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Hunting the phone hackers

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Police insist there is no need for an investigation into claims of tapping private calls. But Andy Davies finds that some journalists are still involved with illegal phone hacking.

'Phone hack' investigation row escalates

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As police rule out a further inquiry into claims that public figures had their phones tapped, the director of public prosecutions announces that all the evidence is to be re-examined. Gary Gibbon reports.

'No police action' on phone hack claims

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As David Cameron defends Tory party communications director Andy Coulson, Scotland Yard's assistant commissioner, John Yates, announces there will be "no further investigation" of allegations of phone tapping by the News of the World.

Murdoch group pays £1m over 'phone hacks'

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The Guardian is reporting that two to three thousand public figures had their phones hacked into by the News of the World. Secret out of court settlements have so far reached a £1m. Andy Davies reports.

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