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Hacking retrial over corrupt payments Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman face retrial
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Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman are to face a re-trial on a charge that they bought royal telephone directories from police officers. Ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson and its former royal editor Clive Goodman are to face a retrial on a charge of buying royal telephone directories from police officers.
The pair faced allegations of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. An Old Bailey jury failed to reach a verdict on the charges last week.
Coulson is a former editor of the News of the World and went on to become director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron. Coulson was found guilty last week of conspiracy to hack phones and faces a maximum of two years in prison.
He was found guilty last week of conspiracy to hack phones. He is due to be sentenced later this week for plotting to hack phones at the NoW between 2000 and 2006.
Clive Goodman is the newspaper's former royal editor. After leaving the News of the World, Coulson, 46, of Charing in Kent, later became director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron.
Clive Goodman, 56, of Addlestone, Surrey, is the newspaper's former royal editor and pleaded guilty to phone hacking in 2006.
Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC said: "The CPS has taken the position to proceed with the retrial."