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News International shuts down the British newspaper the "News of the World", as a result of a phone hacking affair, with the final edition coming out Sunday.
2011-07-7

News International uncovers emails indicating that thousands of pounds were paid to Metropolitan Police officers by News International staff for information.
2011-07-6

Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, calls the allegations "deplorable and unacceptable".
2011-07-6

"The Daily Telegraph" reports that phones belonging to the relatives of British soldiers killed in combat were hacked.
2011-07-6

David Cameron and Ed Miliband condemn the continuing revelations concerning the "News of the World"{{'}}s alleged hacking activities.
2011-07-5

Ford Motor Company announces it is pulling all advertising from the "News of the World" tabloid following reports that it allegedly hacked the voicemail of murdered 13-year-old schoolgirl Milly Dowler; mobile communications company T-Mobile, Currys and PC World all consider joining Ford.
2011-07-5

British tabloid the "News of the World" faces fresh allegations linking it to hacking activities, this time after it emerges that the mobile phone of murdered 13-year-old schoolgirl Milly Dowler was interfered with and messages left by relatives were deleted. This gave relatives the false impression that Milly Dowler was still alive when she was not.
2011-07-5

Colin Stagg, the man who was falsely accused of Rachel Nickell's 1992 murder on Wimbledon Common, is informed that he too had his phone hacked by the "News of the World", as many as six years after he was acquitted. Robert Napper later admitted responsibility.
2011-07-5

Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the centre of the allegations, apologises for any hurt he has caused.
2011-07-5

It is revealed that police have contacted the parents of murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman amid concerns that the "News of the World" tabloid also hacked them.
2011-07-5