Dozens more phone-hacking legal claims launched

News Group Newspapers is facing 46 new claims in the phone-hacking civil litigation, including from footballer Wayne Rooney and Sir John Major's former daughter-in-law Emma Noble.

Lawyers said they also included Cherie Blair and politician Nigel Farage.

At the High Court, Mr Justice Vos is deciding issues concerned with a second wave of litigation over phone hacking.

Hugh Tomlinson QC said there were 4,791 potential victims in total, of whom the police had contacted 1,892 people.

There is a trial date of February 2013 for any cases that are not settled in advance.

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