The closure of the News of the World was brought about by the explosion of the phone-hacking scandal when it was revealed that it had hacked the mobile phone of MillyDowler

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It's the Reminder that Counts

Printed as headline in front pages of papers and websites around the world, Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World has come to its demise. The July 10 issue became the final edition of the 168-year-old tabloid as the journalists bid farewell to readers and apologized for letting them down because of the recent allegations thrown to the iconic news brand. News Corporation, which owns the paper, announced its closure after a series of controversial issues linked to NOTW.

The closure of the News of the World was brought about by the explosion of the phone-hacking scandal when it was revealed that it had hacked the mobile phone of MillyDowler after her abduction and murder in 2002 and NOTW operatives had deleted messages which made the girl's parents hope that their daughter was still alive. Parents of young murder victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman became targets of hacking as well. Other potential phone-hacking cases linked to the tabloid were victims of London's bombings, families of soldiers killed in war and even Michael Mansfield QC, inquest lawyer of Princess Diana. Mobile phones of celebrities and politicians had been hacked also