Despite being found not guilty of hacking, former News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis says the prosecution has cost him his life savings, his marriage and four years of his life.

If Wallis had been found guilty he would have faced an order to pay the prosecution costs on top of his own. But having been found innocent he has been told he has no chance of recouping legal fees which have run into the hundreds of thousands.

Unlike former News of the World editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, who faced trial last year, Wallis has not been given any legal support by his former employer, News Corp.