LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Former News Corp. editor Andy Coulson personally approved bribery payments, prosecutors in the London phone-hacking case alleged Friday.
Coulson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of bribing public officials in the pursuit of news stories, an illegally intercepting voice mail. Seven other defendants, including former News Corp. executive Rebekah Brooks, 45, have also pleaded not guilty to similar charges, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.