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A statement from News Corporation confirmed that five employees of The Sun were among those arrested

Eight held in corruption probe

Eight people, including a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee, have been arrested over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.

Austerity bill sent to parliament

Draft legislation in Greece for new austerity measures needed for a 130 billion euro bailout deal has been submitted to parliament.

• West: Syrian officials accountable
• Spain backs employment law reform
• Terror suspect back in custody
• Guilty plea in Obama death plot

BAE to face questions over shipyard

BAE Systems will face questions on Thursday over the threat of closure of its Portsmouth shipyard and the failure of its Eurofighter consortium to land a large contract to supply fighter jets to India.

• Greek crisis sparks US stocks fall
• Greek default fears send FTSE down
• Bank CEO Diamond 'proud' of lending
• Banks miss lending targets to SMEs