Credit: Stephen Kosloff on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Dangerous assignment deaths 'highest on record' A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists finds that at least 43 journalists were killed this year 'in direct relation to their work', with 16 of those on 'dangerous assignments' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Tabloid Girl author explains 'heightened reality' tales Appearing before the Leveson inquiry former News of the World reporter Sharon Marshall says some accounts in the book are 'dramatisations' and based on 'pub anecdotes' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Ian West/PA News Leveson inquiry: Piers Morgan denies hacking allegations Former Daily Mirror editor challenges former staff member's allegations about hacking and refuses to give evidence about source of Heather Mills voicemail tape he admitted listening to By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Ian West/PA News News of the World publisher settles hacking claims News Group Newspapers confirms out of court settlements with Mark Oaten, Ulrika Jonsson, Abi Titmuss, Michelle Milburn, Paul Dadge, James Hewitt, and Calum Best By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
News Union chief: 'Appalling culture of bullying' at NoW Steve Turner, general secretary of the British Association of Journalists, criticises News International over refusal to recognise independent unions By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
News Hoare 'named eight NoW staff linked to hacking' Independent on Sunday deputy editor James Hanning describes meetings with News of the World whistleblower Sean Hoare, including allegations that the tabloid paid £400 for rival newslists and that 'no one was off limits' from hacking By Joel Gunter • 4 min read
Credit: Chris Radburn/PA News NoW whistleblower's brother: Hacking was 'routine' at the Sun Stuart Hoare, brother of the late Sean Hoare who spoke out about alleged wrongdoing at the News of the World, tells the Leveson inquiry he claimed phone hacking was 'routine' at the Sun By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
News Guardian to cut daily standalone sport section Tuesday to Friday sports sections and Film & Music pullout to be folded into main newspaper, alongside other reductions in pagination announced today By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
News Editor of Northcliffe's Exeter Express & Echo resigns Marc Astley departs regional title, one of four Northcliffe newspapers recently switched from a daily to a weekly, with no replacement announced By Joel Gunter • 1 min read
Credit: Still from BBC Newsnight News Private eye describes NoW instruction to pose as journalist Derek Webb tells Leveson inquiry how the News of the World's chief reporter told him there had been a 'hiccup' with the use of investigators and he would need to pose as a journalist By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
Credit: Kristine Lowe News Coverage of July attack breached code, finds Norway PCC Norwegian press complaints commission finds coverage by two newspapers in breach of ethical codes, but clears four other news outlets By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Image taken from BBC Newsnight News Nick Davies: 'Everybody accepted Dowler story was true' Guardian reporter Nick Davies told BBC Newsnight it was 'to everybody's surprise' when it emerged that 'one element' of his story on the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone 'is now in doubt' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
