Timeline: how the scandal that led to Andy Coulson's resignation developed

Timeline: how the scandal that led to Andy Coulson's resignation developed | Media | guardian.co.uk

Private contractors were used to, illegally, hack the phones of the rich and famous to hear their gossip and indiscretions. These would then be published as fabulous scoops. But too many scoops led to people began to twig what was happening and complained.