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Phone hacking: Paul Gascoigne wins damages from Mirror Group Phone hacking: Paul Gascoigne wins damages from Mirror Group
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Former footballer Paul Gascoigne has won £188,250 in phone-hacking damages from Mirror Group Newspapers.Former footballer Paul Gascoigne has won £188,250 in phone-hacking damages from Mirror Group Newspapers.
The payout to the former England international was one of eight announced at London's High Court. The payout was one of eight announced at London's High Court and followed a three-week hearing to determine the extent of wrongdoing and damages.
It follows a three-week hearing in March to determine the extent of wrongdoing and to decide compensation.
Celebrities awarded payments include actress Sadie Frost, who won £260,000, and soap stars Shane Richie, Lucy Benjamin and Shobna Gulati.Celebrities awarded payments include actress Sadie Frost, who won £260,000, and soap stars Shane Richie, Lucy Benjamin and Shobna Gulati.
Mirror Group said it was considering whether to seek permission to appeal.
Mr Richie, who plays Alfie Moon in EastEnders, was awarded £155,000 in damages.Mr Richie, who plays Alfie Moon in EastEnders, was awarded £155,000 in damages.
Ms Benjamin, who played Lucy Fowler in EastEnders, will receive £157,250, while Ms Gulati, Coronation Street's Sunita Alahan, was awarded £117,500. Ms Benjamin - now known by her married name of Lucy Taggart - played Lucy Fowler in EastEnders and will receive £157,250.
Mr Justice Mann also awarded £85,000 to BBC creative director Alan Yentob. Mr Justice Mann also awarded Ms Gulati, Coronation Street's Sunita Alahan, £117,500, and £85,000 to BBC creative director Alan Yentob.
TV producer Robert Ashworth, who was married to Coronation Street actress Tracy Shaw, received £201,250, while flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, who had a relationship with footballer Rio Ferdinand, was awarded £72,500.TV producer Robert Ashworth, who was married to Coronation Street actress Tracy Shaw, received £201,250, while flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, who had a relationship with footballer Rio Ferdinand, was awarded £72,500.
The payouts total £1.2 million.The payouts total £1.2 million.
Phone hacking was carried out by "teams of journalists" across three Mirror Group publications - the Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the People - the hearing was told.Phone hacking was carried out by "teams of journalists" across three Mirror Group publications - the Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the People - the hearing was told.
In February, Trinity Mirror - the owner of the three titles - published a "sincere and unreserved" apology for the voicemail interception, saying it "was unlawful and should never have happened".In February, Trinity Mirror - the owner of the three titles - published a "sincere and unreserved" apology for the voicemail interception, saying it "was unlawful and should never have happened".
Following the ruling, solicitors for Ms Frost said she was "relieved" and "thrilled" with the outcome.Following the ruling, solicitors for Ms Frost said she was "relieved" and "thrilled" with the outcome.
The impact of hacking had been "sustained and intrusive", her solicitors said in a statement, adding that the actress "reluctantly" accepts she may never know the full extent of the unlawful activities by Mirror Group journalists.The impact of hacking had been "sustained and intrusive", her solicitors said in a statement, adding that the actress "reluctantly" accepts she may never know the full extent of the unlawful activities by Mirror Group journalists.
Ms Frost had told the hearing that hacking made her life a "living hell" and that, as stories about her continued to appear in national newspapers, she ended up not trusting her own mother.Ms Frost had told the hearing that hacking made her life a "living hell" and that, as stories about her continued to appear in national newspapers, she ended up not trusting her own mother.
Mr Gascoigne had told the hearing that hacking left him "scared to speak to anybody" on the phone. He said the ordeal had "ruined his life". James Heath, from Ms Frost's solicitors Atkins Thomson, said payments were "greater than any other publicly available award of damages in a privacy case".
Phone hacking by Mirror Group journalists was "widespread, institutionalised and long standing", resulting in "gross intrusion" into the lives of the victims, he said.
'Scared to speak'
Mr Gascoigne was described by his lawyer as being "delighted and relieved" with the result.
The former footballer had told the hearing that hacking left him "scared to speak to anybody" on the phone. He said the ordeal had "ruined his life".
He had complained about 18 articles published by Mirror Newspapers - all of which were accepted to have been the product of illegal activity.He had complained about 18 articles published by Mirror Newspapers - all of which were accepted to have been the product of illegal activity.
The former England international footballer said his own family had not believed his phone was being hacked, while his therapist told him he was "paranoid" and "going through a mental disorder". The ex-international footballer said his own family had not believed his phone was being hacked, while his therapist told him he was "paranoid" and "going through a mental disorder".