Two journalists have been arrested by poice investigating as part of the Operation Elveden probe into payments to officials. They are Justin Penrose, crime correspondent of the Sunday Mirror and Tom Savage, the Daily Star Sunday deputy news editor.
Scotland Yard has said a 37-year man was detained at his home in Kent and a 34-year-old man held at his home in South-East London as part of an investigation into corrupt payments to public officials.
They are being questioned at separate police stations on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office, police said.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.