Murdoch exec Brooks re-arrested in hacking probe: report

Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of the British tabloid News of the World and a close confidante of its owner Rupert Murdoch, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a phone-hacking investigation, the British Press Association reported.

Britain's News of the World hit the newsstands for the last time on Sunday, ending its 168-year history of scoops and scandal with the headline "Thank You and Goodbye."In a full-page editorial, Britain's top-selling weekly newspaper apologised to readers for the long-running scandal over phone hacking that caused its closure, saying: "Quite simply, we lost our way."But the row is far from over, and as owner Rupert Murdoch headed to London to take personal charge of the crisis, it was reported that police would soon be questioning his top British executive, Rebekah Brooks.

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks faces allegations of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the latest development in Britain's phone hacking scandal.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us