Mills and Burlusconi to stand trial

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, David Mills, were today ordered to stand trial on charges of false accounting, embezzlement and tax fraud in the purchase of TV rights for US movies, his lawyer said.

Mediaset chairman Fedele Confalonieri was also indicted in the case during the preliminary hearing, Berlusconi lawyer Nicolo Ghedini said.