Milly Dowler's Family Offered £2M Settlement in Phone-Hacking Case

The paper's sources estimate that the proposed settlement would top £2 million, and includes a donation to charity. But News International has not reached agreement with the Dowler family, whose lawyers were thought to be seeking a figure closer to £3.5 million. According to the Guardian, the sums being negotiated are far higher than the company has paid in any other phone-hacking settlement—actress Sienna Miller received £100,000, while footballer Andy Gray was offered £20,000—because Dowler’s family was the victim of a crime apart from the hacking.