LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, and Prime Minister David Cameron's former media chief Andy Coulson are among seven people on trial over phone-hacking offences and other charges.
The trial, which centres on News Corp.'s British newspapers, began at London's Old Bailey last October and the jury is expected to retire to consider verdicts this week.
LATEST NEWS British phone-hacking trial nears conclusion Hacking case against Coulson "cavalier"-court "No smoking gun" in case against Brooks "Rotten state" existed at Murdoch paper Ex-reporter hacked royals nearly 200 times
COULSON EVIDENCE Coulson, Brooks affair ran until he left paper Coulson accused of hypocrisy over affair I heard hacked messages, Coulson tells court Coulson denies hearing Sienna Miller voicemail Ex-editor says not involved in schoolgirl hack BROOKS TESTIMONY Brooks "blamed others for criminality" Brooks: I was "rubber stamp" for payments Brooks and Coulson shared close work secrets Brooks denies hacking cover-up at Murdoch arm Murdoch told me not to quit during hacking row "Rogue reporter" defence shaky in 2009-Brooks Brooks paid official for anthrax story I offered convicted hacker a job, Brooks says Brooks denies knowledge of schoolgirl hack Brooks takes stand to make hacking denial Brooks acquitted on Prince William pic charge OTHER DEFEDANTS News of the World was "a force for good" Brooks' husband "mortified" by stupid mistake Charlie Brooks hid "smut" to protect wife Murdoch's UK arm in "industrial scale" hacking Ex-reporter pressured to be hacking "lone wolf" Princess Diana leaked royal directories-court TOP STORIES FROM TRIAL Love, money and power in phone-hacking trial Former UK PM Blair offered to help Murdoch Actress Sienna Miller angry at trial details Hacking trial revelation shocks actor Jude Law Queen Elizabeth went nuts over nibbles Unfit defendant dropped from hacking trial "Do his phone", Murdoch editor told reporter Three ex-Murdoch reporters admit hacking charge RELATED STORIES Murdoch sets up sons to take over media empire News Corp wins dismissal of US hacking lawsuit Police question CNN's Piers Morgan on hacking BSkyB in talks to unite pay-TV businesses (Reporting by Michael Holden)
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