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”.

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.

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.

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

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.