Football pundit Gray gets £20k for phone hacking

FOOTBALL pundit Andy Gray has accepted £20,000 (€22,500) in damages after falling victim to News of the World phone hacking.

The former Everton striker reached an agreement with News Group Newspapers (NGN) for compensation and undisclosed costs for the voicemail interceptions.

A spokeswoman for the newspaper group said: “This concludes the action Andy Gray was taking against NGN over voicemail interception in relation to the News of the World.”