Gary and Danielle Lineker complained to the Press Complaints Commission through their legal representatives that The Sun breached Clause 3 (Privacy) and Clause 4 (Harassment) of the Editors' Code of Practice in the course of investigating a story for possible publication.

Stewart Frazer complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Anger at young Hearts fan's banner baiting Hibs', published by The Scotsman on 30 January 2013 on its website, breached Clause 3 (Privacy) and Clause 6 (Children) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Stewart Frazer complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'A sign of the times?', published by the Edinburgh Evening News on 30 January 2013, breached Clause 3 (Privacy) and Clause 6 (Children) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

A woman complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article published in the News Shopper (Bexley and North Kent) and online in February 2013 had identified her as a victim of sexual assault in breach of Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

A woman complained to the PCC that the Sunday Mail had published information obtained in breach of Clause 10 (Clandestine devices and subterfuge) and Clause 16 (Payment to criminals) of the Editors' Code of Practice, in an article headlined 'Explosive dossier reveals how evil killer William Beggs runs the show at jail branded Monsters' Mansion', published on 1 August 2010.

Ms Jacqueline Minor, on behalf of the European Commission's Representation to the United Kingdom, complained to the PCC that an article headlined 'Inhuman Rights', published by The Sun on Sunday on 10 February 2013, had breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Christine Hussain, an Independent Sexual Violence Adviser at the Emerald Centre Sexual Assault Referral Centre, complained on behalf of a client of the Centre to the Press Complaints Commission that an article published in the Herts Advertiser in 2012 included information likely to identify her as a victim of sexual assault, in breach of Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Christine Hussain, an Independent Sexual Violence Adviser at the Emerald Centre Sexual Assault Referral Centre, complained on behalf of a client of the Centre to the PCC that an article published in the South Wales Argus in 2012 included details about her that breached the terms of Clause 11 (Victims of sexual assault) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

The Countess of Mar complained to the Press Complaints Commission that an article headlined 'Chronic fatigue syndrome: where to PACE from here?', published in The Lancet on 5 March 2011, was inaccurate in breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.

Mrs Rosemary MacLeod complained to the Press Complaints Commission on behalf of the Hoy family that an article headlined 'Tears for Hoy uncle at funeral in Edinburgh', published in The Scottish Sun on 18 November 2012, raised a breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief and shock) of the Editors' Code of Practice.