Sports journalist arrested in phone-hacking investigation

DETECTIVES investigating newspaper phone-hacking arrested a sports journalist in Britain.

Police held Raoul Simons, 35, for questioning on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages.

Simons became deputy football editor of The Times newspaper in August 2009 but has been on extended leave since September 2010.

Meanwhile, the Guardian confirmed that one of its journalists was interviewed under caution by Scotland Yard over alleged leaks from the phone-hacking investigation.

Amelia Hill, the paper’s special investigations correspondent, who has broken a string of exclusives about the inquiry, spoke to officers a few days ago after a detective constable was arrested and bailed last month.