Scotland Yard chief quits,Ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks arrested in London

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LONDON (AP) — London police arrested Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch's former British CEO, in the phone hacking and police bribery scandal Sunday, and the former News of the World editor said she was "assisting the police with their inquiries."

Brooks, 43, was arrested at a London police station at noon Sunday. She is being questioned on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications — phone hacking — and on suspicion of corruption, which relates to bribing police for information.


http://news.yahoo.com/ex-murdoch-aide-rebekah-brooks-arrested-london-133823461.html


Scotland Yard chief quits, Brooks arrested over hacking

The country's top police officer resigned Sunday and Rupert Murdoch's former aide Rebekah Brooks was arrested as the phone hacking scandal finally tore into the heart of the British establishment.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson said he was quitting due to speculation about his links to Murdoch's empire and the force's botched investigation into hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid.

His shock announcement came just hours after police arrested Brooks -- who resigned on Friday as head of News International, Murdoch's British newspaper arm -- on suspicion of phone-hacking and bribing police.


http://news.yahoo.com/police-chief-quits-over-phone-hacking-scandal-184708233.html

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