Author Archives: Lisa O'Carroll
‘Daily Express right quit to PCC because it failed to stop McCann libels’
Paper’s editor tells Leveson inquiry that regulator was not proactive enough in preventing excesses in press coverageThe editor of the Daily Express has justified its decision to quit the Press Complaints Commission by complaining that the press body f… Continue reading
Paul Dacre had hand in accusing Hugh Grant of smears, Leveson inquiry hears
Dacre was involved in drafting statement following Grant’s claim that Mail on Sunday could have hacked his phonePaul Dacre, the Associated Newspapers editor-in-chief, had a hand in the drafting of the Daily Mail publisher’s statement accusing Hugh Gran… Continue reading
Mail on Sunday used investigator after he was charged, editor admits
Peter Wright tells Leveson inquiry that paper did not stop using Steve Whittamore until 18 months after he was arrestedThe Mail on Sunday continued to use a private investigator after he was charged with illegally obtaining private information includi… Continue reading
Independent editor: Johann Hari scandal ‘severely damaged’ paper
Chris Blackhurst admits that plagiarism caused ‘shock’, and reveals columnist is to return in four to five weeksThe plagiarism scandal involving columnist and interviewer Johann Hari “severely damaged” the reputation of the Independent, the paper’s edi… Continue reading
Sun’s switch to Tories was ‘group decision’, says editor
Dominic Mohan tells Leveson inquiry he does not speak daily to Rupert Murdoch, unlike predecessor Kelvin MacKenzieThe Sun’s decision to back the Conservative party in the 2010 general election was not taken by Rupert Murdoch, but was a “group decision”… Continue reading
Leveson inquiry: thieves stole photos from Pippa Middleton to sell to Sun
Royal editor says Sun helped police catch criminals who had photos of Kate and WilliamTwo men who stole a memory stick from Pippa Middleton were rumbled after they tried to sell photographs they found of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in her handbag… Continue reading
Leveson inquiry: Sun picture editor regrets McCann media scrum
John Edwards says he feels sympathy for toddler’s parents over press mob they faced when they returned home from PortugalThe picture editor of the Sun has expressed regret about the media scrum that awaited Madeleine McCann’s parents when they returned… Continue reading
Sun editor Dominic Mohan due before Leveson inquiry
Paper’s royal editor and Bizarre column editor also set to give evidence along with former editor Kelvin MacKenzieThe ethics of the Sun newsroom will come under public scrutiny at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday when the Leveson inquiry into medi… Continue reading
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks’s former PA arrested
Woman arrested by detectives on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice understood to be Cheryl CarterThe long-serving personal assistant to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is understood to have been arrested b… Continue reading
Woman arrested in phone hacking investigation
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justiceA 47-year-old woman was arrested on Friday under Operation Weeting, the Scotland Yard investigation into phone hacking.She was taken into custody in Essex… Continue reading