Police failure to investigate Milly Dowler phone hacking 'unacceptable'

The failure by police to investigate the hacking of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone was "unacceptable" and "a matter of deep regret", an internal investigation has said.

The failure by British police to investigate the hacking of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone was "unacceptable" and "a matter of deep regret", an internal investigation has said.

Surrey Police officers may not have pursued the News of the World about information gleaned from a message left on her voicemail "because of the potential consequences", a report said.