Disgraced royal correspondent Clive Goodman's letter says phone hacking was 'widely discussed' at NoW meetings

The News of the World's former royal correspondent, Clive Goodman, who was jailed over phone hacking. A letter from him claims phone hacking was widely discussed at the paper. Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesRupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and their former editor Andy Coulson all face embarrassing new allegations of dishonesty and cover-up...

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A mother who reported her own daughter to police after suspecting her of involvement in the London riots wept yesterday after a court refused to grant the teenager bail.

Chelsea Ives, 18, who was an Olympic ambassador, allegedly threw bricks at a police car during violence in Enfield on Sunday 7 August.Yesterday as the promising athlete was remanded in custody at Highbury Magistrates Court, her mother Adrienne wept uncontrollably.Miss Ives, of Leytonstone, east London, allegedly boasted that she had had "the best day ever", following the riots.But after watching a report of the disturbances on the news, her mother contacted the police to say she believed her daughter had been involved.She previously described her...

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Unemployment among women soars by 20%

WOMEN now make up almost one-third of Scotland’s unemployed, with the latest figures revealing that the number of females out of work north of the Border has soared 20% in the past 12 months.The figures released by the Office for National Statistics reveal that 47,000 women aged 16 and over in Scotland are now claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) out of a total claimant count of 146,900. The figure compares with 39,000 in July 2010.&nb...

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