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03/10/2014
Ex NOTW Journalist Admits Phone Hacking
A former News of the World news editor has admitted to phone hacking.
Ian Edmondson, 45, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey Court in London.
Edmondson illegally intercepted voicemails on many famous people, including Sir Paul McCartney and actor Jude Law, between October 200 and August 2006.
Edmondson is the eighth person to be convicted in connection with the phone hacking scandal.
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Ian Edmondson, 45, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey Court in London.
Edmondson illegally intercepted voicemails on many famous people, including Sir Paul McCartney and actor Jude Law, between October 200 and August 2006.
Edmondson is the eighth person to be convicted in connection with the phone hacking scandal.
(CD/IT)
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