WIDENING PROBE: A senior Scotland Yard official says British police are investigating new tabloids in the country's growing phone hacking scandal. They include competitors to now-defunct News of the World.

DATA INTRUSION CLAIMS: Officials are combing through electronic information to find evidence for more than 100 claims of "data intrusion" — a category that includes computer hacking and improper access to medical records.

THE BACKDROP: The scandal erupted last July after it emerged that journalists at the News of the World routinely eavesdropped on cell phones' voicemail boxes in order to score scoops.