Dining in den

The head of US intelligence has revealed he was treated to a lavish 12-course meal by the North Korean general believed to be responsible for hacking Hollywood studio Sony during a secret mission to Pyongyang - and was then presented with the bill.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper gave a riveting account of the visit at a New York conference on cybersecurity, just days after the government imposed new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the late November attack.

He said it was 'the most serious cyber attack ever made against US interests' and could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars in damages

Intelligence chief James Clapper was treated to lavish 12-course meal in North Korea as he negotiated release of Americans – before Pyongyang officials presented him with a BILL for the banquet