The voicemail messages of a murdered British schoolgirl were "most likely" deleted automatically, contradicting a key claim in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, police told the official inquiry.
News International set out details on Friday of its compensation scheme for victims of phone hacking, as one of the firm's journalists was arrested for paying police.
LOS ANGELES — News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch told angry shareholders on Friday that there was "simply no excuse" for the phone-hacking scandal in Britain and vowed to "put things right."
Former prime minister Tony Blair Tuesday described phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. as "despicable", but said he did not believe it had happened to him.
Police faced new allegations Sunday that officers leaked details about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch's felled News of the World tabloid.
LONDON — Police in London faced new allegations on Sunday that officers leaked details about terror attack victims and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler to journalists at the felled News of the World tabloid.
