Andy Coulson jailed for 18 mths for plotting to hack phones
Former Number 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of plotting to hack phones while in charge at the News of the World.
Judge: Milly Dowler phone hacking 'unforgivable'
Phone hacking judge Mr Justice Saunders has attacked the ''unforgivable'' actions of the News of the World in hacking the phone girl of murdered school girl Milly Dowler.
The judge accused the paper, and its then-deputy editor Andy Coulson, of chasing newspaper sales by withholding information about her disappearance from Surrey detectives until their potential scoop hit a dead end.
The former Number 10 spin doctor has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of plotting to hack phones while in charge of the paper.
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Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hack plot
The former No. 10 adviser has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of plotting to hack phones while at the News of the World.
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Aitken: Coulson will be liked and respected in prison
Andy Coulson is a strong, stoical and dignified character and these qualities will help him survive well in prison, Jonathan Aitken writes.