Milly Dowler’s sister has slammed the “incestuous” relationship between Britain’s top politicians and the press as she spoke out in the wake of the first verdicts in the phone hacking trial.

The News of the World told police it had hacked the phone of missing British schoolgirl Milly Dowler and wrote a story based on her voicemail messages which incorporated a comment from the police, a court heard yesterday.

Five people including former spin doctor Andy Coulson and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are facing charges linked to alleged bribery of public officials.

Five people including former spin doctor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are facing charges linked to alleged bribery of public officials.

David Cameron’s former spin doctor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will face trial over allegations linked to phone hacking in September next year.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, from Oxfordshire, and David Cameron's ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson will face trial over allegations linked to phone hacking in September next year.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will appear in court today to face charges linked to alleged phone hacking.

News International’s former legal adviser Tom Crone “categorically denies” any criminal offence, his solicitor said today, after the 60-year-old was arrested and bailed by police investigating phone hacking.

News International's former legal adviser Tom Crone has been arrested in London by police investigating alleged phone hacking.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks was formally charged with phone hacking today and will appear in court next month, Scotland Yard said.

Senior journalists from the News of the World pledged yesterday to clear their names after it was announced that eight people, including David Cameron’s former spin doctor, Andy Coulson, will be charged with phone hacking.

Senior journalists from the News of the World have been formally charged with phone hacking and will appear in court next month, Scotland Yard said tonight.

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck said today he will “vigorously fight” to clear his reputation as it emerged he will face charges over phone hacking.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has maintained her innocence after it was confirmed that she is to face charges over phone hacking in the UK.

Eight people, including former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks will face charges in connection with phone hacking, the British Crown Prosecution Service announced today.

James Murdoch insisted again today that he was not originally told of evidence suggesting phone hacking was widespread at the News of the World.

Rebekah Brooks is believed to be among 11 suspects in the phone-hacking scandal facing criminal charges after police sent their first set of files to prosecutors.

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck was rearrested today by detectives investigating phone-hacking.

A PRIVATE investigator working for Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid did not delete voicemails from the phone of a missing girl, a police lawyer said last night — casting new light on the critical event that sparked Britain’s phone-hacking scandal.

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck today defended the public interest of publishing stories which alleged that David Beckham had cheated on his wife and F1 boss Max Mosley had taken part in a “Nazi orgy”.

News International executive chairman James Murdoch was today due to appear before the British Parliament as he returns for his second grilling by a Commons committee investigating the phone-hacking scandal.

FORMER News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck has insisted he took “no part” in the matter which led to his sacking.

TWO former senior journalists at the News of the World have launched claims for unfair dismissal against the publishers.

James Murdoch said today he stood by his evidence to MPs investigating the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

The former legal chief of News Group Newspapers today told MPs he was “certain” he told James Murdoch about an explosive email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking was more widespread at the News of the World than the company had claimed.

Claims that James Murdoch knew three years ago that phone hacking at the News of the World was not confined to a single “rogue” reporter have been referred to the police in the UK.

NEWS Corp’s James Murdoch yesterday denied a statement from former employees of the British newspaper at the centre of the scandal that has rocked his father’s media empire, that he had given “mistaken” evidence to British lawmakers this week.

A scandal uncovered five years ago today resulted in the demise of Britain’s best-selling newspaper after 168 years.

The News of the World phone hacking scandal will go to the High Court in Britain later for a judge to decide how the case should proceed.

The News of the World has publicly apologised to victims of the newspaper’s phone-hacking controversy, saying that the invasions of privacy “should not have happened”.

News of the World publisher News International was today preparing to pay out millions of pounds in compensation after it admitted liability for intercepting the telephone messages of a number of public figures including actress Sienna Miller.

NEWS International has admitted liability and “apologised unreservedly” to a number of public figures over the News of the World phone hacking allegations.

THE former head of news and current chief reporter of the News of the World have been arrested on suspicion of phone hacking, sources said.

The News of the World’s chief reporter was accused today of involvement in phone-hacking.

There was a dramatic twist today in motorsport boss Max Mosley’s privacy action against the News of the World over what it called a “sick Nazi orgy” when its star witness failed to give evidence.

There was a dramatic twist today in motorsport boss Max Mosley’s privacy action against the News of the World over what it called a “sick Nazi orgy” when its star witness failed to give evidence.

The reporter who broke the story of motorsport boss Max Mosley’s sadomasochistic “orgy” with five women told the High Court today that it had an “absolutely overwhelming Nazi” theme.