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Man arrested over NI phone tapping

A man has been arrested in the North following an investigation into leaked transcripts of phone calls between Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness and former Northern Secretary, Mo Mowlam.

Police have confirmed that a 48-year-old man is being held, and that a number of items were removed for investigation following a search of a house.

No further details have been released.