A 32-year-old woman was arrested today by detectives in Britain investigating allegations of corrupt payments made by journalists to public officials.

Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London this week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper.

Five employees of The Sun, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee were arrested today over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.

Five employees of The Sun, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee were arrested in Britain today over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.

The police officer in charge of investigating illegal behaviour at News Corp’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid said her team had identified 829 “likely victims” of phone hacking.

Five people have been arrested over payments to police officers in the phone-hacking inquiry, Scotland Yard said.

A serving Scotland Yard officer has been arrested on suspicion of receiving illegal payments from journalists.

Police in Britain investigating allegations of illegal payments to officers by journalists arrested a 48-year-old man today.

The former managing editor of the News of the World was arrested today on suspicion of phone hacking and inappropriate payments to police, according to reports.

A TOP law firm yesterday came under renewed pressure to explain claims it failed to raise the alarm over evidence of police bribes at News International.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and one of his former top reporters were being questioned about alleged corruption today after a dramatic double arrest by Scotland Yard.

NEWS INTERNATIONAL chairman, James Murdoch, announced yesterday that this Sunday’s issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the newspaper.