POLICE have uncovered a body and van in the hunt for missing Wirral boxer Brett Flournoy.

Officers began excavating a remote farmland today and made the discovery earlier today just north of St Austell, Cornwall.Mr Flournoy and his friend David Griffths disappeared last month and their families had not heard from them since Thursday, June 16.They were known to have arrived in Cornwall around 7.30pm on June 16 but never arrived at their hotel.Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murder and he remains in custody. Detectives said he was known to the two men.Following the discovery of the body and the van, Detective Inspector Costa Nassaris said: “We believe this is the Citroen Berlingo van we’ve been looking for, although we haven’t been able to positively identify the vehicle at this time as it has extensive fire damage and it’s currently full of soil."We also believe...

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Police have arrested nine people in connection with the News of the World phone hacking scandal since detectives reopened their investigation earlier this year.

London's Metropolitan Police have launched probes into allegations of the hacking of phone voicemail messages by journalists at the now-closed newspaper, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, and claims that reporters bribed police for information.Here are details of the arrests:* Neil Wallis, 60, deputy editor of News of the World when Andy Coulson was editor, was arrested on July 14 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications. Wallis, who was previously a deputy editor of the Sun and editor of The People, became executive editor of the News of the World in 2007.* Andy Coulson, 43, editor of News of the World from 2003 to 2007, then Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief until his recent resignation, was arrested on July 8 on suspicion of corruption and attempting...

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