Phone-hacking probe: Key people

Rupert Murdoch	Chief exec, News Corporation	Reported to be enforcing a "zero-tolerance" attitude to journalists and executives found to have carried out phone hacking. News International has issued what it describes as an "unreserved apology" and an admission of liability in cases meeting "specific criteria".
Rebekah Brooks (nee Wade)	Chief exec, News International	Rebekah Brooks - a former NoW editor - is a key figure in Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper empire. Scotland Yard is considering a criminal investigation after Mrs Brooks told a Commons committe in 2003 that journalists "had paid police for information in the past". She has since denied "knowledge of any specific cases". Mrs Brooks was the NoW editor when voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's mobile phone were allegedly intercepted.
Andy Coulson	NoW editor 2003-07	Resigned as NoW editor following the convictions of ex-NoW royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire. Became PM David Cameron's spokesman but quit in January 2011 saying ongoing hacking claims were distracting him from his job. Mr Coulson denies any knowledge about the practice at the paper and was interviewed by police as a witness in Nov 2010.
Clive Goodman	Ex-NoW royal editor	Jailed for four months for phone hacking. He admitted unlawfully intercepting hundreds of telephone voicemail messages received by three members of staff at Buckingham Palace.
Glenn Mulcaire	Private investigator	Jailed for six months for phone hacking in January 2007. Admitted unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages received by three royal aides. Also convicted of intercepting voicemail of a number of public figures, including publicist Max Clifford, Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes and actress Elle MacPherson. In February, a judge said Mulcaire would have to provide evidence in the breach of privacy cases brought by comedian and actor Steve Coogan and sports pundit Andy Gray. And in July, allegations emerged he had also hacked into Milly Dowler's mobile phone.
Ian Edmondson	Ex-NoW assistant editor (news)	Suspended and then sacked. He was identified in court documents as having instructed Mulcaire to access phone messages. He was sacked after an internal inquiry found "highly damaging evidence", a source said. He was arrested on 5 April on suspicion of unlawfully intercepting mobile phone voicemail messages, and released on bail until September 2011.
Neville Thurlbeck	NoW chief reporter	Named by Labour MP Tom Watson in January as one of three journalists who should be investigated. In 2009, police told MPs that he had not been interviewed because there was no evidence linking him to the case. Arrested on 5 April on suspicion of unlawfully intercepting mobile phone voicemail messages, and released on bail until September 2011.
James Weatherup	Ex-NoW reporter	Arrested on 14 April on suspicion of conspiracy to unlawfully intercept communications. He was released on bail until September 2011.
Sean Hoare	Ex-NoW reporter	Told the New York Times the practice of phone hacking was more widespread at NoW than had been previously admitted. Claimed Mr Coulson personally asked him to do it when he was editor.
Paul McMullan	Ex-NoW deputy features editor	Claimed Mr Coulson would have known phone hacking was something his reporters did.
Alex Marunchak	Ex-NoW Irish edition editor	In 2006, obtained e-mails hacked into by a private detective, according to the BBC's Panorama. The messages belonged to an ex-British intelligence officer. Denies receiving "any unlawfully obtained material".
Other journalists
Laura Elston	Press Association news agency royal reporter	Arrested as part of police investigations. Released on bail until October.
Claims settled
Sienna Miller	Actress	Formally settled for £100,000 damages and costs, after the paper admitted liability over the hacking of several phones. The News of the World's owner apologised at London's High Court for what it called the "harassment and distress" it had caused.
Gordon Taylor	PFA chief executive	Brought private case against the paper in 2008, and received settlement worth a reported £700,000.
Andy Gray	Television presenter	Accepted £20,000 in damages from News Group Newspapers (NGN) in compensation plus undisclosed costs for voicemail interceptions.
Jo Armstrong	PFA legal adviser	Reported to have received damages after allegedly having phone hacked.
Max Clifford	Publicist	Brought private case against the paper in 2008, and received settlement worth a reported £1m.
John Hewison	Lawyer acting for PFA	Reached a settlement with News International for breach of privacy for an undisclosed sum.
Seeking judicial review against Metropolitan Police
Brian Paddick	Ex-Met Police deputy assistant commissioner	Seeking judicial review into police's handling of information about phone hacking. Believes his phone has been hacked by a newspaper.
Chris Bryant	Ex-Labour minister	Believes he was a hacking victim. Said it was "inconceivable" Mr Coulson could not have known phones were being hacked when he was editor. One of the four selected test cases to be brought to the High Court in January.
Brendan Montague	Freelance journalist	Seeking judicial review. Claims to have been hacked.
Lord Prescott	Ex-deputy prime minister	Claims police failed to carry out effective investigation. Says police found a piece of paper with his name on it at Mulcaire's office, alongside "two self-billing tax invoices for £250 each from News International Supply Company Ltd". Says later that police have told him they have "significant new evidence" and will be contacting a number of potential new victims.
Taking legal action over alleged phone hacking
Steve Coogan	Actor and comedian	Won High Court order for police to disclose documents relating to him and his mobile phone, including those seized from Mulcaire.
Sky Andrew	Agent	Suing NoW for breach of privacy. The BBC understands that he is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International. One of the four selected test cases to be brought to the High Court in January.
Nicola Phillips	Assistant to Max Clifford	Suing NoW. The BBC understands that she is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International.
Kelly Hoppen	Interior designer	Stepmother of Sienna Miller. Suing NoW. The BBC understands that she is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International, but only in relation to part of her claims. One of the four selected test cases to be brought to the High Court in January.
Chris Tarrant	Television presenter	Suing NoW.
George Galloway	Former MP	The former Respect MP for Bethnal Green in London is suing the NoW, claiming his voicemail was illegally intercepted between Feb 2005 and Aug 2006.
Kieren Fallon	Jockey	Suing NoW.
Tessa Jowell	Former Olympics Minister	Her mobile phone company informed her someone had tried to access her voicemail. She has reported it to the police. The BBC understands that she is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International.
Leslie Ash and Lee Chapman	Actress and former footballer	The couple are preparing legal action over fears their phone messages were intercepted while she battled a hospital superbug.
Joan Hammell	Former aide to John Prescott	The BBC understands that she is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International.
David Mills	Lawyer and estranged husband of Tessa Jowell	The BBC understands he is one of the main claimants who has been offered a settlement by News International.
Ryan Giggs	Footballer	Launched legal action against the NoW over claims his mobile phone had been hacked, according to his lawyer.
Jude Law	Actor	An alleged victim. One of the four selected test cases to be brought to the High Court in January.
Paul Gascoigne	Ex-footballer	An alleged victim. One of the four selected test cases to be brought to the High Court in January.

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