Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe and three others are to be prosecuted in connection with Operation Elveden, the Met Police investigation into allegations of unlawful payments by News International staff to public officials. This afternoon’s announcement brings the total number of people facing charges over Elveden to 17, of whom the following eight are journalists.

• Clive Goodman, former Royal Correspondent, the News of the World• Andy Coulson, former Editor, the News of the World• Rebekah Brooks, former Editor, the Sun• John Kay, Chief Reporter, the Sun• Virginia Wheeler, Defence Editor, the Sun• Geoff Webster, former Deputy Editor, the Sun• Fergus Shanahan, executive editor, the Sun• Duncan Larcombe, royal editor, the SunA timeline of Operation Elveden charges24/09/12 April Casburn (convicted on 10/1/13)20/11/12 Clive Goodman, Andy Coulson, Bettina Jordan-Barber, John Kay and Rebekah Brooks22/01/13 Paul Flattley and Virginia Wheeler07/02/13 Alan Tierney19/02/13 Richard Trunkfield14/03/13 James Bowes20/03/13 Geoff Webster18/04/13 Fergus Shanahan24/04/13 Duncan Larcombe, John Hardy, Claire Hardy and Tracy Bell