NOTW boss 'who signed off Mulcaire's fees' is latest to be arrested

NOTW boss 'who signed off Mulcaire's fees' is latest to be arrested

One of the longest-serving senior executives in the recent history of the News of the World was arrested yesterday by police investigating the tabloid for phone hacking and illicit payments to police officers.

Stuart Kuttner, 71, had worked for the newspaper for nearly 30 years and was responsible for managing its finances. He is the 11th person to be arrested in relation to the phone-hacking scandal and was held after arriving with his solicitor for an appointment at a London police station.

He is understood to have been questioned by officers from the Operation Weeting team, which is investigating phone hacking, and those from Operation Elveden, which is probing the unlawful payment of police officers. It is believed he has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, a breach of the Criminal Law Act 1977, and on suspicion of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906. He was released on bail last night until later this month, police said.