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News of the World's 'Sex with Diana' story was false, claims Paul Burrell
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2008, 2.20pm
Paul Burrell's solicitors have written to the PCC claiming a News of the World story alleging the former royal butler claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue. By Jemima Kiss (more)

News of the World pays out and apologises to Jordan and Peter Andre
From Media Guardian. Posted July 3 2008, 10.28am
Katie Price and Peter Andre have accepted substantial damages and a public apology at the high court in London today from the News of the World. By Stephen Brook (more)

News of the World holds series of Save our Streets roadshows
From Press Gazette. Posted June 18 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World is holding a series of debates across the country to discuss how Britain should "tackle the violence that is gripping our nation". (more)

Mandy Appleyard to step down as editor of News of the World's Fabulous magazine
From Press Gazette. Posted June 12 2008, 12.00am
Mandy Appleyard, editor of News of the World’s women’s magazine Fabulous, is stepping down four months after its launch. (more)

News of the World's David Gordois: "Travellers had no greater friend"
From Press Gazette. Posted May 29 2008, 12.00am
The funeral is being held tomorrow for award-winning News of the World journalist David Gordois - who has died of cancer. (more)

James Hanning: The News of the World 'hasn't done a single good thing'
From The Independent. Posted May 18 2008, 12.00am
For a mild-mannered, comfortably off former lounge lizard, Peter Burden is remarkably angry. He is so fired up by what he – not a journalist - sees as the News of the World's slide into the gutter that he has written a book about it, setting out in remarkable detail how the paper operates and how indifferent he feels it is to the suffering of those it exposes. (more)

Jordan and Peter Andre sue News of the World over nanny's bad parenting claims
From Press Gazette. Posted May 9 2008, 12.00am
Model Katie Price and her husband Peter Andre have joined forces to sue News Group Newspapers for damages of up to £150,000. (more)

Evening Standard's Robert Jobson named News of the World royal editor
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2008, 8.25am
Evening Standard royal correspondent Robert Jobson is joining the News of the World as royal editor after seven years at the Associated title. By Ben Dowell (more)

Students bag News of the World scoops
From Press Gazette. Posted April 30 2008, 12.00am
Journalism students took the tips learned on a Freedom of Information workshop held at Brighton-based training centre The Journalist Works to bag scoops for the News of the World. (more)

Standard man hired as News of the World royals editor
From Press Gazette. Posted April 29 2008, 12.00am
Evening Standard royal correspondent Robert Jobson has been poached by the News of the World to become its new royals editor. (more)

Rafa Benitez in libel bid against News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is suing News Group Newspapers over a story which appeared in the News of the World. (more)

News of the World in Max Clifford story amends
From Press Gazette. Posted April 17 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World has paid £10,000 to the Chase Children’s Hospice after being sued by publicist Max Clifford. (more)

News of the World claims web traffic surge over Max Mosley sex video
From Media Guardian. Posted April 11 2008, 4.22pm
The News of the World's video of Formula One boss Max Mosley with five prostitutes attracted almost 189,000 unique visitors to its website yesterday, according to figures released by the newspaper. By Tara Conlan (more)

Cherie uses no-win no-fee to sue News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted April 10 2008, 12.00am
With her barrister’s salary, appearances on the lecture circuit and a book deal in the can, it is unlikely Cherie Blair will be pleading poverty any time soon. (more)

Cherie Blair uses no-win no-fee to sue News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted April 10 2008, 12.00am
Press Gazette has learned that Cherie Blair, the wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is taking advantage of a conditional fee agreement to sue the News of the World under a no-win no-fee deal. (more)

News of the World wins right to show video of formula one chief Max Mosley with prostitutes
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 9.52am
The high court has refused to grant an injunction to stop the News of the World showing a video involving F1 boss Max Mosley and five prostitutes on its website. By Jason Deans and Stephen Brook (more)

Judge rules News of the World's Mosley sex tape can go back online
From Press Gazette. Posted April 9 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World has won the right to put a sex video of F1 head Max Mosley back on its website after a judge ruled that it is "so widely accessible" online that an order barring publication "would make very little practical difference". (more)

News of the World wins right to show Max Mosley video
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 8 2008, 11.00pm
Formula one racing boss Max Mosley has had his application for an injunction against of the News of the World denied by the High Court (more)

News of the World in legal battle with Mosley
From Media Guardian. Posted April 7 2008, 11.01am
The News of the World is fighting two legal actions by F1's Max Mosley after it accused him of organising Nazi-style orgies. By Stephen Brook, press correspondent (more)

News Of The World triples its web traffic in a year
From Press Gazette. Posted April 7 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World has tripled its web traffic in the past year, attracting 3.67 unique users, according internal figures released by the paper. (more)

