Britain Phone Hacking Scandal

• Britain's New Press Regulator Labelled 'Sham' by Victims

  A new regulator for Britain's press started work on Monday following a scandal over journalists hacking the phones of celebrities and crime victims, but was immediately dismissed as a "sham" by campaigners.

• Britain's David Cameron Sorry for Employing Andy Coulson

  British Prime Minister David Cameron gave a "full and frank" apology on Tuesday after his former media chief Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking, saying he had been wrong to hire him.

• Key Moments in Britain's Phone-Hacking Scandal

  Here are key developments in the phone hacking scandal involving segments of Britain's tabloid press.

• UK press moves court to stop regulation on media

  Britain's press is going to court in a bid to stop the imposition of new rules developed after the country's phone hacking scandal.

• Jury sworn in for Britain's phone-hacking trial

  A jury was sworn in today for Britain's phone-hacking trial, which is set to hear explosive evidence of the scandal that brought down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid.

• Phone hacking trial begins in Britain

  The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch's News of the World opened today with his key aide Rebekah Brooks and the prime minister's former media chief Andy Coulson in the dock.

• Angelina Jolie's stunt double sues News Corp over hacking

  A stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone, the first lawsuit in the United States against the company since a hacking scandal broke out two years ago.

• Britain phone hacking scandal: Rebekah Brooks pleads not guilty

  Rebekah Brooks, a former executive to Rupert Murdoch and a close friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, pleaded not guilty in a London court on Wednesday to charges of criminal behaviour during her time at two national tabloids.

• British detective jailed in phone-hacking scandal

  A senior British counter-terrorism detective was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in prison for trying to sell information to Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid.

• British detective found guilty in hacking scandal

  A top counterterrorism detective was found guilty on Thursday of trying to sell information to a Rupert Murdoch tabloid, becoming the first person to be convicted on charges related to Britain's phone-hacking scandal since a police investigation was reopened in early 2011.

• UK phone hacking scandal: Leveson report to be released today amid censorship fears

  Prime Minister David Cameron failed to offer any clues on Wednesday on whether he will support new more stringent regulation of Britain's press following the conclusion of a yearlong inquiry into the country's unruly tabloids.

• UK regulator clears BSkyB of links to hacking scandal

  Britain's media regulator gave pay-TV firm BSkyB a clean bill of health on Thursday, saying there was no evidence it was linked to a phone hacking scandal which engulfed Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, its largest shareholder.

• UK phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, 6 others to be charged

  Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief and Rupert Murdoch's former UK newspaper boss are to be charged with phone-hacking offences in the most significant development in a scandal that has rocked Britain's establishment.

• UK hacking scandal spreads, over 100 new claims emerge

  The police investigation spawned by last year's phone hacking scandal has spread to new UK tabloids, with detectives now seeking information from the Trinity Mirror PLC newspaper group as well as Britain's Express Newspapers, a senior Scotland Yard official said on Monday.

• UK police arrest 3 in phone hacking investigation

  Two former members of the National Health Service were arrested on Thursday by officers investigating corrupt links between police and journalists exposed by Britain's phone hacking scandal, Scotland Yard said.