By James Doleman

• Former News of the World managing editor continues defence
• Not told about phone-hacker’s contract, defendant says
• Agreed to pay Mulcaire after guilty plea “to keep him non-hostile”
• Note that Royal information “left over from secret service bugging” read to court

Proceedings opened this morning with the second day of testimony from Stuart Kuttner, who is charged with being part of a conspiracy to unlawfully intercept voicemails while he was managing editor of the News of the World. Kuttner, who is 73, has missed much of the case due to ill health so Justice Saunders told the court that the sitting would be shorter and Read full story ›

Source: The Drum