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| Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson appear in court | Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson appear in court |
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| David Cameron's former communications director, Andy Coulson, and the ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks have appeared in court over alleged illegal payments to public officials. | David Cameron's former communications director, Andy Coulson, and the ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks have appeared in court over alleged illegal payments to public officials. |
| In two short hearings at Westminster magistrates court in central London on Thursday morning, the pair spoke only to confirm their names, addresses and that they understood the charges. | In two short hearings at Westminster magistrates court in central London on Thursday morning, the pair spoke only to confirm their names, addresses and that they understood the charges. |
| They appeared alongside the former News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman, the veteran Sun journalist John Kay and a Ministry of Defence official, Bettina Jordan-Barber. | They appeared alongside the former News of the World royal correspondent Clive Goodman, the veteran Sun journalist John Kay and a Ministry of Defence official, Bettina Jordan-Barber. |
| The chief magistrate, Howard Riddle, sent the five for a directions hearing at Southwark crown court on 6 December. | The chief magistrate, Howard Riddle, sent the five for a directions hearing at Southwark crown court on 6 December. |
| Mark Bryant-Heron, prosecuting, said that Brooks, Kay and Jordan-Barber face charges of conspiracy to pay approximately £100,000 for information that formed the basis of several news stories between 2004 and 2011. | Mark Bryant-Heron, prosecuting, said that Brooks, Kay and Jordan-Barber face charges of conspiracy to pay approximately £100,000 for information that formed the basis of several news stories between 2004 and 2011. |
| The charge against the three was heard in a 20-minute hearing before they were replaced in the dock by Coulson and Goodman. | The charge against the three was heard in a 20-minute hearing before they were replaced in the dock by Coulson and Goodman. |
| Bryant-Heron told the court that Coulson and Goodman face two charges of conspiring to pay public officials for information, including a Buckingham Palace phone directory, known as the Green Book, that contained contact details for members of the royal family. | Bryant-Heron told the court that Coulson and Goodman face two charges of conspiring to pay public officials for information, including a Buckingham Palace phone directory, known as the Green Book, that contained contact details for members of the royal family. |
| Robert Roscoe, representing Jordan-Barber, applied unsuccessfully to keep the MoD employee's home address secret. The application was opposed by members of the press and rejected by Riddle. | Robert Roscoe, representing Jordan-Barber, applied unsuccessfully to keep the MoD employee's home address secret. The application was opposed by members of the press and rejected by Riddle. |
| The magistrate rejected the application on the grounds of open justice and said he had not been sufficiently convinced that revealing Jordan-Barber's address posed a risk to the security of her neighbours. | The magistrate rejected the application on the grounds of open justice and said he had not been sufficiently convinced that revealing Jordan-Barber's address posed a risk to the security of her neighbours. |
| Riddle released the five on unconditional bail and ordered them to appear before Mr Justice Fulford at Southwark crown court on 6 December. | Riddle released the five on unconditional bail and ordered them to appear before Mr Justice Fulford at Southwark crown court on 6 December. |
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