News of the World Royal editor Clive Goodman was sent to prison for four months on Friday after admitting hacking into mobile phone voice-banks to listen to private messages hundreds of times.
Immediately afterwards, his editor Andy Coulson announced his resignation after four years in the job.
- In court: private investigator's £104,000 contract with the News of the World
- Sentencing: News of the World Royal editor given four months
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