Rebekah Brooks has resigned from her post as chief executive of News International following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
In a statement, she said: "As you can imagine recent times have been tough.
"I now need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and rebutting the allegations about my record as a journalist, an editor and executive.
"My resignation makes it possible for me to have the freedom and the time to give my full co-operation to all the current and future inquiries, the police investigations and the CMS appearance."
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