Former News of the World Editor Comes Clean on Work, Romance and Money
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The 45 year-old relationship with former sometimes it was not continued giving EastEnders actor Kemp, so.” evidence in her defence and her affair with Andy As Mr Laidlaw moved at the Old Bailey on Coulson. on to her relationship Friday, culminating a She met Kemp in 1995, with co-defendant week that has seen the and they became Coulson, who is also controversial journalist engaged the following accused of conspiring to dominating the nation’s year but split in 1997. hack phones, she front pages. A year later they admitted periods of Brooks became re-kindled their “physical intimacy” emotional as she faced relationship, and by between 1998 and 2006. questions about her 2001 they talked about She met her husband relationships with actor children and marriage. Charlie Brooks in March EastEnders actor Ross 2007. Kemp, her former ‘put on hold’ Brooks told the court: deputy Andy Coulson – Brooks appeared to “My personal life was a who went on to become well up as she asked for bit of a car crash for communications a break, before talking many years. It’s director for David about her fertility probably very easy to Cameron - and current treatment, which was blame work but the husband Charlie Brooks, halted by the start of the hours were very long and her difficulties Iraq war in 2003. and hard and you got becoming a mother. She said: “It was a thrown together in an She also denied any tough year for us. industry like that. It was knowledge of a contract Basically, life was put on wrong and it shouldn’t worth £92,000 per year hold for Iraq.” have happened but given to private The court heard that things did. investigator Glenn the couple eventually “Ross was a good man Mulcaire, who has split in 2005, but it was but the two of us weren’t already admitted phone amicable. meant to be and hacking. Brooks said: “I am certainly Andy and I Her barrister, Jonathan sure if Ross was here, he weren’t meant to be. Laidlaw QC, apologised would say the same. Our When I met Charlie I for having to question whole relationship was a was happy for the first her about her love life, rollercoaster, and so time. DOUBLE TROUBLE : “Ross was a good man but the two of us weren’t meant Cont. on page 6. col 1 including her sometimes it was good, to be,” said Brooks of her relationship with EastEnders actor Ross Kemp Inside: News from Britain 2-7, Meet a Member 8, Local News 9, Stargazing 9, Sean Borg Goes LA 10, Brits in LA 11, Legal Notices 12-27, Sport 17-20 The British Weekly, Sat. February 22, 2014 Page 2 News From Britain Recent flood damage ‘preventable’ say experts n Shadow chancellor blasts ‘short-termist’ budgeting of flood defences Some of the damage for flood defences, and “Water management from the recent floods said that 300 techniques could have could have been “shovel-ready” schemes helped prevent the effect prevented if the correct were shelved last year of flooding on villages, water management because of lack of towns and over techniques had been funding. surrounding land seen used, a group of experts recently. Emergency has said. drainage systems measures are in order for In an open letter, the The open letter, also the immediate crisis. But experts - representing 15 published in the in the long term, the organisations including Telegraph, set out management of water the Institution of technical measures which requires a clear strategy.” Environmental Sciences, could cut the risk of future The letter came a day the Chartered Institution floods, including the use after the Met Office of Water and of forestry and land confirmed that the UK has Environmental management to hold back suffered its wettest winter Management and the water in the upper in records dating back Royal Institution of reaches of rivers as well as more than a century. Chartered Surveyors - dredging to ease urged David Cameron to problems in the lower flood warnings convene a reaches. Figures for December 1 cross-departmental The experts said that to February 19 show that conference bringing sustainable drainage the UK has had 19.2 together Whitehall systems should be fitted inches of rain, making it departments, the on existing and new the wettest winter in NO END IN SIGHT: Network Rail have dealt another blow to the beleaguered Environment Agency and buildings and that records dating back to counties of Devon and Cornwall by pushing back by a month the date it hopes to the professions to put in buildings and land that 1910, beating the previous finish repairing a crucial stretch of railway in Dawlish in Devon (pictured, above) – a place measures to prevent cannot be properly record set in 1995 of 19.1 delay that could cost the local economy up to £300m in lost business. The railway a repeat of the current protected should be made inches. is the main artery to the South Western Counties apart from the more floods. resilient to withstand Two severe flood time-consuming road link. The call came as flooding. All new housing warnings remain in place Plymouth Chamber of Commerce chief executive, David Parlby, said he shadow chancellor Ed on flood plains should be in the Somerset Levels, estimated that the suspension of the line is costing Plymouth more than £1m a day, Balls pledged that resilient when built, they which has been one of the as businesses find it harder to meet contacts and freight deliveries are disrupted. investment in flood said. worst-hit areas this defences would be a “While we are pleased winter, suffering along the Thames and flooded for some time. serious flood alerts priority for an incoming to hear that the Prime prolonged flooding in the Severn, the Environment And with more unsettled currently in place across Labour government. Minister will provide face of repeated storms Agency said. weather on the way, the England and Wales. Writing in the Daily leadership and funding, it and heavy rain. But properties in areas risk of flooding will be Groundwater is Telegraph, Mr Balls is essential that Across the rest of including Windsor and slow to disappear, the continuing to rise, with accused the coalition government actions are southern and central Maidenhead, Surrey, Environment Agency continuing flooding in Government of based on best practice England, the risk of Buckinghamshire, warned. parts of Greater London, “short-termist developed over many flooding is receding as Wokingham and West There are 70 flood Kent, Hampshire, salami-slicing” of budgets years,” said the letter. river levels fall, including Berkshire could remain warnings, and 119 less Wiltshire and Dorset. 171 Pier Avenue, Ste. 121• Santa Monica, CA 90405 Tel (310 ) 452-2621• FAX: (310) 314-7653 E-mail:[email protected] www.british-weekly.com • twitter.com/BritishWeekly MANAGING EDITOR: Neil Fletcher Hare and the Hounds DEPUTY EDITOR : Nick Stark CONTRIBUTING WRITERS : Alan Darby Drake, John Hiscock, Eileen Lee, Dave Kershaw, Anthony Matthews, Carolan Nathan, Anne Shaw, Bernard Sidman, Nick We have all your favorites from the British Isles.... 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