Fresh inquiry into phone hacking scandal

SCOTLAND YARD was battling to stop the phone hacking scandal spiralling out of control last night amid a storm of fresh revelations.

Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin pledged to leave “no stone unturned” as detectives restarted a “swift and robust” inquiry into the actions of staff at the News of the World.

He vigorously defended keeping the case closed for four years saying it was reopened in the light of “highly significant” new information passed to police by the newspaper.