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The two Sun journalists arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged phone hacking when they were working for the now defunct News of the World are understood to be the editor of the paper's Fabulous magazine and its northern features editor.The two Sun journalists arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged phone hacking when they were working for the now defunct News of the World are understood to be the editor of the paper's Fabulous magazine and its northern features editor.
Rachel Richardson, Fabulous magazine editor, is understood to be at a London police station, while the Sun's northern features editor, Jane Atkinson, was detained in Cheshire.Rachel Richardson, Fabulous magazine editor, is understood to be at a London police station, while the Sun's northern features editor, Jane Atkinson, was detained in Cheshire.
Both are being questioned in connection with an alleged conspiracy to intercept telephone messages between 2005 and 2006, when they worked on the News of the World.Both are being questioned in connection with an alleged conspiracy to intercept telephone messages between 2005 and 2006, when they worked on the News of the World.
They were detained, along with four other former News of the World journalists, by Scotland Yard detectives who have been investigating a new line of inquiry in relation to the now defunct tabloid.They were detained, along with four other former News of the World journalists, by Scotland Yard detectives who have been investigating a new line of inquiry in relation to the now defunct tabloid.
The others are understood to be Jules Stenson, Matt Nixson, Rav Singh and Polly Graham.
An internal message has been sent to News International employees confirming that two of those arrested are journalists currently working for the Sun. The pair have been provided with lawyers.An internal message has been sent to News International employees confirming that two of those arrested are journalists currently working for the Sun. The pair have been provided with lawyers.
Richardson, a former showbiz and digital editor on the News of the World, was appointed editor of Fabulous magazine in January 2011, when it was still a supplement of the Sunday title. Fabulous was moved to the Sun after the News of the World closed at the height of public outrage over the phone-hacking scandal in July 2011.Richardson, a former showbiz and digital editor on the News of the World, was appointed editor of Fabulous magazine in January 2011, when it was still a supplement of the Sunday title. Fabulous was moved to the Sun after the News of the World closed at the height of public outrage over the phone-hacking scandal in July 2011.
Atkinson was the former chief features writer for the News of the World, before moving to the Sun as its northern features editor.Atkinson was the former chief features writer for the News of the World, before moving to the Sun as its northern features editor.
Stenson is a former News of the World head of features who subsequently joined celebrity PR agency AOB. Nixson worked with Stenson as head of features on the Sunday tabloid, before switching briefly to the Sun. He is now a consultant to AOB.
Graham was an assistant showbiz editor and columnist at the News of the World and later its film critic. She is now a freelance writer and columnist.
Singh is also a former assistant showbiz editor and columnist on the paper, who has since moved into TV production.
The arrests of six journalists was a dramatic new twist to the phone-hacking scandal on Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan police said in a statement that it had identified a further suspected conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages by three men and three women that is alleged to have taken place between 2005 and 2006.The arrests of six journalists was a dramatic new twist to the phone-hacking scandal on Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan police said in a statement that it had identified a further suspected conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages by three men and three women that is alleged to have taken place between 2005 and 2006.
It was unconnected to previous phone-hacking investigations and officers were phoning victims on Wednesday to ask them if they wished to make statements.It was unconnected to previous phone-hacking investigations and officers were phoning victims on Wednesday to ask them if they wished to make statements.
All six of those arrested are current or former journalists, the Met said, and all but one of them were detained in London.All six of those arrested are current or former journalists, the Met said, and all but one of them were detained in London.
Those arrested were a 46-year-old man in Wandsworth, a 45-year-old man in Wandsworth, a 39-year-old man in Greenwich, a 39-year-old woman in Cheshire, a 33-year-old woman in Islington and a 40-year-old woman in Lambeth.Those arrested were a 46-year-old man in Wandsworth, a 45-year-old man in Wandsworth, a 39-year-old man in Greenwich, a 39-year-old woman in Cheshire, a 33-year-old woman in Islington and a 40-year-old woman in Lambeth.
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