20 November 2012 Last updated at 05:58 ET

Operation Elveden: Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks face charges

Operation Elveden is the Metropolitan police's investigation into corrupt payments

Ex-Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson and ex-News International executive Rebekah Brooks are to be charged in connection with payments to police and public officials.

The Crown Prosecution Service said they were among five people to face action as part of the inquiry.

The others are journalists Clive Goodman and John Kay and Ministry of Defence employee Bettina Jordan Barber.

Operation Elveden is the Met Police investigation into corrupt payments.

The five have been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.

Mr Goodman is the former royal correspondent of the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.

And Mr Kay is the former Sun chief reporter.

So far 52 people have been arrested as part of Operation Elveden.

Two of them - a retired police officer and a former journalist - have been informed that they will face no further action.

Source : bbc[dot]co[dot]uk