FORMER Rangers star Paul Gascoigne was today awarded more than £188,000 in phone-hacking damages.

The troubled Ibrox icon won £188,250 in phone-hacking damages from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) at the High Court.

Damages were awarded to the victims of phone-hacking by the Mirror Group by a High Court judge today.

Some celebrities were in court to hear Mr Justice Mann's ruling on the amount of money to be awarded.

Personalities including actress Sadie Frost, soap stars Shane Richie, Shobna Gulati and Lucy Taggart gave evidence during a three-week hearing in March.

The pay-out to the former England footballer was one of eight announced at London's High Court today after a three-week hearing in March to determine the extent of the wrongdoing at the group and what level of compensation was appropriate.

Mr Justice Mann also awarded £85,000 to TV executive Alan Yentob.

The judge also awarded £117,500 and £157,250 respectively to actresses Shobna Gulati and Lucy Taggart.

£260,250 was awarded to actress and businesswoman Sadie Frost, and £155,000 to soap star Shane Richie.

TV producer Robert Ashworth, who was married to actress Tracy Shaw, received £201,250, and flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, who had a relationship with soccer star Rio Ferdinand, was awarded £72,500.

The damages total £1.2 million.

The judge's ruling will provide a framework for resolving similar civil actions in the pipeline.