Coulson ordered to pay £150,000 towards hacking trial

Former Number 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson has been ordered to pay £150,000 towards the costs of last year's £1.7 million hacking trial.

Coulson, 47, was jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of involvement in the hacking of phones while editor of the now-defunct News of the World.

The prosecution had wanted the father-of-three to pay £750,000, but today Mr Justice Saunders said he should pay £150,000 over three years.