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July 24, 2012updated 14 Sep 2012 3:34pm

Conspiracy charges against NoW eight in full

By Press Gazette

Eight former News of the World journalists today faced 19 charges of conspiracy to intercept mobile phone voicemail messages without lawful authority.

Here are the charges in full:

Charge 1: Rebekah Brooks, Andrew Coulson, Stuart Kuttner, Greg Miskiw, Ian Edmondson, Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup, between the 3 October 2000 and 9 August 2006 conspired together, and with Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of well-known people and those associated with them.

Charge 2: Rebekah Brooks, Andrew Coulson, Stuart Kuttner, Glenn Mulcaire, Greg Miskiw and Neville Thurlbeck, between 9 April 2002 and 21 April 2002, conspired together and with persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Amanda Dowler, also known as Milly Dowler.

Charge 3: Greg Miskiw and Neville Thurlbeck, between 13 May 2002 and 29 June 2006, conspired together and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Sven-Goran Eriksson and persons associated with Sven-Goran Eriksson, including Faria Alam.

Charge 4: Greg Miskiw between 22 October 2002 and 21 July 2006, conspired with Glenn Mulcaire and with persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Abigail Titmuss and John Leslie and those associated with Abigail Titmuss and John Leslie, including Matthew McGuiness.

Charge 5: Rebekah Brooks, Glenn Mulcaire and Greg Miskiw, between 3 December 2002 and 22 January 2003, conspired together and with persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Andrew Gilchrist.

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Charge 6: Andrew Coulson, Stuart Kuttner, Greg Miskiw, Ian Edmondson, Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup, between 1 January 2004 and 29 July 2006, conspired together and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of persons associated with The Right Honourable David Blunkett MP, including some or all of the following: Kimberley Quinn, Sally King (nee Anderson), Andrew King, John Anderson and Jason Carey

Charge 7: Glenn Mulcaire and Greg Miskiw, between 28 February 2005 and 12 March 2005 conspired together and with persons unknown to intercept the voicemail messages of Delia Smith and of persons associated with Delia Smith, including Michael Wynn-Jones and Ian Christmas.

Charge 8 Andrew Coulson, Glenn Mulcaire, Greg Miskiw, Ian Edmondson, Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup, between 6 April 2005 and 22 June 2005, conspired together and with persons unknown to intercept communications the voicemail messages of persons associated with The Right Honourable Charles Clarke, who included either or both of the following: Hannah Pawlby and Lucy Pawlby.

Charge 9: Greg Miskiw, Ian Edmondson and James Weatherup between 1 July 2005 and 1 June 2006, conspired together, and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Jude Law and persons associated with Jude Law, Sadie Frost and Sienna Miller, who included some or all of the following: Jade Schmidt, Archie Keswick and Ben Jackson.

Charge 10: Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup, between 5 July 2005 and 4 May 2006, conspired together, and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of persons associated with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who included Eunice Huthart.

Charge 11: Ian Edmondson and Neville Thurlbeck, between 9 January 2006 and 6 May 2006, conspired together and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Mark Oaten.

Charge 12: Ian Edmondson and James Weatherup, between 17 January 2006 and the 1 August 2006, conspired together, and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to the voicemail messages of Wayne Rooney and persons associated with Wayne Rooney, who included either or both of the following: Laura Jane Rooney and Patricia Tierney.

Charge 13: Greg Miskiw, between 17 January 2006 and 1 August 2006 conspired with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Wayne Rooney and persons associated with Wayne Rooney, who included either or both of the following: Laura Jane Rooney and Patricia Tierney.

Charge 14: Andy Coulson and Ian Edmondson, between 23 March 2006 and 21 May 2006, conspired together and with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Calum Best.

Charge 15: Ian Edmondson and Neville Thurlbeck between 2 March 2006 and 26 July 2006, conspired with Greg Mulcaire and with persons unknown to the voicemail messages of The Right Honourable Dame Tessa Jowell MP and David Mills.

Charge 16: Ian Edmondson and James Weatherup, between 24 April 2006 and 22 June 2006, conspired together with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of persons associated with The Right Honourable Lord Prescott, who included some or all of the following: Tracey Temple, Joan Hammell and Alan Schofield.

Charge 17: Ian Edmondson, between 25 April 2006 and 15 May 2006, conspired with Glenn Mulcaire and with persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Professor John Tulloch and persons associated with Professor John Tulloch, who included some or all of the following: John Davies, Maire Messenger Davies and Janet Andrew.

Charge 18: Ian Edmondson, between 25 April 2006 and 1 June 2006, conspired with Glenn Mulcaire and persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Lord Fredrick Windsor.

Charge 19: Ian Edmondson and James Weatherup, between 15 May 2006 and 29 June 2006, conspired together and with Glenn Mulcaire and with persons unknown, to intercept the voicemail messages of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, and of persons associated with Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, including some or all of the following: Fiona Mills, Stuart Bell, Alan Edwards and Chris Terrill.

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