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| Two Sun journalists, including the paper's West country correspondent, were arrested on Wednesday by police investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to public officials. | Two Sun journalists, including the paper's West country correspondent, were arrested on Wednesday by police investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to public officials. |
| Scotland Yard said it had detained three individuals in dawn raids, including a 51-year-old journalist who was arrested at his home in Bristol on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. It is understood this is John Coles, the Sun's West Country correspondent. | Scotland Yard said it had detained three individuals in dawn raids, including a 51-year-old journalist who was arrested at his home in Bristol on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. It is understood this is John Coles, the Sun's West Country correspondent. |
| The second journalist was described as a 32-year-old working for the tabloid, believed to be reporter Tom Wells. He was arrested at his house in south-east London by officers working on Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan police's inquiry into payments to police, prison officers and other public officials in exchange for stories. | The second journalist was described as a 32-year-old working for the tabloid, believed to be reporter Tom Wells. He was arrested at his house in south-east London by officers working on Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan police's inquiry into payments to police, prison officers and other public officials in exchange for stories. |
| The third person arrested is a 39-year-old serving police officer working in Wiltshire, the Met said in a statement. | The third person arrested is a 39-year-old serving police officer working in Wiltshire, the Met said in a statement. |
| A Met spokesman said Wednesday's arrests were the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's management and standards committee. | A Met spokesman said Wednesday's arrests were the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's management and standards committee. |
| "They relate to suspected payments to a public official and suspected disclosure of confidential information by a police officer and are not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately," the spokesman added. | "They relate to suspected payments to a public official and suspected disclosure of confidential information by a police officer and are not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately," the spokesman added. |
| The arrests bring the number of people arrested in Operation Elveden to 50. | The arrests bring the number of people arrested in Operation Elveden to 50. |
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