News International Meltdown - The Digger Flies In

Ten current and former senior reporters and executives at the tabloid have been arrested since November over alleged corrupt payments to public officials.

Five Sun journalists - including the deputy editor, picture editor and chief reporter - were held for questioning by Scotland Yard officers on Saturday on suspicion of making improper payments to police and other public officials. They have all been bailed.

The latest arrests provoked criticism that the Metropolitan Police were being heavy-handed and that the MSC had identified some journalists’ confidential sources to detectives. Read More.