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| Met chief confirms 'full live' phone hacking probe | Met chief confirms 'full live' phone hacking probe |
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| The Metropolitan Police's acting head has said a "full live investigation" is under way into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World. | The Metropolitan Police's acting head has said a "full live investigation" is under way into allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World. |
| Appearing before the Metropolitan Police Authority, Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin said it would leave "no stone unturned". | |
| On Wednesday the force said it had received "significant new information". | |
| There has been criticism of Scotland Yard's handling of the case from figures including Lord Prescott. | |
| Acting Commissioner Godwin told the panel: "It will be very robust and it will be under scrutiny as it should be. | Acting Commissioner Godwin told the panel: "It will be very robust and it will be under scrutiny as it should be. |
| "It will restore confidence in victims who feel they have not been given a service. It will be with no stone unturned. We have some of the most skilled investigators in the country and you will be proud of what they do." | "It will restore confidence in victims who feel they have not been given a service. It will be with no stone unturned. We have some of the most skilled investigators in the country and you will be proud of what they do." |
| He added that the force was not afraid to be held accountable at the end of the process. | He added that the force was not afraid to be held accountable at the end of the process. |
| Acting Deputy Commissioner John Yates added: "This is the first significant new evidence that may have a chance of being admissible." | |
| He explained they could not contact potential victims to provide them with information on the case for civil purposes without a court order. | He explained they could not contact potential victims to provide them with information on the case for civil purposes without a court order. |
| Legitimate reasons | Legitimate reasons |
| Meanwhile, the BBC has seen documents that suggest hacking may have been going on as recently as last year. | Meanwhile, the BBC has seen documents that suggest hacking may have been going on as recently as last year. |
| The paper said there was no evidence of the claims, describing the report as "misleading". | The paper said there was no evidence of the claims, describing the report as "misleading". |
| A number of public figures have launched civil legal actions against both the News of the World (NoW) and the police amid allegations the practice of phone hacking was widespread. | A number of public figures have launched civil legal actions against both the News of the World (NoW) and the police amid allegations the practice of phone hacking was widespread. |
| We are now seeing the wholesale unravelling of News International's defence of what went on at the News of the World | We are now seeing the wholesale unravelling of News International's defence of what went on at the News of the World |
| It was plainly not just "one rogue reporter", as the paper originally insisted and nor did the affair stop with the conviction of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and royal editor Clive Goodman in 2007. | It was plainly not just "one rogue reporter", as the paper originally insisted and nor did the affair stop with the conviction of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and royal editor Clive Goodman in 2007. |
| We also now know, thanks to the NoW's own inquiry this week into its now sacked assistant editor Ian Edmondson, that the paper's own e-mail system contained information sufficient to cause the police to start a new inquiry. | We also now know, thanks to the NoW's own inquiry this week into its now sacked assistant editor Ian Edmondson, that the paper's own e-mail system contained information sufficient to cause the police to start a new inquiry. |
| For the NoW this is very, very, bad news indeed. For the police, in some ways the questions are at least as hard. Had they investigated properly in the first place and taken action on evidence (which we now know implicated Ian Edmondson) that they had in their possession from the beginning, then this whole matter might have been cleared up fully. | For the NoW this is very, very, bad news indeed. For the police, in some ways the questions are at least as hard. Had they investigated properly in the first place and taken action on evidence (which we now know implicated Ian Edmondson) that they had in their possession from the beginning, then this whole matter might have been cleared up fully. |
| And Kelly Hoppen would almost certainly not have had her phone hacked at late as 2010. | And Kelly Hoppen would almost certainly not have had her phone hacked at late as 2010. |
| Scotland Yard's decision to reopen the hacking investigation follows a NoW internal inquiry that led to the sacking of its head of news, Ian Edmondson, on Tuesday. | Scotland Yard's decision to reopen the hacking investigation follows a NoW internal inquiry that led to the sacking of its head of news, Ian Edmondson, on Tuesday. |
