‘No further action’ to be taken as phone hack inquiry ends

Prosecutors ended one of the biggest scandals in British journalism, saying they would take no more action over phone hacking charges against two of the country’s largest newspaper groups.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it would not pursue a corporate charge against Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and individual charges against 10 people at rival publisher Mirror Group Newspapers.

Among the individuals no longer facing the threat of possible prosecution is former CNN television host and Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan, who said on his Twitter account: “I’m now going to get spectacularly drunk. Happy Christmas.”