The Sun’s deputy news editor has been cleared  some 16 months after he was arrested on suspicion of corruption and aiding and abetting misconduct in public office.

He has been told by the Crown Prosecution Service that no further action is being taken against him.

He was arrested 11 February 2012 on the same day as Sun chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker, who was today charged with paying £2,650 to a prison officer for information.