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Sun crime reporter Anthony France has won an appeal against his conviction for paying for tip-offs from an anti-terrorism officer. | |
He was the only journalist to be successfully tried under Operation Elveden, the police probe into payments to public officials. | |
Mr France, 42, from Watford, was given an 18-month sentence in May 2015, suspended for two years. | |
He said he could now rebuild his life "after 1,379 days of sheer hell." | |
The Crown Prosecution Service has said there will be no re-trial. |