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LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper publisher has agreed to pay Prince Harry a “substantial” sum in costs and damages for invading his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping, Harry’s lawyer said Friday. Judge Timothy Fancourt found that Harry’s phone was hacked “to a modest extent.”The settlement avoids a new trial over 115 more tabloid articles that Harry says were the product of hacking or other intrusions. He recently dropped a libel case against the publisher of the Mail after an unfavorable pretrial ruling. He ordered the publisher to pay “common costs” of a general case seeking to show wrongdoing by the company. Mirror Group Newspapers said it has paid more than 100 million pounds ($128 million) in other phone hacking lawsuits over the years, but denied wrongdoing in Harry’s case.

Persons: —, Prince Harry, David Sherborne, Harry, Judge Timothy Fancourt, Princess Diana, Meghan, “, ” Harry, Duke of Sussex, King Charles III, Harry’s, Fancourt, ”, Nikki Sanderson, Fiona Wightman, Paul Whitehouse, Michael Turner, Rupert Murdoch’s, Murdoch Organizations: Newspapers, Mirror Group, Daily, The Sun, Daily Mail, Mail, Group Locations: London, California, United States

Attorney David Sherborne argued that his case was “overwhelmingly successful" and his clients should be reimbursed legal fees because Mirror "advanced a fundamentally dishonest case." Attorney Roger Mallalieu for Mirror Group argued that it should only have to pay legal fees for the portions of the claims it lost. Fancourt found that Mirror used unlawful information gathering in 15 of the 33 newspaper articles about Harry that were examined at trial. Once those claims are resolved, Harry will be able to seek additional lawyers' fees. Mirror Group Newspapers said it has paid more than 100 million pounds ($128 million) in other phone hacking lawsuits over the years, but denied wrongdoing in Harry’s case.

Persons: —, Prince Harry, Duke, Sussex, Harry, King Charles III, Britain’s, ”, Nikki Sanderson, Fiona Wightman, Paul Whitehouse, Michael Turner, David Sherborne, Roger Mallalieu, Sanderson, Wightman, Turner, Timothy Fancourt, Fancourt, Sherborne, Rupert Murdoch’s, Murdoch Organizations: Daily, Group Newspapers, The Sun, Daily Mail, Mail, Mirror Group, Newspapers, Mirror

☆ Redemption for Norway's Ingebrigtsen with 5,000 metre world title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, bouncing back from bitter disappointment in the 1,500m four days earlier. The 22-year-old, who has battled an illness this week, ran down Spain's Mohamed Katir over the final 50 metres to win in 13 minutes 11.30 seconds. "Getting sick is a nightmare," said Ingebrigtsen, gold medallist in the 1,500m at the Tokyo Olympics. Uganda's Oscar Chelimo did not finish, pulling off the track holding his hamstring with two laps to go. Reporting by Lori Ewing; Additional reporting by Tommy Lund Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Spain's Mohamed Katir, Katir, Jacob Krop, Ingebrigtsen, I've, Britain's Josh Kerr, Briton Jake Wightman, Oscar Chelimo, Lori Ewing, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: NRK, Paris Diamond League, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Norway, Kenya, Norwegian, Eugene, Budapest

☆ Briton Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to win 1,500m gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I'm so proud of myself," said Kerr, who ran the race in sunglasses. "I didn't feel like I ran the best race either. We left no stone unturned and if it wasn't a gold medal today, that was the best we could have done. Ingebrigtsen said his legs felt heavy as he was unable to respond to Kerr moving onto his shoulder. Last year Ingebrigtsen recovered to win the 5,000m gold and he has the chance to do that again in Budapest.

Persons: Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway's Ingebrigtsen, Britain's Jake Wightman, Kerr, Ingebrigtsen, Gilje Nordas, It's, I'm, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Olympic, Tokyo Olympic, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Poland, Budapest

☆ Prince Harry Puts Britain’s Press on Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Mark Landler | Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To illustrate their case, Harry’s lawyers submitted 147 articles that it said were based on information obtained using illegal means. “Every facet of his life was splashed across the paper as an exclusive, a story too good not to publish,” Mr. Sherborne said. “The notion that this took place years ago is misplaced,” he said. Still, that is the nub of the case made by the Mirror Group’s lawyers. The practice of phone hacking has all but vanished since the scandal erupted in 2011, according to lawyers who specialize in these cases.

Persons: Princess Diana, Mr, Sherborne, ”, Harry, Nikki Sanderson, Michael Taylor, Fiona Wightman, Paul Whitehouse Organizations: The

London CNN —The publisher of UK tabloid the Daily Mirror has apologized to Prince Harry for using unlawful methods to gather information about his private life. The pair has filed at least seven lawsuits against British and US media organizations since 2019, including Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, according to Reuters. News Group Newspapers publishes the Sun and used to produce News of the World, which was shut down in 2011 over its own phone hacking scandal. A spokesperson for Mirror Group Newspapers said in a statement Wednesday that “where historical wrongdoing” has taken place, the group has taken “full responsibility” and apologized “unreservedly” for its actions. Mirror Group Newspapers “is now part of a very different company.

In the years that followed, male athletes treated their first sub-four-minute mile as a watershed moment – a rite of passage on the way to becoming a top middle-distance runner. “Back then, getting under that four-minute mile was a big thing, especially for milers,” he added. Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay had become the first people to summit the world’s highest peak the year before, and the first four-minute mile duly became running’s own Everest summit, expanding perceptions of human potential. Wes Santee, seen here competing in a three-mile cross-country race, came close to running a sub-four-minute mile during his career. “It still has some mystique,” Magness says about the status of the four-minute mile today.

Jeremy Selwyn/WPA Pool/Getty Images Camilla stands next to Queen Elizabeth II during a Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012. Chris Jackson/Getty Images From left, Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the state opening of Parliament in May 2013. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William. Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images In pictures: Britain's Queen Camilla Prev NextShe reportedly met Prince Charles at a polo match in Windsor in 1970 and they became friends. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William.

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