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British police make new phone hacking arrest
British police investigating tabloid phone hacking say they have arrested a 47-year-old woman on suspicion of trying to pervert the course of justice.
The woman, whose name was not disclosed, was detained early Friday and taken to a police station in Essex, east of London.
Detectives have arrested 23 people as part of investigations into phone hacking, computer hacking and police bribery at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World. No one has been charged.
Murdoch shut down the paper in July after evidence emerged that its employees had routinely eavesdropped on the cell phone voice mail messages of celebrities, sports figures, politicians and even crime victims.
The scandal has spawned a huge police investigation and a public inquiry into media ethics.
British police investigating tabloid phone hacking say they have arrested a 47-year-old woman on suspicion of trying to pervert the course of justice.
The woman, whose name was not disclosed, was detained early Friday and taken to a police station in Essex, east of London.
Detectives have arrested 23 people as part of investigations into phone hacking, computer hacking and police bribery at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World. No one has been charged.
Murdoch shut down the paper in July after evidence emerged that its employees had routinely eavesdropped on the cell phone voice mail messages of celebrities, sports figures, politicians and even crime victims.
The scandal has spawned a huge police investigation and a public inquiry into media ethics.
