media correspondent david sillito reports. this has been a landmark case, prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion and today the judge, mr justice frankel, ruled that yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by mirror group newspapers. 0utside court, a statement was read out on the half of the duke. today s ruling is vindicating and affirming. i ve been told slaying dragons will get you burnt, but in light of today s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worthwhile price to pay. the mission continues. thank you very much. 33 mirror group articles had been presented to court. 15, thejudge said, had been sourced by illegal activity. hacking, he said, had been widespread and habitual 1996 and 2011, habitual between 1996 and 2011, and he concluded that a former editor of the mirror, tv presenter piers morgan, had known about the practice. piers morgan has repeatedly denied involvement. referring to
local government that and real estate troubles. another priority is to get financial regulators to work more closely together so they can co ordinate the event of an economic shock. janet yellen is a slowly emerging as a key player in the biden administration s handling of this challenging relationship between the world s two superpowers and she said she plans to visit china again next year, a second visit since july. a majorfault line between washington and beijing is a race to develop semiconductors. chips power everything from smart on stuani and military equipment and are increasingly seen as crucial to the global economy. smartphones to eye hand equipment. career and the netherlands to keynotes in the global chip production, said they are partnering up as well. south korea. translation: 0ur south korea. translation: our two countries have decided to establish a semiconductor alliance encompassing governments, businesses and universities. the netherlands are the
about moving to what it describes as a more precise phase of military operations have been constructive, with further diplomatic efforts due to take place today. president biden spoke by phone to israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his national security advisorjake sullivan held face to face talks with him. it s understood the american leadership discussed a scaling back of israel s high intensity military operations in gaza but with no specific timetable. mr biden said he didn t want israel to stop going after hamas, but he also wanted it to be focused on how to save civilian lives. mr sullivan is due to meet officials from the palestinian authority in the west bank in the coming hours. meanwhile, israel has continued its heavy bombardment of gaza overnight. this was the scene in northern gaza, as seen from southern israel on friday morning. palestinian sources are reporting air strikes on khan younis and rafah in the south of gaza, with children reported to be am
neither forrest nor spurs have been able to so far break the deadlock. erling haaland could miss manchester city s first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed day by day . the striker hasn t played in city s last two games and won t be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace, after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think it s going. whether he is able to play the first game or second, it s not a fracture, it s just stress and sometimes with players they recover quicker or slower. the doctor says to take it day by day, week by week, how he feels. the moment he doesn t have symptoms or pain, he ll be ok to play again. as something that has never happened before. spain are top of the fifa women s world rankings for the first time. at the end of a year in which they won the world cup. spai