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[ChezGiven]

http://www.guardian....d-news-of-world

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Paperwork seen by the Guardian reveals that they paid a Hampshire private investigator, Steve Whittamore, to obtain home addresses and, where necessary, ex-directory phone numbers for any families called Dowler in the Walton area. The three addresses Whittamore found could be obtained lawfully on the electoral register. The two ex-directory numbers, however, were "blagged" illegally from British Telecom's confidential records by one of Whittamore's associates, John Gunning, who works from a base in Wiltshire. One of the ex-directory numbers was attributed by Whittamore to Milly's family home.

Then, with the help of its own full-time private investigator, Glenn Mulcaire, the News of the World started illegally intercepting mobile phone messages. Scotland Yard is now investigating evidence that the paper hacked directly into the voicemail of the missing girl's own phone. As her friends and parents called and left messages imploring Milly to get in touch with them, the News of the World was listening and recording their every private word.

But the journalists at the News of the World then encountered a problem. Milly's voicemail box filled up and would accept no more messages. Apparently thirsty for more information from more voicemails, the News of the World intervened – and deleted the messages that had been left in the first few days after her disappearance. According to one source, this had a devastating effect: when her friends and family called again and discovered that her voicemail had been cleared, they concluded that this must have been done by Milly herself and, therefore, that she must still be alive. But she was not. The interference created false hope and extra agony for those who were misled by it.

The Dowler family then granted an exclusive interview to the News of the World in which they talked about their hope, quite unaware that it had been falsely kindled by the newspaper's own intervention

Hope they call off the BSkyB deal.

[manc-mag]

High time that people stopped buying tabloids tbf. Fucking disgusting.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt]

Predictable more than shocking, given all we've heard about certain papers.

[snakehips]

manc-mag, on Jul 4 2011, 10:52 PM, said:

High time that people stopped buying tabloids tbf. Fucking disgusting.

This.

When I heard on the six o'clock news about these scum tapping the Dowler's phone, my imediate thought was I hoped folk would stop buying NOTW, but your suggestion is much, much better.

[Monroe Transfer]

manc-mag, on Jul 4 2011, 10:52 PM, said:

High time that people stopped buying tabloids tbf. Fucking disgusting.

Bit unfair on some of them tbh. They're all a joke but this is something else. It's simply pure, unadulterated evil.

[Monkeys Fist]

That is absolutely deplorable.
Whichever low life gave the go ahead for this ought to drummed out of the business.


… but they won't be.

[JawD]

Fucking hell, how low will these people go for their precious "story".

[ChezGiven]

"Despicable and evil acts" "Parliament misled"

A few major newspapers have hardly reported on this until now. This story may make the front page of The Times though.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt]

Monkeys Fist, on Jul 4 2011, 11:03 PM, said:

That is absolutely deplorable.
Whichever low life gave the go ahead for this ought to drummed out of the business.


… but they won't be.

No doubt there's more stuff of this nature that we haven't heard about. Perhaps not as abhorrent as this particular case, but still illegal.

[Park Life]

Need a mahoosive fine of biblical proportions to desuade any future hi-jinx.

10m or so...Against the paper.

[Monroe Transfer]

Monkeys Fist, on Jul 4 2011, 11:03 PM, said:

That is absolutely deplorable.
Whichever low life gave the go ahead for this ought to drummed out of the business.

The current UK chief executive of News International, no less.

edit; ... probably.

Edited by Tecato, 04 July 2011 - 10:11 PM.

[Monroe Transfer]

This says it all.

The Sun's coverage of this story, today:

[Kitman]

Disgusting

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt]

Tecato, on Jul 4 2011, 11:16 PM, said:

This says it all.

The Sun's coverage of this story, today:

How fitting that a weapons-grade cunt like Kelvin Mckenzie has his mug right next to it, a man that was applauded on QT in the past year for his bile. It doesn't reflect well on our culture, that people like this can make a good living out of supposed journalism.

[ChezGiven]

Doesnt make it on to the front page of The Sun, Mirror, Mail, Express or Star.

[Happy Face]

ChezGiven, on Jul 4 2011, 11:33 PM, said:

Doesnt make it on to the front page of The Sun, Mirror, Mail, Express or Star.

Shame really as it calls for an express style campaign of shameless magnitude to get the notw banned. The guardian couldn't  whip up an ounce of hysteria, fake or  otherwise, even if you gave them evidence of polish Nazi lesbians colluding with prince Philip to kill Diana

Edited by Happy Face, 04 July 2011 - 10:40 PM.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt]

Happy Face, on Jul 4 2011, 11:39 PM, said:

The guardian couldn't  whip up an ounce of hysteria, fake or  otherwise, even if you gave them evidence of polish Nazi lesbians colluding with prince Philip to kill Diana

[Kitman]

ChezGiven, on Jul 5 2011, 10:33 AM, said:

Doesnt make it on to the front page of The Sun, Mirror, Mail, Express or Star.

probably a case of glass houses with that lot

[ChezGiven]

Happy Face, on Jul 4 2011, 11:39 PM, said:

ChezGiven, on Jul 4 2011, 11:33 PM, said:

Doesnt make it on to the front page of The Sun, Mirror, Mail, Express or Star.

Shame really as it calls for an express style campaign of shameless magnitude to get the notw banned. The guardian couldn't  whip up an ounce of hysteria, fake or  otherwise, even if you gave them evidence of polish Nazi lesbians colluding with prince Philip to kill Diana

If it was full of people who thought like that they probably would have never got round to investigating it.

[ChezGiven]

Any pics of Polish Nazi Lesbians are welcome btw.