Former NOTW journalists claim unfair dismissal

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

Ex-assistant editor (news) Ian Edmondson and former chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck have both lodged Employment Tribunal papers against News International.

Detectives arrested Edmondson, 42, and Thurlbeck, 50, in April on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages while working at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid.