A senior Sun journalist asked his superiors to "bung" a police officer and a serving soldier hundreds of pounds in exchange for exclusives, a court heard today.

Reporter Jamie Pyatt, 51, is also accused of buying details from Surrey Police PC Simon Quinn for years, making him into an important source of confidential information.

The journalist made a number of expense claims for a "Surrey police contact" who handed over photographs and scoops, the court heard.