
Murdoch told staff: "Having consulted senior colleagues, I have decided that we must take further decisive action with respect to the paper.
"This Sunday will be the last issue of the News of the World."
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/news-of-the-world-to-publish-final-edition-this-sunday/s2/a545049/
The Royal British Legion has severs ties with campaign partner the News of the World after allegations that an investigator working for the tabloid hacked the phones of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-british-legion-severs-news-of-the-world-ties-after-war-dead-allegations/s2/a545033/
Met announces investigation into payments from News of the World journalists will be passed to independent body after 'significant public and political concern'
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/met-police-refers-news-of-the-world-payments-investigation-to-ipcc/s2/a545040/
David Cameron agreed that a public inquiry into phone hacking is needed
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/cameron-acknowledges-need-for-phone-hacking-inquiry-/s2/a545018/
It emerges that private investigators had hacked into the phones of families of the 7/7 bombings and Soham murders victims, which prompts major advertisers to pull ads from the News of the World.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-crisis-deepens-as-7-7-families-contacted-and-advertisers-pull-out/s2/a545016/
The Guardian revealed that the News of the World hacked the phone of murder victim Milly Dowler and deleted her voicemails, giving false hope to her family
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/04/milly-dowler-voicemail-hacked-news-of-world
Football pundit Andy Gray accepts a £20,000 settlement from News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) over his phone-hacking claim against NotW
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-andy-gray-accepts--20-000-settlement/s2/a544808/
News Group Newspapers offers "sincere apologies" to actor Sienna Miller for accessing her voicemail messages.
Miller had already agreed to a £100,000 settlement.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-news-of-the-world-apologises-to-sienna-miller-in-court/s2/a544639/
17 public figures, including former government minister Tessa Jowell, actress Sienna Miller and former footballer Paul Gascoigne see their phone hacking cases in the High Court
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-cases-of-17-celebrities-and-public-figures-in-high-court/s2/a543721/
The Guardian reveals the former news editor and current chief reporter from the News of the World are arrested on suspicion of unlawfully intercepting mobile phone voicemail messages.
Ian Edmondson and Neville Thurlbeck had voluntarily presented themselves at different London police stations and were arrested. They were later released on police bail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/05/phone-hacking-affair-now-journalists-arrested
The assistant news editor at the News of the World, James Weatherup, is arrested on suspicion of phone-hacking and released on police bail
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/assistant-news-editor-at-notw-arrested-on-suspicion-of-phone-hacking/s2/a543697/
The NotW prints an apology to readers for accessing voicemails between 2004 and 2006.
"Here today, we publicly and unreservedly apologise to all such individuals. What happened to them should not have happened. It was and remains unacceptable."
http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2011/04/11/news-of-the-world-on-phone-hacking-what-happened-to-them-should-not-have-happened/
News International admits liability in a number of cases brought against the News of the World for phone hacking between 2004 and 2006.
The owner of the tabloid says it will make an "unreserved apology" to some of the claimants taking civil action against the title, in cases meeting "specific criteria".
It says a compensation fund will also be established by its lawyers with a view to dealing with "justifiable claims fairly and efficiently".
"Past behaviour at the News of the World in relation to voicemail interception is a matter of genuine regret," News International says.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/phone-hacking-news-international-admits-liability/s2/a543619/
It is confirmed that senior officers from the Metropolitan Police dined eight times with News of the World editors between 2006 and 2010, including just a month after the arrest of the newspaper's royal correspondent Clive Goodman.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/senior-met-officers-dined-with-news-of-the-world-editors-shortly-after-phone-hacking-arrests/s2/a542940/
The Press Complaints Commission sets up a phone-hacking review committee to look at the commission's previous actions, consider new information and make recommendations
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/pcc-forms-working-group-to-examine-action-on-phone-hacking/s2/a542565/
Scotland Yard relaunches its investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World today after receiving "significant new information".
According to a Metropolitan Police statement, the information relates to activity at the News of the World in 2005/2006.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/scotland-yard-re-launches-phone-hacking-investigation/s2/a542502/
Andy Coulson, former editor of the News of the World resigns from his post as director of communications for Downing Street.
Coulson says "continued coverage" of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World made it difficult for him to give the "110 per cent" needed for the job.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/andy-coulson-resigns-from-no-10-over-phone-hacking-scandal/s2/a542428/
The Crown Prosecution Service announces that it will conduct a "comprehensive assessment" of evidence held by the Metropolitan Police
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/cps-to-re-examine-met-police-s-phone-hacking-evidence/s2/a542330/
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