UK - The boss of one of the UK's largest financial institutions is at the centre of a security scare after a bugging device was found in his home.
Charles Thomson, chief executive of Equitable Life, called in police after discovering the listening equipment concealed in his luxury apartment in London.
Detectives are investigating how the device came to be in the Barbican flat, which Mr Thomson, 59, uses as a base during the working week.
A security sweep has also been carried out at his £1million family home in Ayr, in Scotland, which he returns to most weekends.
Yesterday, a source said: "The discovery has caused a lot of concern and distress."
Strathclyde Police say they have been handed a tape which is understood to contain a private conversation between Mr Thomson and his partner of five years, Verity Coutts. (more)
