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
better about myself that i- good at myjob! i feel slightly. better about myself that i know good at myjob! i feel slightly- better about myself that i know now how they better about myself that i know now how they were better about myself that i know now how they were getting better about myself that i know now how they were getting those - better about myself that i know now| how they were getting those stories. prince harry wins his phone hacking case against the mirror group and is awarded £ia0,000 in damages. he describes it as a great day for truth . the former editor piers morgan denies he knew anything about it. we ll get reaction tonight from alan yentob, whose phone was hacked thousands of times while he was working in senior senior roles here at the bbc. more grim news from gaza. three israeli hostages were shot dead by israeli hostages were shot dead by israel troops, mistaken for hamas fighters. and later in the programme, an exclusive interview with polan
also knighted, the artist grayson perry. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott, political reporter at the times, and broadcasterjohn stapleton. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, let s take a look at those front pages. the telegraph focuses on the return of covid tests for travellers to the uk from china, amid worries over the spread of the virus. the mail calls the new controls drastic but says they ve been brought in because of concern beijing is withholding data. the times leads with a warning that middle aged people are dying from heart conditions because they didn t get common medication during the pandemic. the express has obtained figures showing more than 700 prisoners have either escaped or been released in error over the last decade. as the year ends, the ft points out how far many stock markets around the world have fallen this year. the mirror looks at the new year hono