Phone-hacking Trial

British Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief Andy Coulson, found guilty last week over phone-hacking while editing a Rupert Murdoch tabloid, will stand trial for a second time over alleged illegal payments, prosecutors said on Monday.

News Corporation executive chairman Rupert Murdoch was in London on Thursday, amid reports that police want to question him in the wake of the phone-hacking trial.

Just weeks before her trial on phone-hacking charges was due to start, Rebekah Brooks got some crushing news: the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm learnt that her main defence lawyer could no longer represent her.

Rebekah Brooks, who was cleared of all charges Tuesday after the landmark phone-hacking trial Tuesday, combined magnetic personal charm with ruthless ambition to become one of the most powerful women in Britain.

A jury retired on Wednesday to consider whether two ex-Rupert Murdoch editors, one the media mogul's protege and the other a former close aide to the British prime minister, were guilty over phone-hacking offences and illegal payments to officials.

A judge has told jurors that there was "no doubt" Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World had violated the privacy of phone-hacking victims, but the panel must soon decide "who and at what senior level of the paper" was involved.

The phone-hacking trial of Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper boss Rebekah Brooks was told on Tuesday there was no "smoking gun" evidence to prove she knew about illegal interception of celebrities' voicemail messages.

Andy Coulson admitted his affair with fellow Murdoch newspaper editor Rebekah Brooks was wrong, as he gave evidence for the first time on Monday in Britain's long-running phone-hacking trial.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson paid a private investigator to monitor royal phone calls, including one in which Prince Harry asked for help with his homework, Britain's phone-hacking trial heard on Tuesday.

Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers, denied on Thursday knowing a phone-hacking private detective at a paper she edited, as her lawyer told her trial of "agendas being pursued" in the background of her case.

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper unit, arrived in court on Wednesday as she prepared to take the stand in the phone-hacking trial.

The phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media company was revealed after the firm handed over three internal emails showing how to tap into the phones of senior politicians and royalty, a London court heard today.

Three former senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid the News of the World have pleaded guilty to charges relating to phone-hacking, the trial of two of the media mogul's former editors heard on Wednesday.

A jury was sworn in today for Britain's phone-hacking trial, which is set to hear explosive evidence of the scandal that brought down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid.

The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch's News of the World opened today with his key aide Rebekah Brooks and the prime minister's former media chief Andy Coulson in the dock.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media chief Andy Coulson, found guilty last week over phone-hacking while editing a Rupert Murdoch tabloid, will stand trial for a second time over alleged illegal payments, prosecutors said on Monday.

News Corporation executive chairman Rupert Murdoch was in London on Thursday, amid reports that police want to question him in the wake of the phone-hacking trial.

Just weeks before her trial on phone-hacking charges was due to start, Rebekah Brooks got some crushing news: the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm learnt that her main defence lawyer could no longer represent her.

Rebekah Brooks, who was cleared of all charges Tuesday after the landmark phone-hacking trial Tuesday, combined magnetic personal charm with ruthless ambition to become one of the most powerful women in Britain.

A jury retired on Wednesday to consider whether two ex-Rupert Murdoch editors, one the media mogul's protege and the other a former close aide to the British prime minister, were guilty over phone-hacking offences and illegal payments to officials.

A judge has told jurors that there was "no doubt" Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World had violated the privacy of phone-hacking victims, but the panel must soon decide "who and at what senior level of the paper" was involved.

The phone-hacking trial of Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper boss Rebekah Brooks was told on Tuesday there was no "smoking gun" evidence to prove she knew about illegal interception of celebrities' voicemail messages.

Andy Coulson admitted his affair with fellow Murdoch newspaper editor Rebekah Brooks was wrong, as he gave evidence for the first time on Monday in Britain's long-running phone-hacking trial.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson paid a private investigator to monitor royal phone calls, including one in which Prince Harry asked for help with his homework, Britain's phone-hacking trial heard on Tuesday.

Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers, denied on Thursday knowing a phone-hacking private detective at a paper she edited, as her lawyer told her trial of "agendas being pursued" in the background of her case.

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper unit, arrived in court on Wednesday as she prepared to take the stand in the phone-hacking trial.

The phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media company was revealed after the firm handed over three internal emails showing how to tap into the phones of senior politicians and royalty, a London court heard today.

Three former senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid the News of the World have pleaded guilty to charges relating to phone-hacking, the trial of two of the media mogul's former editors heard on Wednesday.

A jury was sworn in today for Britain's phone-hacking trial, which is set to hear explosive evidence of the scandal that brought down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid.

The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch's News of the World opened today with his key aide Rebekah Brooks and the prime minister's former media chief Andy Coulson in the dock.