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Rupert Murdoch has met News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to discuss the deepening scandal over phone hacking at News International.

The chances of further prosecutions over phone hacking at News of the World increased today after the Metropolitan police handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The chances of further prosecutions over phone hacking at news of the World increased today after the Metropolitan police handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Whatever the reason, the news will come as a further blow to Mr Murdoch, who has watched his global media empire come under attack on several fronts since the scandal over alleged phone - hacking at the News of the World hit the front pages.

- Murdoch was full of «regret» at the Sun attacking Gordon Brown so forcefully, but went on the offensive over claims that Brown had been phone - hacked over a story revealing his son's illness.

His decision to back the recommendations in the Leveson report and his push for action over alleged phone hacking at News International has failed to ingratiate him with many newspapers.

Two prominent figures at the News of the World have been arrested in the investigation over phone hacking.

John Yates endured another bruising interrogation over his decision - making over phone - hacking today, when he appeared for a marathon session at the Leveson inquiry.

When the former News of the World journalist Neil Wallis learned at the weekend that he would not be charged over the phone - hacking affair he shared his relief and anger with Radio 4 listeners; anger about both his own 21 - month ordeal and the scale of arrests of fellow journalists during Operation Weeting.

Mr Watson said he wanted further evidence from the News International chairman over the question of whether he was aware that phone - hacking at the News of the World newspaper was widespread.

Andy Coulson, the man who became David Cameron's spin doctor after unknowingly (he claims) presiding over phone - hacking as editor at the News of the World, gave a sterling performance which will have greatly relieved the prime minister.

He told the Commons» home affairs committee that he had an «effective veto» over the choice of who would replace Sir Paul Stephenson, who resigned from the job at the height of the phone - hacking scandal.

John Yates endured another bruising interrogation over his phone - hacking decision - making today, when he appeared for a marathon session at the Leveson inquiry.

The New York Times dragged the row over phone hacking back into the spotlight last week after it published an investigation suggesting the practise was widespread at the News of the World and that it had been actively promoted by then - editor Mr Coulson.

David Cameron's Downing Street machine may have endured its biggest crisis so far over phone hacking, but at least its media strategy is working well in one area: defence cuts.

The newspaper also reported that Mr Brown's lawyers were tricked into handing over details by a conman working for the Sunday Times, that someone acting for the same newspaper posed as Mr Brown to gain details of his bank account and that Mr Brown and his wife, Sarah, were mentioned in paperwork seized from Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart of the phone - hacking row.

The Dowler family piled the pressure on Rebekah Brooks, pointing out that they had not received a single apology from anyone at News International over allegations that their daughter's phone had been hacked into.

At the helm of the committee, Whittingdale won plaudits for leading tough questioning of News International figures over phone - hacking.

While the public inquiries and police investigations means the story is far from over, the phone hacking scandal has at least stopped dominating the... (Comments: 0)

Prosecutors were right to charge Rebekah Brooks and other News of the World executives over conspiracy to hack phones as the trials have helped determine who knew about widespread malpractice at the newspaper, Sir Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions, has said.

Hinton, who after 52 years at the company is seen as a key Murdoch henchman, faces tough questions over whether he saw the report before he testified to a parliamentary committee that the phone hacking scandal was carried out by a «single rogue reporter».

As deputy chief operating officer of News Corp — the US - listed company that is the ultimate owner of News International (NI), which in turn owns the News of the World, the Times, the Sunday Times and the Sun — the younger Murdoch has admitted he misled parliament over phone hacking, although he has stated he did not have the complete picture at the time.

After 10 days of sustained public outcry over phone hacking, and facing the prospect of a unanimous call by MPs to withdraw his bid for total ownership of the broadcaster, Murdoch succumbed at a morning board meeting in Wapping.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are wrangling over the membership and status of the inquiries that will be held into illegal phone hacking at the News of the World and wider questions about the future of media regulation.

A 63 - year - old was arrested at an address in Surrey as former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was released on police bail after being quizzed for nine hours over allegations of corruption and the phone - hacking scandal that forced the closure of the 168 - year - old newspaper.

Leaving your phone or computer's Bluetooth on all the time has never been a good idea, but now researchers at the cybersecurity firm Armis are claiming to have discovered a series of vulnerabilities that allow them to silently hack devices over Bluetooth.