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| Ex-News of the World staff held in phone-hacking probe | |
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| Six journalists from the now defunct News of the World have been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking at the newspaper. | Six journalists from the now defunct News of the World have been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking at the newspaper. |
| The BBC understands they include former assistant editor Jules Stenson, two former showbiz editors Rav Singh and Polly Graham, and former features editor Matt Nixson. | The BBC understands they include former assistant editor Jules Stenson, two former showbiz editors Rav Singh and Polly Graham, and former features editor Matt Nixson. |
| It is understood the other detainees are Rachel Richardson and Jane Atkinson, who are currently at the Sun. | It is understood the other detainees are Rachel Richardson and Jane Atkinson, who are currently at the Sun. |
| Police said the case relates to 2005-6. | Police said the case relates to 2005-6. |
| Scotland Yard said its Operation Weeting investigation had "identified a further suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails" separate from its earlier inquiry which had seen charges laid. | Scotland Yard said its Operation Weeting investigation had "identified a further suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails" separate from its earlier inquiry which had seen charges laid. |
| The arrests were made in London and Cheshire. | The arrests were made in London and Cheshire. |
| The six were being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept telephone communications contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1997. | The six were being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept telephone communications contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1997. |
| The News of the World was closed down by its publisher News International in 2011 following the outrage over hundreds of cases of phone hacking. | The News of the World was closed down by its publisher News International in 2011 following the outrage over hundreds of cases of phone hacking. |
| Rachel Richardson is the current editor of the Sunday Sun magazine Fabulous, while Jane Atkinson is a reporter at the Sun. | |
| News International has confirmed that two of the latest arrests relate to people currently working for the Sun. A spokesman said that he did not believe the other four people are employed on News International titles. | |
| The BBC understands that two of the other suspects now work in public relations. | The BBC understands that two of the other suspects now work in public relations. |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said all the suspects had worked for the News of the World. | In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said all the suspects had worked for the News of the World. |
| It added: "In due course officers will be making contact with people they believe have been victims of the suspected voicemail interceptions." | It added: "In due course officers will be making contact with people they believe have been victims of the suspected voicemail interceptions." |
| Operation Weeting is being run alongside two other Scotland Yard investigations: Operation Elveden, an inquiry into allegations of illegal payments to public officials and Operation Tuleta into computer hacking and other privacy breaches. | Operation Weeting is being run alongside two other Scotland Yard investigations: Operation Elveden, an inquiry into allegations of illegal payments to public officials and Operation Tuleta into computer hacking and other privacy breaches. |
| There have now been 32 arrests under Operation Weeting. | There have now been 32 arrests under Operation Weeting. |
| Fifteen people have been charged, eight of them with offences related to phone hacking and the others with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Four people have been told no further action is to be taken against them. | Fifteen people have been charged, eight of them with offences related to phone hacking and the others with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Four people have been told no further action is to be taken against them. |