Even in a case bristling with tales of betrayal, illicit sex and visits to swingers' clubs, one detail lodged itself in the minds of the reporters at the perjury trial of Tommy Sheridan.
Sheridan's defence team had sought emails from News International relating to its alleged hacking of his phone and its contract negotiations with Ms Khan.
News International supplied some emails but Mr Bird, testifying under oath, repeatedly said others had been lost on the way to India. The police also disclosed some emails from News of the World to the defence.
News International now says Mr Bird unintentionally misled the court, but insists that all the emails sought by the defence were disclosed to it either by the newspaper or the police.
