Samantha Womack settles phone hacking claim

Samantha Womack has settled a damages action over phone hacking (Ian West/PA)

Actress Samantha Womack has settled a damages action over phone hacking, the High Court in England has heard.

The TV, film and stage star, best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC soap EastEnders, received “substantial damages” from News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News Of The World.