LONDON - The Press Complaints Commission has dismissed allegations that News of the World newspaper hacked the mobile phones of celebrities, footballers and politicians to glean stories. The media watchdog concluded there is no evidence that the p
The practice of hacking into the mobile phones of public figures was not widespread at the News of the World, a former executive at the paper has said.Les Hinton admitted payments were made to a journalist and a private detective after they were con
MPs are to question a senior Met Police officer about why he decided not to reopen an inquiry into alleged phone hacking by News of the World reporters.Assistant Commissioner John Yates is set to be asked to defend his decision by the Commons cultur
The hacking ring allegedly at the centre of the world’s largest identity theft last week was also involved in cracking a network of Citibank-branded ATMs in 7-Eleven stores and operated by a third company a law enforcement source claimed.While hack
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson will be questioned by MPs about phone hacking claims against the paper.Mr Coulson, now Conservative Party director of communications, will appear before the culture and media select committee later. He wi
LONDON - The publisher of a British tabloid owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch denied on Friday a report that it had accessed the voice mail of celebrities and politicians and tried to suppress evidence of the hacking. The Guardian newspaper has ac
LONDON - After weeks of feasting on stories about British politicians abusing expenses, journalists are finding their own conduct under scrutiny following allegations of phone hacking by a Rupert Murdoch tabloid. British police said on Thursday the
LONDON - High-profile figures have contacted lawyers after their phones were allegedly hacked by a tabloid newspaper with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson also targeted, reports said Friday. The allegations against the News of the World deepene
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