to which those findings are made, and it will be a sliding scale, then they will more easily be able to resist future claims and say that they re not prepared to settle them. the scandal of what s become known as illegal information gathering ignited after the convictions of a phone hacker and a journalist in 2006. hundreds of legal claims followed. seniorjournalists at the news of the world newspaper were jailed in 2014. the paper shut down. in 2015, a case involving the actress shobna gulati resulted in mira group newspapers admitting phones had been hacked and private investigators illegally obtained information. the company apologised online and in print. we re truly sorry, it said. but the legal battle continued. the latest trial is partly about what former mirror group executives like sly bailey knew about illegal news techniques and what they did. 0ne former editor is very famous. piers morgan edited the mirror for nine years. he s always insisted he didn t hack phones or tell
knows the truth. this victory is notjust for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed. donald trump will now pay damages totalling $5 million. he is the first former president to be found liable for sexual abuse. many will be closely watching how this affects him politically, if at all. nada tawfik, bbc news, at the courthouse in new york. lawyers for the duke of sussex and three other alleged victims of phone hacking, begin a seven week trial today. prince harry is one of a number of high profile figures bringing damages claims against mirror group newspapers and is expected to give evidence in person next month. here s our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. for years, prince harry, in his own words, raged against the press. now he s on a court crusade against the newspapers. six weeks ago, it was the mail titles, then the sun. now a third case against tabloids