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Arrest for phone hacking
Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire -
Editor resigns
NoW royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire are convicted of conspiracy to hack into phone voicemails of royals and are jailed. Andy Coulson, the paper’s editor, insists he is unaware of hacking but still resigns. -
They sue
Goodman and Mulcaire sue the tabloid for wrongful dismissal. Goodman receives £80,000 (currently $129,190), and Mulcaire receives an undisclosed amount. Coulson is hired as director of communications for Conservative party leader David Cameron, who becomes UK prime minister in May 2010. -
No evidence
The Press Complaints Commission says it found no evidence of phone hacking at NoW. -
No evidence
Britain’s Press Complaints Commission releases a report concluding that there is no evidence of continued phone hacking. -
Released
Former NoW journalist Sean Hoare alleges that phone hacking was a common practice at the paper and encouraged by Coulson. -
Resigns
Coulson resigns as Cameron’s spokesman because of coverage of the phone-hacking scandal. -
Police investigate
London’s Metropolitan Police launches a new investigation into voicemail hacking allegations at NoW. -
The truth comes out
News of the World officially apologizes for hacking into voicemails from 2004 to 2006 and sets up a compensation system for unnamed victims. -
The consequences of hacking into voicemails
It is reported that News of the World journalists possibly hacked into then-missing teenager Milly Dowler’s voicemail and deleted messages to free space, causing her parents to believe she was still alive. -
Murdoch comments
Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., the parent company of News of the World owner News International, promises full cooperation with the investigation and calls the accusations against News of the World “deplorable and unacceptable.” -
The last edition
News International announces that the July 10 edition of News of the World will be the paper’s last. -
Arrests
Coulson is arrested. Goodman, the paper’s former royal correspondent who served a four-month jail term in 2007, also is arrested on corruption allegations. -
Inquiry
News Corp. withdraws its bid to take over British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, as Prime Minister Cameron announces a wide-ranging public inquiry into the British media.