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Brooks and five others charged

Brooks and five others charged

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Important legal notice We are now entering a different phase legally and and there should be no speculation, smears or innuendos regarding these developments. Any posts on this subject matter needs to come from a reputable source, with a link. Any poster disregarding this will have their post removed and will be banned from posting. CHARGE 1 – CONSPIRACY TO PERVERT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE Rebekah Brooks between 6th July and 19th July 2011 conspired with Charles Brooks, Cheryl Carter,…

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Will Hunt have to go?

Will Hunt have to go?

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Is he set to become the 4th cabinet casualty? Rebekah Brooks’ testimony to the Leveson enquiry didn’t produce a smoking gun but will not have been at all comfortable listening for Jeremy Hunt. In particular, the e-mail from Hunt’s advisor looks at best like a private office out of control and gives the suggestion of indirect but improper ministerial contact with News International. However, it is just suggestion rather than established fact and as such we’re into the good old…

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The Coulson severance story: Day 3

The Coulson severance story: Day 3

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Telegraph Does it raise questions about the party “due dilligence”? The story over the severance package to Andy Coulson and the fact that neither Dave nor the Conserative party appears to have questioned the ex-NOTW editor about it continues to get a fair bit of coverage this morning. As Christopher Hope in the Telegraph reports what happened raises question about “due diligence” carried out by the party – a situation that hasn’t been helped by comments by two former News…

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How serious is this latest Coulson story?

How serious is this latest Coulson story?

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Indy The biggest story after Libya this morning on the BBC news website is the allegation that News International was secretly funding Andy Coulson for several months after the ex-NOTW editor became David Cameron’s press chief in 2007. It’s said that the newspaper group was covertly making payments to it ex-employee and Tom Watson MP has called on the Electoral Commission to hold an inquiry. On the face of it this does sound serious but there might be a simpler…

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The hacking saga takes a new turn

The hacking saga takes a new turn

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Twitter Has the Guardian been getting police leaks? The hacking saga has taken a new turn within the past hour with news that a 51 year old policeman has been arrested. A Sky News Tweet suggests that the man was passing on information to the Guardian. There is not yet a story on the Sky site which amplifies further on what is given in the Tweet. The police officer in charge of the investigation, Deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers, said…

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The riots subside & it’s now back to the hacking scandal

The riots subside & it’s now back to the hacking scandal

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Guardian After being out of the news for a fortnight or so the hacking scandal is back at the top of the bulletins with the publication by the commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee of a letter by Clive Goodman that appears to be in direct contradiction to much of the evidence given by NI executives in last month’s hearings. Politically the most significant elements relate to David Cameron’s ex-Number 10 communications chief, Andy Coulson, who is alleged to have…

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Hacking moves into a new phase

Hacking moves into a new phase

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Reuters Will Heather Mills put the spotlight on the Mirror? The big development in the hacking scandal this evening has been an interview that Heather Mills gave to the BBC in which she alleges that the Daily Mirror hacked her phone. The full interview is due to be screened by Newsnight. If its becomes established that this wasn’t just News International papers, as seems likely, then it will take a bit of pressure off the Murdoch team. @MikeSmithsonPB

“NI Mass deleted emails” – technology firm

“NI Mass deleted emails” – technology firm

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Guardian Will this open a new line of enquiry? The Guardian is reporting this afternoon that News International deleted hundreds of thousands of emails between April 2010 and July 2011. The new information has come in a letter from the technology firm HCL to Keith Vaz, chairman of the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee. The letter, from the firm’s lawyers, says:”.. the firm says: “My client is aware of nothing which appeared abnormal, untoward or inconsistent with its…

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