The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World has opened.

Investigators have records corroborating suspicions that former <i>News of the World</i> editor Andy Coulson knew about illegal payments to police.

Police say Sean Hoare, the whistleblower reporter who alleged widespread hacking at the <em>News of the World</em>, has been found dead.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Crop has dropped its bid for British Sky Broadcasting ahead of a House of Commons vote on whether to forbid the takeover.

Police have arrested UK PM David Cameron’s former media chief over the phone hacking scandal at <i>News of the World</i>, where he served as editor.