hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, prince harry has agreed further damages in his case against mirror group newspapers. he settled his remaining claims of phone hacking and invasion of privacy. in a statement, the duke of sussex said the mirror had acted in a shockingly dishonest way for many years, then had sought to conceal the truth. prince harry s victory follows a judge s ruling in december that mirror group journalists had made extensive use of hacking. the mirror said it was pleased to have reached a deal over events for which it had apologised. outside court, harry s lawyer, david sherbourne, delivered this statement on his behalf. after our victory in december, mirror group have finally conceded the rest of my claim, which would have consisted of another two trials, additional evidence, and 115 more articles. outside court, harry s lawyer, david sherbourne, everything we said was happening at mirror group was in fact happening. and indeed f
hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
at this place shutdown so-called scorpion unit whose members included arbiters charged in the death of tyre nichols. is this a move in the right direction? plus donald trump hits the campaign trail for the first time since announcing his 2024 presidential bid. he says he is more committed than ever. will republican voters be just as committed to him? later, backlash continues to grow against ron desantis for his decision to block courts on african american studies. some students are ready to take it to the courts. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. i m katie thing. thanks for starting your day with us. there s new fallout in some major changes at the memphis police department after friday nights like the videos showed five former officers beating, kicking, tasing and pepper spraying tyre nichols, who died just a few days ago. the department has permanently deactivated what it called its scorpion unit. that included all of those officers we saw
with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
Or maybe republicans learned that its possible to get away with trying to subvert the will of the people which makes their apparent willingness to try it again this november all the more frightening. After all, as the saying goes, a failed coup is just practice. Joining me now democratic Congressman Conley of virginia is a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee and the house account ability committee. Welcome back. What does it mean to have a former president and Presumptive Republican nominee and his allies refused to commit to accept the 2024 president ial election . I think its a dagger at the heart of american democracy. This is truly a critical moment for americans who love their country. We have an absolute demigod will stop at nothing to try to get back in the white house with lots of enablers among republican ranks in congress and throughout the country. Americans have to understand the imminent threat he and that rhetoric represent. Do you have any worry about the possi