| Former Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Brian Paddick, who believes his phone was hacked into by another newspaper, accused the force of running scared of the press. | Former Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Brian Paddick, who believes his phone was hacked into by another newspaper, accused the force of running scared of the press. |
| "There is a whole media machine at New Scotland Yard, designed to try and make sure the police are portrayed positively in the media. The last thing the police want to do is to upset newspaper editors, which could result in biased reporting against the police." | "There is a whole media machine at New Scotland Yard, designed to try and make sure the police are portrayed positively in the media. The last thing the police want to do is to upset newspaper editors, which could result in biased reporting against the police." |
| BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned that News International, which owns the paper, uncovered four e-mails showing that Mr Edmondson had full knowledge of illegal phone hacking. The details were passed to police. | BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned that News International, which owns the paper, uncovered four e-mails showing that Mr Edmondson had full knowledge of illegal phone hacking. The details were passed to police. |
| The new documents seen by the BBC relate to the hacking of a phone owned by interior designer Kelly Hoppen in 2010, allegedly by reporter Dan Evans, who was suspended from the paper last year. | The new documents seen by the BBC relate to the hacking of a phone owned by interior designer Kelly Hoppen in 2010, allegedly by reporter Dan Evans, who was suspended from the paper last year. |
| She had successfully won a court order forcing a telephone company to release the identity of anyone allegedly trying to hack her phone between June 2009 and March 2010. | She had successfully won a court order forcing a telephone company to release the identity of anyone allegedly trying to hack her phone between June 2009 and March 2010. |
| Both Ms Hoppen and her stepdaughter, the actress Sienna Miller, are taking action against the newspaper. News International and Mr Evans are defending the allegations. | Both Ms Hoppen and her stepdaughter, the actress Sienna Miller, are taking action against the newspaper. News International and Mr Evans are defending the allegations. |
| The Guardian has previously reported that Mr Evans's defence is he phoned Ms Hoppen's number for legitimate reasons and accidentally accessed her voicemail when the keys on his own phone got stuck. | The Guardian has previously reported that Mr Evans's defence is he phoned Ms Hoppen's number for legitimate reasons and accidentally accessed her voicemail when the keys on his own phone got stuck. |
| In a statement NoW said: "We have carried out an extensive investigation led by a team of independent forensic specialists and we have found no evidence whatsoever to support this allegation. | In a statement NoW said: "We have carried out an extensive investigation led by a team of independent forensic specialists and we have found no evidence whatsoever to support this allegation. |
| "The civil litigation is ongoing, as is the internal investigation and until both are concluded it would be inappropriate to comment further. | "The civil litigation is ongoing, as is the internal investigation and until both are concluded it would be inappropriate to comment further. |
| "However, we are disappointed the BBC chose to lead with this misleading report without giving the News of the World an opportunity to respond." | "However, we are disappointed the BBC chose to lead with this misleading report without giving the News of the World an opportunity to respond." |
| Mr Edmondson was suspended from active duties last month after he was identified in court documents as having instructed private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to access phone messages. | Mr Edmondson was suspended from active duties last month after he was identified in court documents as having instructed private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to access phone messages. |
| Mulcaire was jailed for six months in January 2007 alongside royal editor Clive Goodman, who was sentenced to four months, for hacking into the mobile phones of royal aides. | Mulcaire was jailed for six months in January 2007 alongside royal editor Clive Goodman, who was sentenced to four months, for hacking into the mobile phones of royal aides. |
| Last week Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman Andy Coulson resigned, saying the media storm surrounding ongoing hacking claims had distracted him from his work. | Last week Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman Andy Coulson resigned, saying the media storm surrounding ongoing hacking claims had distracted him from his work. |
| Mr Coulson edited the News of the World from 2003 to 2007 and resigned from that job following the convictions of Goodman and Mulcaire. | Mr Coulson edited the News of the World from 2003 to 2007 and resigned from that job following the convictions of Goodman and Mulcaire. |
| However, he has always denied having any knowledge of hacking, and a source close to him has told the BBC he is not implicated in any way by the new evidence that has come to light. | However, he has always denied having any knowledge of hacking, and a source close to him has told the BBC he is not implicated in any way by the new evidence that has come to light. |