A number of high-profile figures are considering legal action following this week's claims that their phones were hacked by the News Of The World.
Among those whose phones were allegedly hacked are Rebekah Wade - the editor of its sister paper The Sun.
The allegations against the News of the World deepened after The Guardian, which broke the original story, said Manchester Utd boss Alex Ferguson and former England captain Alan Shearer had their phones tapped by investigators for the paper.
Both men are believed to have left messages on the mobile phone of Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, who the Guardian said received £700,000 in out-of-court compensation from the News of the World last year.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, singer George Michael, ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and former deputy prime minister John Prescott were among other celebrities whose messages were intercepted.
A number of public figures are now seeking advice about taking action against the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper, which sells 2.9 million copies each Sunday.
The News of the World's editor at the time the phone-tapping was said to have taken place, Andy Coulson, is now the communications chief for the Conservative Party.
Conservative leader David Cameron has stood by Coulson, saying this mornign that his job was safe because his work for the party 'has been completely beyond reproach'.
The News of the World's former royal editor, Clive Goodman, and private investigator Glen Mulcaire were jailed in 2007 after the phone messages of aides to Britain's Prince William were illegally accessed.
Mr Coulson resigned from the editor's job after the trial, saying he took 'ultimate responsibility.'
Police have refused to re-open their investigation in the light of the new allegations, but the director of public prosecutions has ordered a review of evidence.
During the trial, Mulcaire admitted hacking into the phone messages of celebrities including model Elle Macpherson, celebrity publicist Max Clifford and PFA chief Gordon Taylor.
