Police drop Guardian sources bid

20 September 2011 Last updated at 15:12 ET

Scotland Yard is investigating phone hacking at the News of the World

Scotland Yard has “decided not to pursue” its legal bid to force the Guardian to reveal the sources it used for stories about phone hacking.

A hearing was scheduled for Friday but police said it had consulted the Crown Prosecution Service and opted “at this time” not to go ahead with the hearing.

The CPS said it had asked for more information and more time.

The Guardian previously said it would resist the “unprecedented legal attack” by the Met Police.

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