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    Leveson inquiry and phone hacking scandal

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    • Friday, 4 October, 2019
      Prince Harry
      Prince Harry sues tabloid owners over alleged phone hacking

      Move suggests the courts have extended statute of limitations on breaches of privacy

    • Saturday, 13 July, 2019
      Kim Darroch
      Met says public interest is no defence for publishing leaks 

      Assistant commissioner says police support press freedom after Darroch investigation criticised

    • Monday, 8 July, 2019
      Phone hacking
      Heather Mills wins ‘substantial’ settlement over phone hacking

      Murdoch-owned News Group gives ex-wife of pop star Paul McCartney ‘unmitigated apology’

    • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
      Michael Skapinker
      Should politicians get lying privileges?

      Corporate leaders, newspapers and others face sanctions when they are untruthful

    • Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
      Media
      UK culture secretary shrugs off online regulation fears

      Critics say new measures could be used as a weapon to silence some debates

    • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
      MPs reject new Leveson press inquiry
    • Monday, 14 May, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Lords vote for new Leveson press inquiry

      Upper house risks newspaper fury by breathing fresh life into second hearing

    • Wednesday, 9 May, 2018
      UK newspapers claim MPs vote is victory for press freedom

      Commons narrowly rejects case for a new inquiry into media behaviour

    • Wednesday, 9 May, 2018
      Q&ANewspaper industry
      Why the UK’s media fears MPs will impose fresh regulation

      Opposition parties believe amending the Data Protection Bill will restore public trust

    • Tuesday, 8 May, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Theresa May pressed to revive inquiry into newspaper malpractice

      Publishers fear for free speech as Miliband and Clarke seek data bill amendment

    • Tuesday, 8 May, 2018
      The FT ViewNewspaper industry
      Britain’s press singled out for further punishment

      New legislation risks curtailing journalists’ ability to do their jobs

    • Thursday, 22 March, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Gordon Brown calls for police probe into Sunday Times

      Ex-PM accuses paper of unlawfully accessing his financial details

    • Thursday, 1 March, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      UK government rejects second inquiry into press wrongdoing

      Victory for newspapers that have lobbied against a second examination

    • Monday, 5 February, 2018
      Newspaper industry
      Hugh Grant attacks Mirror Group over decade of ‘criminality’

      Actor donates payout for ‘industrial scale’ phone hacking to press campaign group

    • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
      Lords vote renews pressure for fresh UK phone-hacking probe

      May government plans Commons challenge to amendment calling for second Leveson inquiry

    • Thursday, 14 December, 2017
      Law
      Peer backs down on changes to data protection laws

      Media welcomes move that would have restricted investigative journalism

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2017
      UK general election
      British newspapers to escape second Leveson inquiry

      Conservatives also pledge to drop court costs penalty if they win election

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2017
      Conservatives to abandon ‘Leveson 2′ press enquiry – manifesto
    • Thursday, 12 January, 2017
      Scotland attacks new UK media law

      SNP changes stance and labels Section 40 a threat to press freedom

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2017
      Newspaper industry
      Financial Times opposes new UK press law

      Section 40 carries threat of full liability for legal costs

    • Monday, 9 January, 2017
      UK business & economy
      Theresa May warned of ‘trench warfare’ over press regulation

      Newspapers pile pressure on ministers ahead of Leveson 2 deadline

    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2016
      The FT ViewFund management
      UK press will gain little from Leveson part two

      Investigations into past behaviour ignores the industry’s trials today

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
      UK companies
      Government delays decision on Leveson 2 press inquiry

      Labour MPs and campaigners claim betrayal of hacking victims

    • Friday, 29 April, 2016
      David Allen Green
      Press regulation: why ‘section 40′ on litigation costs should not be implemented
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