Five people have been arrested over payments to police officers in the phone-hacking inquiry, Scotland Yard said.

A 47-year-old woman was arrested today by detectives investigating phone-hacking at the News of the World.

A serving Scotland Yard officer has been arrested on suspicion of receiving illegal payments from journalists.

The final total of people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World will be about 800, it was reported today.

Another former News of the World journalist was being questioned today by detectives investigating phone hacking.

THE Scotland Yard chiefs who quit over the phone- hacking scandal have been cleared of misconduct.

The Scotland Yard chiefs who quit over the phone-hacking scandal have been cleared of misconduct.

Rupert Murdoch has said he will do “whatever is necessary” to prevent the phone hacking scandal occurring again, as his News Corporation conglomerate reported a rise in annual profits to $2.74bn.

A 61-year-old man was arrested in the UK today on suspicion of phone hacking.

The former managing editor of the News of the World was arrested today on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.

A police chief forced to resign over the phone hacking scandal has launched a libel action against the Evening Standard.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron came under renewed pressure over the phone-hacking scandal, as he told MPs he was “extremely sorry” for the furore caused by his appointment of Andy Coulson as Downing Street communications chief.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was last night flying back to London to address the crisis over phone hacking and police links with the media, cutting short a two-day visit to Africa.

Rupert Murdoch and his son James will appear before MPs today to face their intensely-awaited grilling on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

UNTIL recently, John Yates was seen as a safe pair of hands at Scotland Yard, a clever copper with a record of investigating controversial cases.

THE whistleblower News of the World reporter who alleged Andy Coulson “encouraged” him to hack phones has been found dead.

Britain’s biggest police force was in turmoil tonight after another senior officer fell on his sword over the phone-hacking scandal.

John Yates announced his resignation as one of Britain’s top police officers today after coming under mounting pressure over his handling of the phone hacking scandal.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron will be making a statement to MPs after Prime Minister’s Questions today on an inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.

One of Britain's top policemen said today that he was "99% certain" his phone had been hacked, as MPs grilled him about his decision not to reopen the investigation into the scandal.

Senior police chiefs in the UK will be quizzed over the phone hacking scandal today as two MPs called for a top officer to resign amid accusations he repeatedly lied to parliament.

Rupert Murdoch was today facing a deepening crisis at News International amid claims that journalists from one of his newspapers accessed the medical records of Gordon Brown’s son.

RUPERT MURDOCH flew into a political storm over his BSkyB takeover plans as he arrived in Britain to take personal charge of the phone-hacking scandal.

The final edition of the News of the World said goodbye with an apology today after the 168-year old Sunday paper fell victim to the phone hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

A senior Scotland Yard detective has expressed his “extreme regret” that he did not act to reopen police inquiries into phone hacking two years ago.

GOLF star Rory McIlroy was given a hero’s reception yesterday as he arrived at Wimbledon. The young Irishman arrived to hearty applause from fans after he lifted the recent US Open — his first major.

POLICE launched a fresh inquiry into the phone hacking controversy last night after receiving “significant new information”.

NINE men were remanded in custody yesterday charged with planning a pre-Christmas terror attack.

Nine men will appear in court today charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in the UK and other terrorism offences.

COUNTER terrorism police arrested 12 suspects in four cities yesterday over fears they were preparing to launch an attack.

Twelve men were arrested early today in a major national counter-terrorism operation in the UK, police said.

A NEW inquiry into allegations that public figures had their phones hacked was launched yesterday.

High profile figures whose phones were allegedly hacked by the News of the World are considering suing the newspaper, according to lawyers.

SCOTLAND YARD will conduct “no further investigation” of allegations of phone tapping by the News of the World, assistant commissioner John Yates said last night.

POLICE in England were last night braced for a fresh wave of victims of sex attacker John Worboys to come forward after the taxi driver was found guilty of drugging and molesting passengers.

Barry George told detectives reviewing the Jill Dando murder inquiry that they will never find her killer.

TOP Scotland Yard detectives met to discuss the “next steps” in the Jill Dando murder investigation.

The startling speed at which rumours spread across the force that an innocent man had been shot was revealed in the IPCC report.

TONY BLAIR’S chief fundraiser, Michael Levy, last night accused police of whipping up a “media circus” around his arrest, as he emerged from a second day of questioning about cash-for-honours allegations.

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will not face a criminal investigation into allegations about his affair with a secretary, Scotland Yard said today.

The family of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes tonight welcomed the inquiry into the conduct of Britain’s most senior police chief following the fatal shooting of their relative.

POLICE in London yesterday launched a massive assault on what they described as probably the biggest organised crime group in Britain.