Full coverage as magazine and local newspaper editors give evidence at inquiry into media standards and phone hacking
10.11am: Nixon says the role of Hello! is to entertain and offer an "insight into the lives of the rich and famous". It is a family-run magazine which aims to cover the "froth of life" – weddings and babies makes up the core content.
Byrne says rival OK! "invites readers into people's homes" to see christenings, "amazing weddings".
10.04am: Three celebrity magazine editors are giving evidence together. From left to right the editors are: Lucie Cave of Heat, Rosie Nixon of Hello and Lucy Byrne of OK!.
Carine Patry Hoskins is doing the questioning. The editors will be questioned for about two hours.
10.00am: The full list of those giving evidence today is as follows: Rosie Nixon, Lisa Byrne, Lucie Cave, Peter Charlton, Noel Doran, Spencer Feeney, Mike Gilson, Marie McGeoghan, John McLellan, Nigel Pickover and Jonathan Russell.
Statements of the following witnesses will be taken as read: Tim Blott, Paul Connolly and Peter McCall.
9.49am: You can also follow coverage on Twitter @lisaocarroll and @joshhalliday.
9.49am: Good morning and welcome to the Leveson live blog.
First up today are the editors of three celebrity magazines - Rosie Nixon of Hello!, Lisa Byrne of OK! and Lucie Cave of Heat magazine.
This afternoon we will be hearing from editors of regional papers - expect Leveson to be keenly interested in their future.
He has several times referred to the value of local papers to communities.
On Monday he was very taken by evidence from the Trinity Mirror chief executive, Sly Bailey, who said the company's regional papers had been hit badly by the economic recession.
Trinity Mirror had 160 regional titles when she first submitted her witness statement to Leveson, but in the intervening period, this was reduced to 140.
Bailey told Leveson local papers relied heavily on recruitment advertising in property, motors and services but annual revenue from this sector had dropped from £150m at its peak to less than £20m last year.
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