It appears that the hacking of voice mail has been endemic throughout the media in the UK "standard practice". If they find anything incriminating, then they say look we are going to print this, are you going to deny it? Or give us your version!
But now here is the major concern for me, the police and security services say almost weekly, acting on a tip off from a member of the public, we have arrested x y or z, intercepted this shipment of drugs etc. now we know the police were getting back handers from the papers, are they sharing this sort of information as well.
Are everyones phone been hacked, listen too, afterall if a police officer has "concerns" about a person, he does not have any evidence to apply for a court order, what if he gives this persons phone number to the papers, let them hack it and listen in or record the voice messages.
just a thought as to why the police found no evidence of hacking in 2006-7-8-10!