Phone hacking took place up until 2009, inquiry told

POLICE believe the publishers of the News of the World were involved in hacking phones as recently as 2009, the Leveson Inquiry into press standards heard yesterday.

Private detective Glenn Mulcaire’s notebooks suggest that at least 28 News International employees commissioned him to illegally intercept voicemails, the hearing was told.

Records of his hacking activities also include references to “the Sun” and “Mirror”, the inquiry heard.