Police investigating allegations of phone hacking by tabloid journalists are now searching the offices of the Daily Star,

Officers investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal are searching the offices of another tabloid.

Police investigating allegations of phone hacking by tabloid journalists are now searching the offices of the Daily Star, a police source said.

Investigations into hacking have so far centred on the News of the World newspaper, owned by tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

The raid on the offices of the Star, owned by businessman Richard Desmond, marks the first time the investigation into allegations of mobile phone voicemail hacking has moved beyond the News of the World.

It comes after the News of the World's former royal editor Clive Goodman, 53, who now works for the Daily Star Sunday, was held after a dawn swoop by police at his home in Surrey.

Andy Coulson, 43, the former editor of the News of the World and David Cameron's former press chief, was also arrested on Friday. He and Goodman are being questioned on suspicion of phone hacking and corruption at a south London police station.

Detectives are searching both Mr Coulson's address in Forest Hill, south London, and Mr Goodman's property.