1.   It followed a failed libel action by journalist Jani Allan over a programme revealing their affair.

2.   Police charged a former Cabinet minister with perjury and perverting the course of justice Thursday in connection with his failed libel suit against a newspaper.

3.   Ex-Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken was ordered on Monday to stand trial on charges of perjury connected with his failed libel suit against a newspaper.

4.   Police arrested a former Cabinet minister Tuesday in an investigation of alleged perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with his failed libel suit against a newspaper.