Phone-hacking scandal arrest

LONDON police arrested a 34-year-old man as part of their probe into a phone-hacking scandal centred on the News of the World.

The unidentified man was held on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Police said he had not been previously arrested as part of their intensive investigation, making him the 15th person to be held since they re-opened their inquiry into phone-hacking at the News of the World at the start of the year.