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<div class="body "><p>Prosecutors claimed the Sun had paid ?6,450 to a Scotland Yard officer in return for sensitive information about police inquiries including one into the “tragic” death of a 14-year-old girl.</p><p>Details about “high-profile individuals” and “victims of accidents, incidents and crimes” were also supplied to the Sun by PC Paul Flattley in the three years to September 2011, the Crown Prosecution Service said.</p><p>Ms Wheeler and Mr Flattley, who has now left the force, were charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.</p><p>The charges arise from Operation Elveden, Scotland Yard’s inquiry into corruption of public officials by journalists at News International,lululemon canada, Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group.</p><p>So far it has made 56 arrests and brought eight charges, including three others against current or former Sun staff.</p><p>In November, the former paper’s ex-editor Rebekah Brooks and chief reporter,hollister outlet,Then Such is the h, John Kay, were charged over allegations that the Sun paid ?100,hollister outlet,000 to a senior defence official,lululemon outlet canada, Bettina Jordan Barber.</p><p>Andy Coulson, a former Sun reporter who became the Prime Minister’s spokesman,lululemon outlet, has been accused of approving a payment to a police officer for Royal phone numbers during his editorship of the News of the World.</p><p>Cheryl Carter,although short of a, the Sun’s former beauty editor and Mrs Brooks’ former PA, has been charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.</p><p>Ms Wheeler, a long-serving member of the Sun’s staff who impressed editors with her reporting from war zones, was arrested last March.</p><p>The CPS received a file from the Metropolitan Police about her and Mr Flattley on 17 December.</p><p>In a statement, Alison Levitt, QC, CPS senior advisor,hollister, said the Sun was alleged to have paid Mr Flattley ?4,lululemon,000 in cheques and ?2,Sir Winston Churchill to replace Elizabeth Fry on,lululemon canada,450 cash between 25 May 2008 and 13 September 2011, “in exchange for information provided in breach of the terms of his employment.”</p><p>She went on: “The information provided included information about the tragic death of a 14-year-old girl, as well as details about both suspects and victims of accidents, incidents and crimes. This included, but was not limited to, information about high profile individuals and those associated with them.”</p><p>Ms Levitt,hollister, who is overseeing all prosecutions arising from phone hacking and related investigations, added that she had considered the case carefully according to the guidance on charging journalists issued by Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer.</p><p>The guidance, she said, “asks prosecutors to consider whether the public interest served by the conduct in question outweighs the overall criminality before bringing criminal proceedings.”</p><p>Ms Wheeler and Mr Flattley are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a preliminary hearing on a date to be announced shortly,cheap lululemon.</p></div> | <div class="body "><p>Prosecutors claimed the Sun had paid ?6,450 to a Scotland Yard officer in return for sensitive information about police inquiries including one into the “tragic” death of a 14-year-old girl.</p><p>Details about “high-profile individuals” and “victims of accidents, incidents and crimes” were also supplied to the Sun by PC Paul Flattley in the three years to September 2011, the Crown Prosecution Service said.</p><p>Ms Wheeler and Mr Flattley, who has now left the force, were charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.</p><p>The charges arise from Operation Elveden, Scotland Yard’s inquiry into corruption of public officials by journalists at News International,lululemon canada, Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group.</p><p>So far it has made 56 arrests and brought eight charges, including three others against current or former Sun staff.</p><p>In November, the former paper’s ex-editor Rebekah Brooks and chief reporter,hollister outlet,Then Such is the h, John Kay, were charged over allegations that the Sun paid ?100,hollister outlet,000 to a senior defence official,lululemon outlet canada, Bettina Jordan Barber.</p><p>Andy Coulson, a former Sun reporter who became the Prime Minister’s spokesman,lululemon outlet, has been accused of approving a payment to a police officer for Royal phone numbers during his editorship of the News of the World.</p><p>Cheryl Carter,although short of a, the Sun’s former beauty editor and Mrs Brooks’ former PA, has been charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.</p><p>Ms Wheeler, a long-serving member of the Sun’s staff who impressed editors with her reporting from war zones, was arrested last March.</p><p>The CPS received a file from the Metropolitan Police about her and Mr Flattley on 17 December.</p><p>In a statement, Alison Levitt, QC, CPS senior advisor,hollister, said the Sun was alleged to have paid Mr Flattley ?4,lululemon,000 in cheques and ?2,Sir Winston Churchill to replace Elizabeth Fry on,lululemon canada,450 cash between 25 May 2008 and 13 September 2011, “in exchange for information provided in breach of the terms of his employment.”</p><p>She went on: “The information provided included information about the tragic death of a 14-year-old girl, as well as details about both suspects and victims of accidents, incidents and crimes. This included, but was not limited to, information about high profile individuals and those associated with them.”</p><p>Ms Levitt,hollister, who is overseeing all prosecutions arising from phone hacking and related investigations, added that she had considered the case carefully according to the guidance on charging journalists issued by Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer.</p><p>The guidance, she said, “asks prosecutors to consider whether the public interest served by the conduct in question outweighs the overall criminality before bringing criminal proceedings.”</p><p>Ms Wheeler and Mr Flattley are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a preliminary hearing on a date to be announced shortly,cheap lululemon.</p></div> | ||
