Eddie Shah, Former newspaper proprietor, has been charged with raping and abusing a young girl, police said today.

Rebekah Brooks came out fighting today as she became one of the first suspects to be prosecuted over the phone-hacking scandal.

Four men will appear in court today in connection with an attack on a football club director as his team prepared to play.

Armed police were called to a championship football match today after a club director apparently had a gun held to his head.