Berlusconi and British lawyer Mills face corruption trial

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi faced a new trial today on charges of corruption along with the estranged husband of British culture minister Tessa Jowell.

The trial, one in a series against Mr Berlusconi for his business dealings in Milan, alleges Mr Berlusconi ordered the payment in 1997 of at least £300,000 (€440,000) to his co-defendant lawyer David Mills in exchange for the lawyer’s false testimony in two trials against Mr Berlusconi in the 1990s. Both deny the allegations.