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| + | <div class="body "><p>The X Factor-created group have taken the US by storm, becoming the first British band to enter the Billboard chart at No 1 with their debut album, Up All Night. The hysterical scenes accompanying their North American tour were compared with Beatlemania.</p><p>Expectations have been raised at Syco, Cowell's record company, for the follow-up album, which could – if it contains the right combination of precision-tooled, radio-friendly hit songs – establish the clean-cut British quintet as the world's best-selling group. Like many manufactured groups, One Direction rely on stylists,Louis Walsh - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent, video directors, producers and songwriters to help to create the slick package which has proved so appealing to millions of teenage girls.</p><p>Their success in the US, where so many British pop idols have failed,lululemon outlet, is attributed to wholesome songs, well-drilled dance steps showcased in glossy videos and smart use of YouTube and social media.</p><p>Teams of crack songwriters, including the hit-makers behind chart-toppers for Britney Spears, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Katy Perry, are currently working on a brief to submit potential No 1s only for inclusion on the new record.</p><p>The writers behind many of pop's biggest hits remain anonymous. But producers such as Nadir Khayat (RedOne),lululemon canada, the Moroccan who co-wrote Lady Gaga's hits "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance",hollister outlet, are rewarded with hefty publishing cheques for songs which live on in adverts and soundtracks long after they leave the charts.</p><p>The One Direction song search has focused on Scandinavia, which has recently cornered the market in pop-dance writing teams. The group's breakthrough hit, "What Makes You Beautiful",lululemon canada, was written by Swedes Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, with American Savan Kotecha.</p><p>They are already working on candidates for the next album with Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, the Stockholm producers behind Britney Spears' and the Backstreet Boys' biggest hits. Falk has also written hits for Nicki Minaj and Nicole Scherzinger. Dee Demirbag, responsible for international artists and repertoire at Falk's music publisher, BMG in Scandinavia, said: "Breaking a boy band in the US is about as big as it gets in the music industry,hollister, so you can imagine the competition to get cuts on the next One Direction album is immense."</p><p>The band members, including teen idols Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, will be consulted over their next record. "It's important to get their personalities on the music," Falk said.</p><p>A similar song search is under way for the next album by The Wanted, the rival British boy band who have also cracked the US charts.</p><p>The UK boasts a number of leading pop songwriters,hollister, but Falk believes that Sweden will strengthen its grip over the charts – and win the battle to dominate One Direction's next release.</p><p>"Swedes have been making great pop songs since Abba,cheap lululemon,Cyber Culture Video ads might be annoying, but they make sense - Features - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent," he argued. "We love melodies and nice chord changes. That fits the market right now. Melody is back,Real Madrid cancel press conference following loss, pop is back and young girls want their pop idols again."</p><p><strong>British female talent versus,hollister...</strong></p><p><strong>Miranda Cooper:</strong> Member of the Kent-based Xenomania hit factory,lululemon outlet, Cooper co-wrote Girls Aloud's chart-topping singles including "Sound Of The Underground" and has enjoyed longer on the charts than any other female songwriter in Britain.</p><p><strong>Cathy Dennis: </strong>Former Top of the Pops regular turned backroom writer. The New Order-quoting "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", Britney's Bollywood-inspired "Toxic" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" are among eight number one singles.</p><p><strong>Amanda Ghost: </strong>Co-composer of James Blunt's Grammy nominated "You're Beautiful", London singer Ghost earned four credits on Beyoncé's Sasha Fierce album and was whisked to LA to be president of Sony's Epic label.</p><p><strong>... Scandinavian songwriters</strong></p><p><strong>Abba: </strong>Bj?rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's compositions for Abba, marrying dancefloor euphoria and Nordic melancholy, make up arguably the greatest pop catalogue outside the Beatles.</p><p><strong>Stargate: </strong>Late Nineties Norwegian production team of Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, and HallgeirRustan diluted US R&B for European tastes. Hit big with S Club 7 and Blue, and still making hits for Rihanna and Beyoncé.</p><p>?</p><p><strong>Max Martin:</strong> Stockholm producer with the Midas touch created the Backstreet Boys sound and wrote Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time". Topped the charts with Katy Perry and Celine Dion.</p><p>,lululemon outlet canada?</p><p><strong>Bloodshy and Avant: </strong>Swedes Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg created dancefloor fillers for Kylie, J-Lo and Madonna.</p></div> | ||
