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News International: hacking of Milly Dowler's phone 'shocking and totally unacceptable'
News International called the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone 'shocking and totally unacceptable' after Surrey Police disclosed that a voicemail was played to its press officers.
23/1/12
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Lord Patten criticises close relationship between journalists and politicians
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten told the Leveson Inquiry that political parties had 'demeaned themselves' by courting proprietors and editors.
23/1/12
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ITN editor and lawyer give Leveson evidence - afternoon round up
Jim Gray of Channel 4 News and an ITN lawyer gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on illicit newsgathering, payments to officials and regulation of broadcast and press.
23/1/12
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Thompson: Sachsgate 'crossed boundaries of comedy and taste'
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson told the Leveson Inquiry that Sachsgate crossed the boundaries of comedy and taste and was a serious lapse of editorial judgement.
23/1/12
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NoW played message from Milly Dowler's phone to Surrey Police officers
Surrey Police told a Commons select committee that News of the World journalists hacked Milly Dowler's voicemail and played a message to a police press officer.
23/1/12
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Associated Newspapers loses bid to overturn Leveson's ruling on anonymity for journalists
High Court judges rejected Associated Newspapers' bid to stop the Leveson Inquiry hearing anonymous evidence from journalists.
20/1/12
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News International settles 19 phone hacking cases in court
News International settled 19 phone hacking cases in the High Court, including those of John Prescott and Chris Bryant, with some claimants receiving £100,000.
19/1/12
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Let’s honour the hacking victims. A monument on Fleet Street perhaps?
Brian Cathcart pays tribute to the civil litigants who brought phone hacking claims against News International, which has now agreed to compensate nearly all of them.
19/1/12
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News International pays out more than £645,000 to phone hacking claimants
High Court settlements with 18 phone hacking claimants, including Jude Law, Sadie Frost and John Prescott, totalled more than £645,000 as News International made admissions.
19/1/12
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Journalist amongst 18 victims to publicly settle with News International today
Journalist and campaigner Joan Smith was among 18 phone hacking victims to settle with News Group Newspapers, receiving £27,500 in damages plus costs.
19/1/12
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