this report. prince harry is on a court crusade against the newspapers. six weeks ago it was the mail titles, then the sun, now a third case against tabloids owned by the mirror group. he wasn t in court today, but he will give evidence next month. he isjoined in this case by the coronation street actor michael le vell, who arrived this morning to hear opening statements. another actor from the soap, nikki sanderson, and fiona wightman, the ex wife of the comedian paul whitehouse, 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 tabloids were desperate for gossip about him and his girlfriends like chelsy davy, so reporters got access to his private voicemail messages. today his barrister david sherborne said that as a young adult, harry was subjected to blatantly unlawful and appalling newsgathering methods.
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