British MPs say they will grill Rupert Murdoch's son, James, about newspaper phone hacking for a second time next month, as Murdoch's former right-hand man, Les Hinton, denied he knew about the scale of the wrongdoing when he paid almost £250,000 to a reporter convicted of illegal eavesdropping.

The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport committee said James Murdoch will give evidence on November 10.

James Murdoch .. he'll be grilled again. Credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth

Rupert Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old British tabloid News of the World in July after it was accused of illegally hacking into the voicemails of celebrities, politicians and even crime victims in search of scoops.

Both Murdochs denied knowing about the scale of the wrongdoing when they appeared before the panel of MPs the same month.