of south west england. and this is the one day of the year when i turned from a serious bbc correspondent into a eurovision cocktail pianist. more details coming up. and coming up on bbc news. treble chasing manchester city are two games away from lifting their first champions league trophy after a kevin de bruyne wonder strike earned them a draw at real madrid. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at the start of a trial about alleged phone hacking of several high profile figures including the duke of sussex, mirror group newspapers has been accused of using illegal methods on an industrial scale to get stories. the company, which has previously admitted phone hacking and paying private investigators, said it would never be repeated. prince harry and three other people are bringing claims at the high court against the group that publishes the mirror, the sunday mirror and sunday people. the claimants argue that executives at the company knew about widespread
about alleged phone hacking of several high profile figures including the duke of sussex, mirror group newspapers has been accused of using illegal methods on an industrial scale to get stories. the company, which has previously admitted phone hacking and paying private investigators, said it would never be repeated. prince harry and three other people are bringing claims at the high court against the group that publishes the mirror, the sunday mirror and sunday people. the claimants argue that executives at the company knew about widespread phone hacking but failed to act. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. prince harry is on a court crusade against newspapers. six weeks ago it was the daily mail titles, than the sun, another third case against tabloids owned by the mirror group. he wasn t in court today, but he will give evidence next month. he is joined in this case by the coronation street actor michael
joined in this case by the coronation street actor michael lavelle who arrived this morning to hear opening statements. another actorfrom hear opening statements. another actor from the hear opening statements. another actorfrom the soap, hear opening statements. another actor from the soap, and hear opening statements. another actorfrom the soap, and fiona whiteman are also bringing claims. prince harry is suing over 147 newspaper articles which go back long before his marriage to meghan. from the 2000s onwards, the tablets were desperate for gossip about him and his girlfriends like chelsey davey, so reporters got access to his private voice mail messages. today his barristers said that as a young adult, harry was subjected to blatantly unlawful and appalling newsgathering methods. if he and the three other alleged victims win, many could sue. it three other alleged victims win, many could sue. three other alleged victims win, many could sue. it makes it much more likely many coul