Former footballer Lee Sharpe and his ex-girlfriend Joanne Petty have settled their phone-hacking damages claims.

Sharpe (pictured, left, Reuters), who retired from the game in 2002 to become a TV personality and sports pundit, and Petty received an apology for any damage or distress suffered, undisclosed damages and their legal costs from News Group Newspapers.

The settlements announced at a hearing at the High Court on Friday before Mr Justice Mann are the latest in the civil litigation against NGN, which published the now defunct News of the World.