Cherie Blair sues News of the World over 'secret feud' claims
From Media Guardian. Posted April 4 2008, 2.40pm
Cherie Blair has launched libel proceedings against the News of the World over an article claiming she was engaged in a 'secret feud' with Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Cherie Blair to sue News of the World over 'feud' claims
From Press Gazette. Posted April 4 2008, 12.00am
Cherie Blair is suing the News of the World after it published claims of an alleged feud with prime minister Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah. (more)

News of the World takes down Paul Jewell sex video story
From Media Guardian. Posted March 25 2008, 4.49pm
The News of the World's Sunday splash about a Premier League football manager has been removed from its website. By John Plunkett (more)

News of the World pays Arquette damages
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2008, 12.21pm
The News of the World has apologised and paid damages to actor Rosanna Arquette after a false story about drug use. By Stephen Brook (more)

News of the World sales not so Fabulous
From Media Guardian. Posted February 12 2008, 5.01pm
The second issue of the News of the World's glossy magazine Fabulous could not stop sales at the red-top falling by 125,000 copies, according to unofficial figures. By Stephen Brook (more)

News of the World to host Children's Champion Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 12 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World is to host the Children’s Champions Awards in London to celebrate those who make a positive difference to children’s lives. (more)

Video: Ad for News of the World's Fabulous magazine
From Media Guardian. Posted February 1 2008, 2.06pm
The News of the World has released a TV ad, created by Euro RSCG, London to trumpet the launch of its Fabulous magazine (more)

News of the World reveals its plans for Fabulous magazine
From Press Gazette. Posted January 31 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World has brought in big guns from the world of magazines to head up its glossy new supplement. It’s a radical departure from the old Sunday magazine and a bid to attract the big advertisers, says editor Mandy Appleyard (more)

News of the World's Fab mag to offer 'click and buy'
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2008, 4.42pm
The News of the World's new glossy magazine, Fabulous, will be linked to an online shop when it launches this weekend. By Stephen Brook (more)

Sheridan charged with perjury in News of the World defamation case
From Press Gazette. Posted December 17 2007, 12.00am
Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is facing an uncertain future after being charged with perjury following a probe into his defamation case against the News of the World. (more)

New appointments at News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted December 12 2007, 12.00am
News of the World Sunday magazine has made a number of key appointments ahead of a major relaunched due to be unveiled early in the New Year. (more)

News of The World appoints Tim Allan as digital sports editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 10 2007, 12.00am
The newspaper's deputy sports editor will take up his new role in the New Year    (more)

News of the World launches mobile news site
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 30 2007, 12.00am
WAP portal to offer exclusive news stories night before they appear in print edition    (more)

The Sun rules out integration with News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted November 23 2007, 12.00am
Managing editor of The Sun Graham Dudman ruled out merging the paper’s operation with that of the News of the World as the paper revealed this week that digital integration nears completion. (more)

News of the World appoints US editor
From Press Gazette. Posted November 23 2007, 12.00am
The News of the World has appointed Georgina Dickinson as its US editor. (more)

News of the World to cut celeb sting stories, says editor Myler
From Media Guardian. Posted November 5 2007, 4.15pm
The News of the World will run fewer sex and drugs celebrity stings in the future, editor Colin Myler said today. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World eschews 'celebs misbehaving'
From Press Gazette. Posted November 5 2007, 12.00am
News of the World editor Colin Myler has hinted that he is in favour of the paper pursuing a less celebrity-driven news agenda in the wake of the Clive Goodman Royal phone-tapping scandal. (more)

News of the World to keep star features writer
From Media Guardian. Posted October 8 2007, 1.00am
8am: News of the World chief feature writer Jane Atkinson has changed her plans to move to the People. By Tara Conlan. (more)

News of the World Tommy Sheridan appeal on hold
From Press Gazette. Posted September 25 2007, 12.00am
An appeal against Tommy Sheridan's libel victory against the News of the World has been put on hold. (more)

New columnist for News of the World
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 21 2007, 12.00am
Former Sunday Mirror writer Carole Malone joins the staff    (more)

Ulkira Jonsson's News of the World column to end
From Media Guardian. Posted September 19 2007, 1.00am
10.45am: Ulrika Jonsson's News of the World column is to end, with the Sunday Mirror's Carole Malone taking over. By Tara Conlan. (more)

News of the World mag turns Fabulous
From Media Guardian. Posted September 7 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: The News of the World plans to call its revamped colour magazine Fabulous. By Stephen Brook. (more)

New chief sports writer for News of the World
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 3 2007, 11.05am
Andy Dunn leaves the People to take new role   (more)

People chief sports writer joins News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted September 3 2007, 12.00am
The People's chief sports writer Andy Dunn has been poached to do the same job at the News of the World. (more)

