Gordon Brown says he was "in tears" after being told The Sun was going to
publish a story about his son's illness.

The former PM also claims to have evidence that people working for News
International used "blagging" techniques to get private information about him.

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Four senior police officers will be questioned by MPs later about the phone
hacking scandal.

Much of the focus will be on the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan
Police John Yates who refused to re-open the investigation in 2009.