Phone-hacking scandal

Posted at 18:41 28 Feb 2020
Beautician's libel victory over false story
Danielle Hindley was driven to the brink of suicide because of the inaccurate story.
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Posted at 21:07 23 Feb 2020
Sun's owner reports £68m loss as paper sales fall
News Group Newspapers still paying out millions over phone-hacking scandal.
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Posted at 5:50 27 Jan 2020
Milly Dowler family ‘was targeted’ by Sunday People
By Clive Coleman
Legal correspondent, BBC News
Court papers suggest the tabloid may have targeted the mobile phone of the murdered schoolgirl.
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Posted at 12:36 31 Oct 2019
Hugh Grant in handshake row with Sajid Javid
The actor explains why he would not shake the chancellor's hand, after being called incredibly rude.
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Posted at 12:26 31 Oct 2019
Antony Cotton settles phone hacking claims
News Group Newspapers has paid "substantial" damages to the ITV soap's actor.
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Posted at 7:39 9 Oct 2019
Journalists 'escaped scrutiny' over phone-hacking
Last week the Duke of Sussex said he was suing two publishers for alleged phone hacking.
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Posted at 14:04 8 Jul 2019
Heather Mills 'vindicated' by hacking payout
The campaigner is the latest celebrity to settle with News Group Newspapers over phone-hacking.
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Posted at 0:21 4 May 2019
Papers' phone-hacking bill 'could reach £1bn'
By Simon Jack
Business editor
The compensation and legal bill for newspapers that hacked phones has already reached nearly £500m.
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Posted at 0:15 2 Feb 2019
Celebrities settle phone-hacking claims
The case against News Group Newspapers was due to go to the High Court in London next week.
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Posted at 12:42 27 Sep 2018
Corrie stars and Bruno settle hacking cases
News Group Newspapers also paid substantial damages to comedians Les Dennis and Bob Mortimer.
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Posted at 11:50 24 May 2018
Ex-Murdoch executive on phone hacking
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Video caption: Former Murdoch executive 'felt sick' over phone hacking
Les Hinton says he knew nothing about phone hacking that was undertaken by journalists in the UK.
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Posted at 11:31 3 May 2018
Dwight Yorke in Mirror phone-hacking settlement
Model Danielle Lloyd and actress Jennifer Ellison are among those to receive undisclosed damages.
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Posted at 13:38 5 Feb 2018
Grant settles Mirror phone-hacking claim
Actor Hugh Grant is to be paid six-figure sum as he settles claim against Mirror Group Newspapers.
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Posted at 11:32 5 Feb 2018
Phone-hacking trial explained
What was the phone-hacking trial, how did it come about and what was its impact?
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