Former News of the World editor felt 'huge responsibility' for Diana's death
From Media Guardian. Posted August 20 2007, 1.00am
Former News of the World chief Phil Hall has become the first tabloid editor to say that he felt a 'huge responsibility' for Princess Diana's death. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Former News of the World editor felt 'huge responsibility' for Princess Diana's death
From Media Guardian. Posted August 20 2007, 1.00am
Former News of the World chief Phil Hall has become the first tabloid editor to say that he felt a 'huge responsibility' for Princess Diana's death. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Sally Eyden to dep edit News of the World mag
From Press Gazette. Posted August 16 2007, 12.00am
Sally Eyden is to become deputy editor of the News of the World’s Sunday magazine. (more)

News of the World appoints deputy editor for Sunday magazine
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 7 2007, 1.43pm
Sally Eyden to take up the new role   (more)

News of the World Sunday hires deputy
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2007, 1.00am
1.30pm: The Daily's Mirror's Sally Eyden has been appointed deputy editor of the News of the World's Sunday magazine. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World appoints sports editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 20 2007, 8.43am
Chief sports columnist leaves The People to take role   (more)

News of the World hires James Mellor as news editor
From Media Guardian. Posted July 19 2007, 1.00am
2pm: James Mellor, the Sunday Telegraph's deputy news editor, is to join the News of the World as news editor. By Ben Dowell. (more)

McCarthy named News of the World sports editor
From Press Gazette. Posted July 19 2007, 12.00am
The News of the World has appointed the People’s chief sports columnist of seven years, Paul McCarthy, as its sports editor. (more)

Polly Graham leaves News of the World
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2007, 1.00am
9.30am: News of the World film critic and showbiz editor Polly Graham has left the paper to go freelance. By Jason Deans. (more)

Jane Atkinson leaves News of the World for the People
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2007, 1.00am
4.45pm: Jane Atkinson, the News of the World chief feature writer, is joining rival newspaper the People. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World appoints editor for woman's weekly
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 4 2007, 4.10pm
Mandy Appleyard joins News of the World's Sunday magazine from Emap   (more)

Appleyard to edit News of the World's Sunday magazine
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2007, 1.00am
2.15pm: Mandy Appleyard has been appointed editor of the News of the World's Sunday magazine. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Emap's Jane Johnson joins News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted June 13 2007, 12.00am
Jane Johnson has been announced as the new deputy editor of the News of the World. (more)

Apprentice star Katie Hopkins signs News of the World deal
From Media Guardian. Posted June 7 2007, 1.00am
The News of the World is understood to have paid around £40,000 for Katie Hopkins' story. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

News of the World in the clear over Clive Goodman case
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2007, 1.00am
8am: The PCC has effectively cleared the News of the World of any illegal conspiracy in the royal phone-hacking scandal. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Sun and News of the World mergers mooted
From Media Guardian. Posted March 13 2007, 12.00am
12.30pm: The Sun and News of the World should merge some operations, a meeting of senior News International execs was told. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World ditches Clive Goodman
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2007, 12.00am
8am: News International has severed ties with former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman. By Stephen Brook. (more)

PCC lecture for News of the World journalists on ethics
From Press Gazette. Posted February 20 2007, 12.00am
Press Complaints Commission director Tim Toulmin is today due to give journalists at the News of the World a seminar on undercover journalism and privacy. (more)

Press Complaints Commission to hold seminar at News of the World
From Media Guardian. Posted February 16 2007, 12.00am
1.30pm: Colin Myler has asked the Press Complaints Commission to come and talk to its journalists. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

PCC raps News of the World but spares Mail over affair story
From Press Gazette. Posted February 14 2007, 3.03pm
The Press Complaints Commission has ruled the News of the World breached a woman's privacy by reporting "intimate" details of her affair – but has cleared the Daily Mail of any wrong-doing over its reporting of the same story. (more)

News of the World ed lays down law..only in PG
From Press Gazette. Posted February 8 2007, 10.25am
News of the World ed lays down law to staff...Info Chief's "unqualified apology" to Sunday title only in Press Gazette (more)

Only in PG magazine: News of the World editor lays down law
From Press Gazette. Posted February 8 2007, 10.25am
News of the World ed lays down law to staff...Info Chief's "unqualified apology" to Sunday title only in Press Gazette (more)

Rupert Murdoch defends integrity of News of the World journalists
From Media Guardian. Posted February 7 2007, 12.00am
3.30pm: Rupert Murdoch has defended the integrity of News of the World's journalism following the Goodman affair. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Special report: News of the World phone tap row
From Press Gazette. Posted January 29 2007, 1.06pm
Special report on the News of the World phone-tap row - the jailing of a reporter and the resignation of an editor. (more)

