Hacking arrest: Former Coulson deputy held

Former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis was arrested today over phone hacking at the newspaper, sources said.

Former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis was arrested today over phone hacking at the newspaper, sources said.

Wallis, 60, was held at his home in west London by detectives from Operation Weeting, the Scotland Yard investigation into mobile interceptions by the Sunday tabloid.

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