Independent UK: James Murdoch 'was told of hack email'

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The former legal chief of News Group Newspapers today told MPs he was "certain" he told James Murdoch about an explosive email which proved that knowledge of phone-hacking was more widespread at the News of the World than the company had claimed.

Mr Murdoch Jr, who was then chief executive of NoW publishers News International, has previously told the Commons Culture Committee he was not aware of the notorious "For Neville" document, which blew apart the company's stance that hacking was the fault of a single rogue reporter - former royal correspondent Clive Goodman.

Former NGN legal manager Tom Crone today told the committee he informed Mr Murdoch about the document - a transcript of hacked private information about Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor - in a 15-minute meeting, also attended by then NoW editor Colin Myler in 2008.

However, he said he could not remember whether he had shown him a copy of the email. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/james-murdoch-was-told-of-hack-email-2350061.html

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1. The email itself

was in the possession of Scotland Yard . That was NOWT's first knowledge of it and as such NOWT were not in a position to cover it up.

You really need to read the complete transcript to follow this in sequence. Its here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14801587 Turn the sound down if you get the video - they've adjourned for now and its picking up walkie talkie stuff.