UK High Court to rule on latest round of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney libel case

In the latest round of the case, Mrs Vardy’s lawyers asked UK the High Court to throw out parts of Mrs Rooney’s defence

Coleen Rooney, left, and Rebekah Vardy. Picture: PA

Rebekah Vardy is due to find out whether she has succeeded in a bid to have parts of Coleen Rooney’s defence in their libel battle thrown out by a UK High Court judge.

Mrs Rooney, 35, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking “false stories” about her private life in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long “sting operation” which saw her dubbed “Wagatha Christie”.