By Vanessa Allen and Mark Duell Andy Coulson told the phone hacking trial yesterday that his affair with Rebekah Brooks was ‘wrong’ and ‘shouldn’t have happened’. Speaking for the first time about the on-off relationship, the former newspaper editor said he felt responsible for the pain it had caused his wife Eloise Patrick. Coulson arrived at the Old Bailey hand-in-hand with his wife, and the mother of three watched from the public gallery as he gave his evidence, while Brooks looked on impassively from the dock. Evidence: Former Editor of the News of the World Andy Coulson and his wife Eloise arrive at the Old Bailey
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Coulson says they had affair that started in 1998 but was not 'continual'
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Brooks and Coulson had 'periods of intimacy' during time working together
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Coulson followed Brooks as editor of News of the World from 2003 to 2007
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Jurors also hear he spent weekend with PM after quitting as media adviser
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