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| Police to probe phone hack claims | Police to probe phone hack claims |
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| The police are to examine claims of widespread mobile phone hacking by the News of the World, following calls for an inquiry into the affair. | The police are to examine claims of widespread mobile phone hacking by the News of the World, following calls for an inquiry into the affair. |
| The Guardian says the paper's reporters paid private investigators to hack into "thousands" of phones, many owned by politicians and celebrities. | |
| It is alleged details were suppressed by the police and the High Court. | It is alleged details were suppressed by the police and the High Court. |
| Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has ordered a senior officer to "establish the facts" on the case. | Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has ordered a senior officer to "establish the facts" on the case. |
| Sir Paul said Assistant Commissioner John Yates would "look into that detail and I would anticipate making a statement later today perhaps." | |
| The Guardian alleges that details of a widespread phone-hacking operation directed at politicians and celebrities emerged in a court case in 2008, but were suppressed by the police and the High Court. | The Guardian alleges that details of a widespread phone-hacking operation directed at politicians and celebrities emerged in a court case in 2008, but were suppressed by the police and the High Court. |
| Business Secretary Peter Mandelson also called for a new police investigation and a Home Office minister is expected to answer questions about the allegations later. | Business Secretary Peter Mandelson also called for a new police investigation and a Home Office minister is expected to answer questions about the allegations later. |
| Lord Mandelson also called on Andy Coulson, who was editor of the News of the World during the period the allegations cover, to give a "full and open explanation" of his role in the affair. | Lord Mandelson also called on Andy Coulson, who was editor of the News of the World during the period the allegations cover, to give a "full and open explanation" of his role in the affair. |
| Former deputy prime minister John Prescott, whose phone calls were allegedly monitored, said "many many" questions needed to be answered about the claims. |