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News of the World phone hacking: DPP orders review of police evidence

Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2011

Guardian

15th January, 2011

The Crown Prosecution Service yesterday announced that it would mount a “comprehensive” review of phone-hacking material held by the Metropolitan police in a dramatic volte-face prompted by recent revelations in the courts.

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New hacking evidence: Tom Watson’s letter to the director of public prosecutions

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2011

Labour Uncut

Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions

Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge
London,SE1 9HS

6 January 2011

As you know, News International has suspended a senior executive in light of ongoing allegations about the News of the World’s illegal phone hacking activities.

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The Met’s News of the World phone-hacking investigation is itself a scandal

Posted by seumasach on January 6, 2011

Chris bryant

Guardian

6th January, 2011

Last month, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service announcedthat they were dropping their investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World when Andy Coulson was its editor on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to support charges. Yesterday, we learned that an assistant editor working under Coulson has been suspended following the emergence of evidence that appears to link him to the activities of Glenn Mulcaire. With new evidence added to the pile of unexplored leads on a daily basis, how can the Metropolitan police possibly argue that they have exhausted all of the evidence available?

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Tommy Sheridan to sue NoW and Met over phone hacking

Posted by seumasach on January 6, 2011

Guardian

6th January, 2011

The former Scottish socialist leader Tommy Sheridan is taking legal action against News International and Scotland Yard after his personal details emerged as part of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

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