Blimey. Screws of the world was phone-tapping 3,000 vips according to the Grauniad...

[edam]

wonder what will happen to David Cameron's media profile now?

Definitely went on - but 3,000 is a bit of an exaggeration.

3,000 figure was mentioned in News at Ten but Guardian story refers to 'two or three thousand mobiles'.

Hadn't realised it was that widespread...

It was pretty standard practice across Fleet Street - but NOW got caught.

am a magazine journo, doesn't tend to happen when you are writing for the glossies...