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| A 43-year-old journalist has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to public officials by journalists. | A 43-year-old journalist has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to public officials by journalists. |
| Scotland Yard said the man was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. | Scotland Yard said the man was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office. |
| He was arrested at around 9am after attending a south-west London police station by appointment, police said. | He was arrested at around 9am after attending a south-west London police station by appointment, police said. |
| He is the 47th person to be arrested in connection with Operation Elveden, the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials. | He is the 47th person to be arrested in connection with Operation Elveden, the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials. |
| It is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and is running in conjunction with Operation Weeting, the Yard's inquiry into phone hacking. | It is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and is running in conjunction with Operation Weeting, the Yard's inquiry into phone hacking. |
| Saturday's arrest is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's management and standards committee, which was set up in the wake of the scandal. | Saturday's arrest is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's management and standards committee, which was set up in the wake of the scandal. |
| On Thursday a serving member of the armed forces and his wife were also arrested in connection with Operation Elveden. | On Thursday a serving member of the armed forces and his wife were also arrested in connection with Operation Elveden. |
| The woman, 32, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit corruption and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office while her husband, 42, was detained on suspicion of corruption contrary to the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, misconduct in a public office and suspicion of conspiracy to commit both offences. | The woman, 32, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit corruption and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office while her husband, 42, was detained on suspicion of corruption contrary to the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906, misconduct in a public office and suspicion of conspiracy to commit both offences. |
| Police said the pair, from Surrey, have both been bailed to a date in March. | Police said the pair, from Surrey, have both been bailed to a date in March. |
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