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| Phone-hacking trial: Brooks on 'strain' with rival Coulson | |
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| Rebekah Brooks has spoken of her "strained" relationship with ex-lover and rival editor Andy Coulson. | Rebekah Brooks has spoken of her "strained" relationship with ex-lover and rival editor Andy Coulson. |
| She told the phone-hacking trial they kept a "Chinese wall" between them over work when she edited the Sun and Mr Coulson was News of the World editor. | She told the phone-hacking trial they kept a "Chinese wall" between them over work when she edited the Sun and Mr Coulson was News of the World editor. |
| As an example, she said she did not know about a story - allegedly obtained by phone hacking - about an affair involving Labour MP David Blunkett. | As an example, she said she did not know about a story - allegedly obtained by phone hacking - about an affair involving Labour MP David Blunkett. |
| Mrs Brooks and six others deny charges related to hacking at the Old Bailey. | Mrs Brooks and six others deny charges related to hacking at the Old Bailey. |
| The prosecution claim the story about Mr Blunkett, published by the News of the World in summer 2004, was "developed from a hack". | The prosecution claim the story about Mr Blunkett, published by the News of the World in summer 2004, was "developed from a hack". |
| 'Full steam ahead' | 'Full steam ahead' |
| Mrs Brooks, who was replaced as editor of the News of the World by Mr Coulson when she moved to the Sun in January 2003, twice said "No" when asked if she knew her old paper was working on a story about Mr Blunkett. | Mrs Brooks, who was replaced as editor of the News of the World by Mr Coulson when she moved to the Sun in January 2003, twice said "No" when asked if she knew her old paper was working on a story about Mr Blunkett. |
| Asked if she knew the News of the World had accessed voicemails connected to Mr Blunkett, she said: "No, absolutely not." | Asked if she knew the News of the World had accessed voicemails connected to Mr Blunkett, she said: "No, absolutely not." |
| She said Mr Coulson told her about the story "late on Saturday night" before its publication on Sunday, and said she did not know the source of the story. | She said Mr Coulson told her about the story "late on Saturday night" before its publication on Sunday, and said she did not know the source of the story. |
| After Mr Coulson's tip-off, she said her team at the Sun went "full steam ahead" to find out the name of the woman involved with Mr Blunkett. | After Mr Coulson's tip-off, she said her team at the Sun went "full steam ahead" to find out the name of the woman involved with Mr Blunkett. |
| Mrs Brooks told the court she had "quite a strong relationship" with Mr Blunkett, whom she had worked with on campaigns. | Mrs Brooks told the court she had "quite a strong relationship" with Mr Blunkett, whom she had worked with on campaigns. |