News of the World overhauled informant policy
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2007, 12.00am
11.30am: While Clive Goodman was breaking the law, News of the World staff were warned over secretly paying informants. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Colin Myler new News of the World ed as Coulson quits
From Press Gazette. Posted January 26 2007, 8.44pm
News of the World editor Andy Coulson has resigned following the jailing of his Royal editor Clive Goodman for four months after being found guilty of intercepting the phone messages of the Royals. (more)

Phone tap private eye had £104k contract with News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted January 26 2007, 12.54pm
The royal editor of the News of the World and a private investigator tapped into several hundred messages on the mobile phones of Royal Family aides, the Old Bailey heard today. (more)

News of the World paid investigator £100,000 a year in Clive Goodman case
From Media Guardian. Posted January 26 2007, 12.00am
2pm update: The News of the World paid a private investigator £100,000 a year, the sentencing hearing for royal editor Clive Goodman was told today. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

News of the World editor quits
From Media Guardian. Posted January 26 2007, 12.00am
7.30pm update: Andy Coulson, the News of the World editor, resigned today after the royal editor of his paper was jailed for tapping royal phone messages. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World's online editor promoted
From Press Gazette. Posted January 4 2007, 6.01pm
News of the World online editor Bill Akass has been promoted to assistant editor (digital). (more)

News of the World promotes Bill Akass
From Media Guardian. Posted January 4 2007, 12.00am
4pm: The News of the World has promoted online editor Bill Akass to the post of assistant editor (digital). By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World faces Press Complaints Commission scrutiny
From Media Guardian. Posted January 2 2007, 12.00am
3.15pm: The PCC is to quiz News of the World editor Andy Coulson over the royal phone tapping affair. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World offers £250,000 reward over Ipswich murders
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2006, 12.00am
12.30pm: The News of the World has offered a reward to catch the person responsible the Ipswich murders. By John Plunkett. (more)

Police say News of the World could drive perverts underground
From Press Gazette. Posted December 12 2006, 3.15pm
Paedophiles could be driven underground if the media continue to publish details of their whereabouts, a police force warned today. (more)

News of the World's Coulson apologises
From Media Guardian. Posted November 29 2006, 12.00am
2.15pm update: News of the World editor Andy Coulson has said the actions of his royal editor were 'entirely wrong'. By Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World's Goodman to stand trial in July
From Press Gazette. Posted November 17 2006, 10.39am
The royal editor of the News of the World is due to stand trial at the Old Bailey in July next year on mobile phone hacking charges. (more)

News of the World's Goodman faces Old Bailey trial
From Media Guardian. Posted November 17 2006, 12.00am
10.30am: News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman is likely to face trial at the Old Bailey on July 23 for phone tapping staff of the Prince of Wales. By Jemima Kiss. (more)

News of the World 'hacked Sun tip-off line'
From Media Guardian. Posted November 3 2006, 12.00am
6pm update: Rivalry between the News of the World and the Sun stepped up a notch this week with claims the Sunday tabloid had gained access to the Sun's new text tip-off number. By Tara Conlan and Stephen Brook. (more)

News of the World in fresh Sheridan claims
From Media Guardian. Posted October 9 2006, 1.00am
The Scottish News of the World yesterday published more claims about Tommy Sheridan, alleging a video shows him admitting he visited a swingers' club. (more)

Sheridan hits back at News of the World
From Media Guardian. Posted October 3 2006, 1.00am
4.30pm: Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan today accused the News of the World of trying to 'destroy' him because it despised him and other socialists. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Scot News of the World ed takes stand in Sheridan libel trial
From Press Gazette. Posted July 31 2006, 3.01pm
The Scottish editor of the News of the World today told a jury he had not bought the story of a woman who claims she had an affair with Tommy Sheridan. (more)

News of the World defends methods as "dirty bomb" trio acquitted
From Press Gazette. Posted July 25 2006, 12.40pm
The News of the World has said it is "disappointed" by the outcome of today's "dirty bomb" trial. Today three men were acquitted of conspiring to buy red mercury, following an undercover News of the World investigation. (more)

News of the World dirty bomb trial verdict to wait until Monday
From Press Gazette. Posted July 21 2006, 2.43pm
The verdict in the News of the World dirty bomb trial is not now expected until Monday at the earliest - 12 days after the jury retired. (more)

Ripper's PCC threat against the News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted May 8 2006, 10.38am
The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, has threatened to take the News of the World to the Press Complaints Commission. (more)

News of the World could sue website over Cole "gay orgy" story
From Press Gazette. Posted March 13 2006, 4.25pm
Pink News, the website at the heart of the Ashley Cole "gay orgy" libel saga, has been told that it could be sued by the News of the World. (more)

Posh and Becks drop libel case against the News of the World
From Press Gazette. Posted March 9 2006, 11.39am
David and Victoria Beckham have dropped a libel action against the News of the World avoiding what would have been one of the most high-profile libel trials of recent years. (more)