Brooks denies conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Coulson and Goodman still face two remaining charges of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
Coulson denies charges of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages and to commit misconduct in public office.
Brooks denies the charge of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
She had been charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
Goodman and Coulson deny conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Edwards was cleared of two charges of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Separately, Clive Goodman, the former royal reporter for The News of the World, was accused of conspiracy to commit misconduct.
With two charges dropped, Pharo now faces four charges of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Goodman, who has been charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in public office, also denies the charge.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to "conspiring to commit misconduct in public office" and was given a conditional discharge.
