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

James Murdoch admitted today that News International’s corporate systems failed to pick up on legal risks posed by its papers’ methods of finding stories.

Rupert Murdoch faces a two-day grilling under oath at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards this week.

Scotland Yard’s communications chief today denied a suggestion that he arranged for Rebekah Brooks to be loaned a police horse in return for securing work experience for his son.

Rebekah Brooks’ phone was hacked twice a week by colleagues at the News of the World while she was editing The Sun, the Leveson Inquiry heard today.

Three Scotland Yard officers involved in the original police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World (NotW) will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today.

Heather Mills, the former wife of Paul McCartney never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she told the inquiry into press standards.

The former wife of Paul McCartney never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she told the inquiry into British press standards today.

The press watchdog felt it had been made a “scapegoat” over its handling of the phone-hacking scandal, the Leveson Inquiry heard today.

THE owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star said his newspapers were “scapegoated” for their coverage of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.

Heather Mills, the former wife of Paul McCartney, said that she never disclosed private voicemail messages from her ex-husband to former tabloid editor Piers Morgan.

RUPERT MURDOCH could be called as a witness to the Leveson inquiry into press standards, it was hinted yesterday.

Former tabloid editor Piers Morgan today told the Leveson inquiry that he “did not believe” he had listened to illegally-obtained voice messages.

Hugh Grant suggested today that a newspaper may have broken into his flat after he was caught with a prostitute in Hollywood.

POLICE believe the publishers of the News of the World were involved in hacking phones as recently as 2009, the Leveson Inquiry into press standards heard yesterday.