prince harry has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mail. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he s been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said, it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. our media corrspondent david sillito reports. this has been a landmark case. prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion. and today, thejudge justice fancourt ruled, yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by the mirror group newspapers. outside 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 worth
welcome to bbc news now three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. prince interviews and reaction. harry has called on interviews and reaction. police and the financial regulator on police and the financial regulator to investigate mirror group newspapers after he was awarded £140,000 in damages in a historic lawsuit for phone hacking. the high courtjudge. mrjustice fancourt rules that phone hacking was rife within mirror group and that prince harry s personal phone was targeted between 2003 and 2009. he says 15 of 33 sample articles were the product of phone hacking or the product of other unlawful information gathering. the duke of sussex became the first senior british royal for 130 years to appear as a witness in court this summer, after he sued the publisherfor damages. the mirror group has apologised. a statement issued by the spokesperson for the publisher says, where historical wrongdoing took place, we apologise unreservedly, have taken full respon
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