Jury to decide whether Coulson committed further crimes

A jury will return to consider two remaining charges against former News of the World editor Andy Coulson after he was found guilty of conspiring to hack phones on Tuesday.

The ex-Number 10 director of communications is accused of conspiring with former royal editor Clive Goodman to commit misconduct in a public office by agreeing to pay police officers for two royal directories. They both deny the two charges.

Coulson, 46, who was forced to resign as Mr Cameron's director of communications over the scandal, faces up to two years in jail for hacking following the high-profile trial.

The Old Bailey jury of eight women and three men found him guilty of conspiring to hack phones, but cleared ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks of all charges.

The Prime Minister has apologised after his ex-No 10 spin doctor was found guilty of plotting to hack phones while he was editor of the News of the World.

Political Editor Tom Bradby reports:

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The jury sitting at the phone hacking trial has been sent home to resume deliberations from 11am tomorrow.

Mr Justice Saunders said they must ignore the "huge amount of comment out there".

He added: "If you can avoid watching it all the better. But you decide this case on the evidence and the evidence alone and you must make sure that is what happens. It's not going to be easy but you have to put it out of your minds."

ITV News Correspondent Sejal Karia looks into how two of the UK's most influential media figures came to stand trial over phone hacking.

News UK, the UK newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, today apologised over the phone hacking scandal.

A statement said: “We said long ago, and repeat today, that wrongdoing occurred, and we apologised for it. We have been paying compensation to those affected and have cooperated with investigations.

"We made changes in the way we do business to help ensure wrongdoing like this does not occur again. And we are strong supporters of the Independent Press Standards Organisation that is expected to begin work this autumn, serving as a watchdog on the industry in the public interest.

"Out of respect for the fact that further legal proceedings will occur, we will have no further comment at this time.”

Andy Coulson showed no immediate reaction as he was found guilty of phone hacking today.

Dressed in a dark suit , the former News of the World editor stood with his hands behind his back and clenched his jaw as he stared straight ahead.

A jury at the Old Bailey still has to consider whether he is guilty of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

Read more: Jury considers further charges against Coulson

The phone hacking trial jury is still considering further charges against former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and the now-defunct newspaper's former royal editor Clive Goodman.

These relate to allegations they conspired to commit misconduct in a public office by paying police officers for two royal directories.

Read: Andy Coulson guilty of plotting to hack phones

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been found guilty of phone hacking.

The 46-year-old, who went on to work as David Cameron's spin doctor before quitting in 2011 over the scandal, is the only person to be convicted over phone hacking following a seven month trial at the Old Bailey.

Read more: Ex-NoTW editor Rebekah Brooks not guilty of phone hacking