Phone Hacking Scandal Ensnares U.K. PM's Former Aide

Fleet Street is reeling after the shutdown of News of the World and the promise of a full-fledged inquiry into media ethics.

British police arrested a former top aide to Prime Minister David Cameron for his role in the News of the World phone hacking scandal that led to the tabloid's closure. Andy Coulson, who resigned as Cameron's communications director in January, had been managing editor at Rupert Murdoch-owned NoW from 2003-2007, during which the tabloid allegedly paid private investigators to hack the voicemails of everyone from celebrities and politicians to the relatives of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Coulson was arrested on allegations with corruption and illegally intercepting people's private voicemail, but has yet to be charged. Cameron has ordered two public inquiries into the mess, the first set to examine just how far the scandal reached, and a second into the cozy relationship between politicians, the media, and police.