Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will be charged with three counts of conspiring to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking scandal.

Her husband will also be charged with the same offence - and they've issued a statement calling it 'weak and unjust'. 

Four others - including her former PA Cheryl Carter, head of security Mark Hanna, chauffeur Paul Edwards and security consultant Daryl Jorsling have also been told they will face charges.

Alison Levitt is from the Crown Prosecution Service: