NEW : Six current or former journalists are arrested in connection with alleged phone hacking . Police say the alleged phone-hacking conspiracy is separate from one already being probed . London 's Metropolitan Police is running three investigations into alleged wrongdoing . The hacking scandal prompted Cameron to set up an independent , judge-led inquiry -- named for Lord Justice Leveson , its chairman -- to make recommendations on journalistic ethics and examine the relationship of the press with the public , police and politicians . The first involves allegations that News of the World reporters hacked phones and bribed police officers to get stories about celebrities, including Prince William and Kate Middleton.
NEW : Six current or former journalists are arrested in connection with alleged phone hacking . Police say the alleged phone-hacking conspiracy is separate from one already being probed . London 's Metropolitan Police is running three investigations into alleged wrongdoing . The first involves allegations that News of the World reporters hacked phones and bribed police officers to get stories about celebrities, including Prince William and Kate Middleton.