Rebekah Brooks charged with perverting course of justice

Former editor of The Sun newspaper Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie have both been charged with perverting the course of justice alongside four others as the fall-out from the News International phone-hacking scandal continues.

Former editor of The Sun newspaper Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie have both been charged with perverting the course of justice alongside four others as the fall-out from the News International phone-hacking scandal continues.

The former News International Chief Executive and her husband are accused of conspiring to hide material contained on a laptop, iPhone and in paperwork when the scandal came to light last summer. They were first arrested in July when the items were located in a bin near their home.

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