Brooks to appear in court for first time

Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, is due to appear in court for the first time today to face charges linked to the phone hacking scandal.

The 44-year-old ex-News of the World and Sun editor faces three charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, including that she removed boxes of material from the News International archive and tried to conceal documents, computers and other material from the multimillion-pound Scotland Yard inquiry.