Under the second set of charges, Ms. Brooks has been accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice in relation to the police's phone-hacking probe.

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Former petroleum minister Sameh Fahmy is among a host of other former Egyptian officials charged in relation to prices set in the Israel gas deal, according to Egypt's state-run Ahmramonline website.

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This appears to set Mr. Noonan on a collision course with the ECB in relation to the release of this letter and the outcome could be interesting.

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The department's permanent secretary has set in place a preliminary investigation to establish the facts surrounding the potential unauthorised disclosure of significant correspondence in relation to the grading review exercise.

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