Britain's High-profile Phone-hacking Trial to Begin

By: Michael Holden and Kate Holton | Reuters

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The trial of Rupert Murdoch's former British newspaper chief and Prime Minister David Cameron's ex-media head begins on Monday in what will be Britain's most high-profile and eagerly-awaited criminal case in years.

Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, both former editors of Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, are accused of conspiring to illegally access voicemail messages on mobile phones belonging to politicians, the rich and famous, as well as victims of crime and ordinary people, to secure exclusives.