News Group, the News International subsidiary that published the News of the World,  is about to take a significant chunk out of the £20 million compensation fund it prepared for victims of phone hacking after settling 19 cases. Read the full story

Former Daily Telegraph editor Will Lewis refused to tell the Leveson inquiry yesterday whether or not he was the source of the undercover “war on Murdoch” interview with Vince Cable, which was leaked to the BBC’s Robert Peston. Read the full story

Former News of the World journalists are working on a new iPad-focussed project for News International. Read the full story

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson will have to pay his own legal fees if criminal charges are brought against him for phone hacking, after a judge ruled News Group Newspapers was not liable. Read the full story

Phone hacking was “routine” at both the News of the World and The Sun, a Leveson inquiry witness has claimed. Read the full story

The managing editor of the Sun has accused the Guardian of  “sexing up” its coverage of the phone hacking scandal and its editor Alan Rusbridger of having an “agenda” against the tabloid press, reports Press Gazette. Read the full story

NI lawyer says ‘rogue reporter’ defence looked ‘unsustainable’ in 2008

Julian Pike, a lawyer who advised News International until two months ago, has told the Leveson inquiry that he knew the News of the World‘s “rogue reporter” defence did not look “sustainable” back in 2008. The Farrer & Co lawyer said evidence that came to light during when Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor took legal action against the newspaper that more than one journalist was responsible for phone hacking, although “we didn’t have at that stage evidence of it being ‘rife”.

Firm’s investigation into hacking should have had ‘different’ conclusion

Lawrence Abramson, a partner with Harbottle & Lewis, told the inquiry his opinion on the level of phone hacking at News International would have been “different” if he had seen a set of emails his firm investigated on behalf of jailed NoW journalist Clive Goodman. He found no evidence of further phone hacking from emails from 2005; however, he said he was on holiday when a second batch, from 2003, was studied by juniors members of staff.

(Source: MediaGuardian)

Former News of the World reporter Neville Thurlbeck has accused the newspaper of “withholding information” about the extent of the illegal practice of phone hacking within the newsroom. Read the full story