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
and one of britain s most successful cyclists, mark cavendish, announces he s to retire. 0n bbc london: warnings over mobile phone fraud how criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims in the capital to gain access to banking apps. good evening. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to carry out searches in a reservoir in portugal, according to local media reports. a large site is believed to have been sealed off, around 30 miles from where the toddler went missing in 2007. the search is expected to begin tomorrow. it s not the first time the reservoir has been searched. three year old madeleine was on holiday with her family in praia da luz in the algarve when she went missing and there has been a uk police investigation into her disappearance ever since. ellie price reports on the latest developments. 16 years after madeleine mccann disappeared, a new hunt for answers. local media reported this area was sealed off ahead of the search, expec
with the price of allotments shooting up even faster than these spring greens, thousands of plot holders across the country think they might have to give up their plots. i will find out why costs are going up so much on what people feel about it. de bruyne s brilliance at the bernabeu. this stunning strike keeps city s european dream alive ahead of the champions league semifinal second leg with real in manchester next week. the first eurovision semifinal hits the stage in liverpool. favourites sweden go through, but ireland are out. good morning. yesterday, ireland and the uk had over 8000 lightning strikes. today we are looking at a similar day, showery, some sunshine, but also thunder and lightning and some hail. all of the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 10th of may. a jury in new york has found former president donald trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in the 19905 and then defamed her by calling her a liar. the civil trial rejected ejean carrol
According to astonishing new court papers, illegal interception took place for five years after the first phone-hacking arrests and even overlapped with the inquiry into press ethics