Police arrest four journalists in probe into phone hacking at the Sunday Mirror Tina Weaver and James Scott believed to have been arrested in London First time publisher of Mirror has been dragged into phone hacking probe Scotland Yard: 'It's a separate conspiracy to two being probed at NOTW' Separately, former policeman will be charged with selling stories to Sun The publisher of the Sunday Mirror was dragged into the phone hacking investigation today as four journalists were arrested in dawn raids over fresh allegations. Former Sunday Mirror editor Tina Weaver and James Scott, who is now the editor of the Sunday People, were believed to be among the four people arrested in south London. Also understood to be among the four arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept telephone communications were Mr Scott's deputy Nick Buckley and Mark Thomas, a former People editor. Dawn raid: Former Sunday Mirror editor Tina Weaver was believed to be among the four people arrested Paper: The conspiracy was being treated separately from the two plots being investigated at the now defunct News of the World, the Yard added, and focuses on the Sunday Mirror (file picture) Masthead: James Scott, who is now the editor of the Sunday People, was said to be among those arrested The three men and a woman were all current or former journalists at Mirror Group Newspapers titles, Scotland Yard said, and were arrested at separate addresses at 6am. The conspiracy was being treated separately from the two plots being investigated at the now defunct News of the World, the Yard added, and focuses on the Sunday Mirror. A Trinity Mirror spokesman told MailOnline: 'We can confirm that James Scott, the editor of the People, and his deputy, Nick Buckley, were arrested this morning as part of Operation Weeting. We understand that two former employees were also arrested this morning. The police are investigating allegations of phone hacking whilst they were on the Sunday Mirror during 2003 and 2004. We are cooperating with the police and we have no further comment to make at this stage. In a statement, the force said detectives working on Operation Weeting, its investigation into phone hacking, have "identified and are investigating a suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails at Mirror Group Newspapers." Business address: The people arrested are journalists or former journalists on Mirror Group Newspapers titles, based at One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, east London (pictured) Statement: Scotland Yard said its officers have 'identified and are investigating a suspected conspiracy to intercept telephone voicemails at Mirror Group Newspapers' It added: "This conspiracy is being treated as a separate conspiracy to the two being investigated at the now defunct News of the World newspaper. A former Sussex Police sergeant will be charged with selling information to the Sun newspaper for £500, prosecutors said today. James Bowes is accused of misconduct in public office for allegedly passing information on three high profile investigations to the tabloid in 2010. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on March 26. The charge he is facing alleges that between April and July 2010 he 'without reasonable excuse or justification, wilfully misconducted himself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in that office'. It is believed it mainly concerned the Sunday Mirror newspaper and at this stage the primary focus is on the years 2003 and 2004. The suspects were being interviewed at various police stations in London while searches were being carried out at a number of addresses. Officers said they planned to make contact with people they believe to have been victims of the suspected phone hacking in due course. The Sunday Mirror was launched in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial, before being renamed in 1963. Its circulation last month was just over 1million, making it the third biggest Sunday newspaper. The Sunday People, which is also part of Mirror Group Newspapers, was founded in 1881, meaning it is one of Britain's oldest Sunday newspapers. Its circulation last month was around 425,000, making it the seventh biggest Sunday.