JAMES MURDOCH knew more than three years ago that phone hacking at News Corp’s News of the World went beyond one “rogue” reporter, the company’s ex-chief British legal counsel told politicians, contradicting denials by Murdoch.

SHAMED former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will receive a massive £3.5 million (€4m) severance package after quitting her post two weeks into the phone hacking scandal.