Ryan Giggs sues over hacking

British footballer Ryan Giggs has become the latest celebrity to begin legal action against the News of the World over alleged phone hacking by the newspaper, his lawyers confirmed.

The development came as News International, parent company of the tabloid and its daily sister paper the Sun, acknowledged that former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks had been shown documents by police proving her voicemail had been illegally intercepted.