Sun journalist among those arrested in police payments probe

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Source: BBC News

Police have arrested a Sun journalist and a former member of the armed forces in connection with an investigation into illegal payments made to police and public officials by journalists.

A third person was also held after detectives from Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden searched two houses in Kent and Lancashire.

A total of 26 people have been arrested since last July as part of the inquiry.

News Corporation provided information which led to the arrests, police said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17767111

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This news is unassociated with yesterday's of 4 cases being forwarded to the CPS for consideration of charges being brought against unspecified others. Unspecified others are thought to include Rebekah Brooks and Amelia Hill of the Guardian.

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1. And this is about to cross the pond

Can't wait

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2. Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe held in 'illegal payment' raids

He was one of three people, also including a former member of the Armed Forces, held in dawn raids by detectives from Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden.

Mr Larcombe, 36, who was The Sun's defence editor until last year, was arrested at his home in Kent on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. He was being questioned at a police station in Kent.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9213455/Sun-royal-editor-Duncan-Larcombe-held-in-illegal-payment-raids.html