Phone hacking

News International phone-hacking scandal to be made into TV drama

Series titled Thank You & Goodbye will detail fall of Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World

Caroline Davies

28, Jan, 2021 @1:18 PM

Caroline Quentin on phone hacking and therapy: ‘I’m not dragging a carcass of misery’

The actor discusses how privacy violations affected her whole family – and what it was like to be at the centre of a Strictly storm

Paula Cocozza

13, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM

Kris Marshall settles claim over News of the World phone hacking

Defunct newspaper’s publisher pays six-figure sum in damages and offers apology to actor

Mark Sweney

20, May, 2020 @10:55 AM

Hugh Grant hits back after being called 'incredibly rude' by Sajid Javid

The actor has said he refused to shake the chancellor’s hand because of Javid’s treatment of victims of phone hacking while he was culture secretary

Catherine Shoard and agencies

31, Oct, 2019 @12:08 PM

Heather Mills receives apology and payout in phone-hacking case

Ex-model receives ‘substantial’ payout as she settles case against News of the World

Jim Waterson Media editor

08, Jul, 2019 @11:34 AM

Phone hacking was widespread at the Sun, high court told

Court also hears Elton John close to settling phone-hacking claim with paper’s publisher

Jim Waterson Media editor

22, Jan, 2019 @8:27 PM

Madeleine McCann's parents fail in bid to revive Leveson inquiry

Court rules that government had met its obligations when it ditched inquiry into the press

Jim Waterson Media editor

29, Nov, 2018 @6:59 PM

Why we stopped trusting elites

The long read: The credibility of establishment figures has been demolished by technological change and political upheavals. But it’s too late to turn back the clock

William Davies

29, Nov, 2018 @6:00 AM

Worried about being bugged? Don’t keep your phone in the microwave

While the unusual technique reportedly employed by the MP Steve Baker does work, there are easier ways to ensure your privacy

Alex Hern

26, Nov, 2018 @4:25 PM

Mirror publisher tops up funds to deal with phone-hacking fallout

Reach sets aside £70.5m, saying it underestimated the fees for lawyers representing claimants

Mark Sweney

29, Jun, 2018 @1:55 PM

Assange, Farage, Cummings – isn’t it too soon for the Cumberbatch treatment? | Martha Gill

These days no time has to pass before a political event becomes a docudrama featuring those cheekbones, says the freelance political journalist Martha Gill

Martha Gill

18, May, 2018 @8:28 AM