UK police arrest three in phone hacking scandal

Scotland Yard says two former members of the National Health Service have been arrested by officers investigating corrupt links between police and journalists exposed by Britain’s phone hacking scandal. It said a 46-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were arrested Thursday morning in Somerset, southwestern England, on suspicion of corruption and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. Both are being questioned at a Somerset police station. [caption id=“attachment_368539” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Three people have been arrested: Reuters[/caption]The arrests came just hours after a 26-year-old man was arrested by officers investigating the hacking of voicemail messages. That man is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, Scotland Yard said. Britain’s phone hacking scandal erupted anew last year when it emerged that Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid had systematically hacked voicemails. Associated Press