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British prime minister David Cameron allowed his former spokesman Andy Coulson, the ex-editor of the now-defunct "News of the World" tabloid, access to some of the British government's most sensitive secrets without full security clearance, the Leveson Inquiry is told.
2012-05-10

Rupert Murdoch gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry, claiming former British Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown "declared war" on his organisation after "The Sun" newspaper came out in support of the Conservatives in 2009, an allegation denied by Brown.
2012-04-25

Appearing before the Leveson Inquiry, James Murdoch tells the hearing that News International's corporate systems failed to pick up on legal issues posed by its news gathering techniques.
2012-04-24

The United States investigates dozens of its troops in Afghanistan in relation to use and distribution of heroin, morphine or other opiates during 2010 and 2011 as the U.S. military struggles to watch its far-flung troops and monitor for substance abuse.
2012-04-22

Former "Daily Mirror" journalist James Hipwell tells the Leveson Inquiry that phone hacking was a "bog standard journalistic tool" at the paper.
2011-12-21

Former editor of "The Sun" and the "News of the World" Piers Morgan is called to give evidence before the Leveson Inquiry, and will appear next week.
2011-12-15

The Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking gets underway in London.
2011-11-14

Lord Justice Leveson sets out some of the details of the forthcoming inquiry into the phone hacking affair, which will begin in September.
2011-07-28

Former "Daily Mirror" editor Piers Morgan says comments he made in 2009 on BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs" do not suggest he printed stories obtained through illegal reporting. In the programme, he had spoken of "running the results" of work by third parties who did "rake through bins... tap people's phones".
2011-07-27

Claims of phone hacking at the "Daily Mirror" and other Trinity Mirror publications are made by former "Mirror" journalist James Hipwell.
2011-07-23