Clayton's PA 'signed off payments'

U2 star Adam Clayton’s former personal assistant oversaw payments for the multimillion-euro refurbishment of a number of his luxury homes, a court has heard.

Carol Hawkins, 48, is accused of embezzling €2.8m the bassist’s money from 2004 to 2008. She has denied 181 counts of stealing cheques from two of the star’s bank accounts on which she was a signatory.