Four journalists arrested on suspicion of phone hacking at Mirror Group

Four journalists were arrested on suspicion of phone hacking at Mirror Group Newspapers, Scotland Yard said.

Three men, aged 40, 49 and 46, and a 47-year-old woman were arrested at separate addresses in south London at 6am on Thursday morning.

In a statement, the force said detectives working on Operation Weeting, Scotland Yard’s investigation into phone hacking, “have identified and are investigating a suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails at Mirror Group Newspapers”.

It added: “This conspiracy is being treated as a separate conspiracy to the two being investigated at the now defunct News of the World newspaper.

“It is believed it mainly concerned the Sunday Mirror newspaper and at this stage the primary focus is on the years 2003 and 2004.”