When Rebekah Brooks resigned amid the greatest scandal in newspaper history, many thought that would be the end of her. They were wrong, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

You simply could not make it up, writes Kyran FitzGerald.

A former News of the World reporter has been spared jail after giving key evidence in the case against his old boss, Andy Coulson, in the phone-hacking trial.

Disgraced No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson was handed the "major share of the blame" for phone hacking at the News of the World as he was jailed for 18 months.

British prime minister David Cameron’s ex-media chief Andy Coulson — found guilty over phone hacking while editing a Rupert Murdoch tabloid — will stand trial for a second time over alleged illegal payments.

Former editor Andy Coulson and three of his most senior staff “utterly corrupted” the News of the World at the highest level and presided over phone hacking on an industrial scale, a court heard today.

Disgraced Downing St spin doctor Andy Coulson will be reunited with former workmates from the News of the World (NotW) this week as they face up to two years in jail for their part in the phone-hacking plot.

Britain’s prime minister has faced heavy criticism from a high court judge for almost collapsing the multi-million pound phone hacking trial by commenting on his ex-No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson’s conviction while the jury was still out.

British Prime Minister David Cameron was heavily criticised for almost collapsing the phone hacking trial in its final stages by commenting on ex No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson’s conviction for phone hacking while the jury was still deliberating, it can now be reported.

Milly Dowler’s sister has slammed the “incestuous” relationship between Britain’s top politicians and the press as she spoke out in the wake of the first verdicts in the phone hacking trial.

A two-day EU summit begins in Brussels tomorrow and the stage is set for a fraught, divisive meeting of the 28 national leaders. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s trenchant opposition to the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite his endorsement by Germany, is the issue.

Rebekah Brooks — the former boss of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper arm in Britain — was acquitted of orchestrating a campaign to hack into phones and bribe officials in a case that has shaken the British political establishment.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been found guilty of conspiring to hack phones with others between 2000 and 2006.

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks has spoken of her “shock and horror” when she learned that the newspaper hacked murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler’s voicemails while she was editor.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks laid bare details of her “car crash” personal life as she gave evidence about the inner workings of the News of the World.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks laid bare details of her “car crash” personal life as she gave evidence about the inner workings of the News of the World.

Rebekah Brooks has denied any knowledge of phone hacking while she was editor of the News of the World, insisting it was impossible for her to know the source of every story that appeared in the tabloid.

Rebekah Brooks discussed paying £200,000 (€241,000) a year to PR guru Max Clifford to back out of a civil case, the hacking trial was told.

Actor Jude Law tried to manipulate a News of the World story about his girlfriend Sienna Miller’s affair with Bond star Daniel Craig to make it appear that “she cheated first”, it was claimed.

A former News of the World reporter has described listening to the voicemails of James Bond actor Daniel Craig — uncovering his alleged affair with actor Jude Law’s then girlfriend, Sienna Miller.

Actor Jude Law has told a jury that the media had “an unhealthy amount of information” about his life and that packs of photo- graphers would follow him around even when he made secret arrangements.

A former tabloid reporter has claimed he was recruited from the Sunday Mirror to join the News of the World partly because of his knowledge of phone hacking.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was so incensed with royal police officers eating nuts from bowls left out in the corridors of Buckingham Palace that she drew lines on the sides in a bid to catch them out, a London court heard yesterday.

Rebekah Brooks could not be shown to have authorised payments to private investigator Glenn Mulcaire during her editorship at the News of the World, it was claimed in court.

Former England football manager Sven Goran-Eriksson had his voicemails repeatedly hacked by the News of the World, a trial in London heard yesterday.

The News of the World told police it had hacked the phone of missing British schoolgirl Milly Dowler and wrote a story based on her voicemail messages which incorporated a comment from the police, a court heard yesterday.

The prosecution in the phone hacking trial has told jurors that e-mail exchanges prove the News of the World was paying public officials for information.

In a blockbuster declaration at Britain’s phone hacking trial, a prosecutor said two of Rupert Murdoch’s former senior tabloid executives — Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, later a top aide to Prime Minister David Cameron — had an affair lasting at least six years.

A court in England has heard former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson had an affair.

Phone hacking took place at the News of the World and the people in charge knew about it, jurors in the trial of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson, have been told.

The prosecution case in the trial of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson is due to open today.

In the midst of his company’s hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch headed to his London apartment and emerged with the News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks on his arm. Asked by a reporter about his priorities, Murdoch answered: “This one,” gesturing with his thumb to Brooks.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson for charges linked to phone hacking and alleged corrupt payments to public officials.

British prime minister David Cameron’s position is under threat from the mayor of London, who is waiting for him to “fail miserably” at the next election so he can take his job, the leader’s former communications chief has said.

A senior British counter-terrorism police officer was found guilty of misconduct in public office over a call to the News of the World to discuss an investigation into phone-hacking by its reporters.

A major inquiry called for laws to underpin a tougher watchdog for Britain’s “outrageous” newspapers in a verdict that sets up prime minister David Cameron for a bruising political battle.

British prime minister David Cameron warned the newspaper regulation system is unacceptable, as he received a key judicial report into the Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson won his appeal today against a High Court ruling that News Group Newspapers (NGN) does not have to pay his legal costs arising from the phone-hacking affair.

Five people including former spin doctor Andy Coulson and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are facing charges linked to alleged bribery of public officials.

Five people including former spin doctor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are facing charges linked to alleged bribery of public officials.

David Cameron’s former spin doctor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will face trial over allegations linked to phone hacking in September next year.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, from Oxfordshire, and David Cameron's ex-spin doctor Andy Coulson will face trial over allegations linked to phone hacking in September next year.

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will appear in court today to face charges linked to alleged phone hacking.

News International’s former legal adviser Tom Crone “categorically denies” any criminal offence, his solicitor said today, after the 60-year-old was arrested and bailed by police investigating phone hacking.