A senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence was on the payroll of The Sun for almost a decade, prosecutors claimed yesterday as they charged the former editor of Britain's best-selling newspaper, Rebekah Brooks, and its chief reporter with plotting to bribe public officials.

David Cameron’s former communications director, Andy Coulson, conspired to bribe public officials to secure the phone numbers of the Royal Family, according to the charges against him announced today.

A senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence was on the payroll of the Sun for almost a decade, prosecutors claimed as they charged the former editor of Britain’s best-selling newspaper, Rebekah Brooks, and its chief reporter with plotting to bribe public officials.

Our diarist wonders if Nadine Dorries' excuse for a jungle getaway holds water, and if there'll be apologies to Lord McAlpine from some parliamentary tweeters

Pressure grows on Cameron to publish communications with Rebekah Brooks

Commercial espionage became a possible motive for phone hacking today after a top City PR firm said attempts may have been made to access the voicemails of executives who were advising on media takeovers.

The Daily Mirror bought mobile phone numbers and PIN codes used to access voicemails from a private investigations agency linked to Jonathan Rees, a notorious figure who also had contracts with the News of the World, i can reveal.

Invoices show executive regularly paid for voicemail codes from disgraced private eye

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is eyeing up the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers as he looks to prove there is still money to be made out of print.

Cameron refuses to give further details on Brooks correspondence in reply to Labour deputy leader

David Cameron is under pressure to release private emails exchanged with Rebekah Brooks that he has withheld from the Leveson Inquiry, after extraordinary scenes in the House of Commons in which he refused to answer a question on the issue.

Labour says Downing Street must show there is no cover-up over News Corp messages

News Corp shareholders call for the roles of chairman and chief executive to be separated

Hacking inquiry may be delayed after Murdoch firm admits to 'technical issues' with data search