Coulson guilty but Brooks cleared of phone hacking

Former Downing Street adviser Andy Coulson has been found guilty of phone hacking as the jury returned partial verdicts in the long-running trial at the Old Bailey.

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, has been cleared of all charges against her as have four other defendants, including Brooks's husband Charlie.

The defendants had all denied the charges, which arose from revelations in July 2011 the British newspaper had hacked the mobile phone voicemails of a teenage girl who was later found murdered.

more: Coulson guilty but Brooks cleared of phone hacking

Former Downing Street adviser Andy Coulson has been found guilty of phone hacking as the jury returned partial verdicts in the long-running trial at the Old Bailey.

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, has been cleared of all charges against her as have four other defendants, including Brooks's husband Charlie.

The defendants had all denied the charges, which arose from revelations in July 2011 the British newspaper had hacked the mobile phone voicemails of a teenage girl who was later found murdered.