Andy Coulson admits he was a 'careless' editor
Andy Coulson admitted in court he had been a "careless" editor but denied that meant he was involved in phone hacking. The former News of the World editor was being questioned in the hacking trial.
Andy Coulson: 'Rebekah Brooks affair was wrong'
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson admitted his affair with Rebekah Brooks "was wrong and it shouldn't have happened".
At the hacking trial the 46-year-old said the affair started in 1998, but was not "continual" and there were long periods where they were just close friends.
He told the court: "But I don't want to minimise it or excuse it. It was wrong and it shouldn't have happened and I take my full share of responsibility for the pain it has caused other people, not least my wife."
The married father-of-three acknowledged the "pain" the on-off relationship caused, particularly to his wife Eloise. Jurors have seen a draft letter Brooks wrote to Coulson declaring her love for him. But in her evidence, she said they "weren't meant to be".
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