The date has been set for eight people including David Cameron's former communications director Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks - to stand trial on phone hacking charges.

The judge at the Old Bailey says he'll start hearing evidence in September 2013 - with five journalists from the now-defunct News of the World and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire the others charged.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt, who's at the court, says the case is complex, and there's a large amount of evidence: