Roll up! Rebecca Brooks and Andy Coulson in the tumbrils

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It's going to last six months.

At least Andy turned up with a poppy on. Nice touch. Bit early though.

I think he will. What he is accused of is minor comparitavely, and they will take the kid into consideration if or when...

Ugh spelling awry.

You might want to watch what you say though chipping on here.

Innocent til proven otherwise nicestsmile ...

of course, PR

sorry

apparently yours are ok, Cns123

(mine has gone though - blimey - I didn't think it was at all out of order. just goes to show )

bless

he always looks like a really sweet (if a bit dim) chap

Would love a pm. I reported your post smile just going by rules on commenting on court cases on newspaper sites thought your comment might have gone a tad far. Sure you were right though.

oh don't worry, PR - you were quite right - I would hate to derail the thread

(I do have a tendency to post on here without engaging brain)

I know no-one. Just enjoying the show trial.

I know nothing

Delighted to have found this thread, thanks all for keeping me nicely up to date!

Just a general question, if a couple is found guilty and sent down, what happens to their children? Does the state automatically step in with a foster arrangement or can extended family step in?

Am I right that there is one child conceived by IVF, presumably after the affair was over? Do we know if it is RB's genetic child or a donated egg?

I love this thread

There was a surrogate mother iirc but no idea whose egg/sperm

wiki
"It was announced by Bell Pottinger that Rebekah and Charlie Brooks were expecting a daughter in early 2012 via a surrogate mother.[77] Scarlett Anne Mary Brooks was born at the private Portland Hospital in London on 25 January 2012"

www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/25/rebekah-brooks-becomes-mother

Greythorne AFAIK it's not automatic in the way you are describing. In theory, ss would prefer children to be looked after by family members, because it's usually better for the children. It may be considered a private fostering arrangement and the carers would be assessed by ss. (This is true of private fostering even when parents are not in prison.)

Perhaps Rebecca and Charlie's great friends ,the Camerons, would step in to care for the little one!