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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS NoW reporter Neville Thurlbeck takes publishers to tribunal for unfair dismissal  Former News of the World (NoW) reporter Neville Thurlbeck is taking the publishers of the now defunct newspaper to court after seeking unfair dismissal compensation claim advice. The sacked chief reporter, who has been at the centre of phone hacking allegations, is claiming he was a whistleblower and was unfairly dismissed by Rupert Murdoch's News International group. "News International will vigorously contest the case," a spokeswoman for the company said. At a preliminary hearing at the East London Tribunal Service on Friday (September 30th), it is thought he will pursue a claim under the Public Interest Disclosures Act, which protects whistleblowers from being fired. Mr Thurlbeck, 50, is one of three journalists arrested on suspicion of phone hacking who have had their bail extended until March. The others are Ian Edmondson, 42, and James Weatherup, 55, who were among the first group of 16 people arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into the phone hacking scandal. News of the World published its last edition earlier this year after advertisers began pulling out of the tabloid. It was suggested that a spate of unfair dismissal claims could follow as the entire staff were told they no longer had jobs at the newspaper. Posted by Alex McLean 
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