 Globe and Mail | Phone hacking: timeline of a scandal Telegraph.co.uk The key events in the phone hacking scandal, which has led to the closure of the News of the World, halted Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB takeover bid, forced Rebekah Brooks to resign. Rebekah Brooks is appointed editor of the News of the World. ... BSkyB: Decision expected on James Murdoch's role Rebekah Brooks's arrest damaged her reputation, says her lawyer Brooks to testify before hacking probe panel: BBC |