>> good morning. it's 930 on friday. the 15 of december this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me, ellie costello. how a small boat tragedy . tragedy. >> one migrants died and another is critically injured in hospital after a dramatic rescue operation in the english channel overnight. >> the prince of privacy. very soon prince harry will find out whether he has won his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher mirror group newspapers . newspapers. >> we want her home, the pleading words of gaynor lord's daughter as the police continue their search for a sixth day to find the missing mother. gb news reporter theo chikomba has more . reporter theo chikomba has more. >> it's now seven days on since the mother of three, gaynor lord from norwich, was reported as missing. police are still

continuing their searches here far and wide. here in norwich . far and wide. here in norwich. >> meanwhile, 718 year old british boy has been found alex batty , who went missing in spain batty, who went missing in spain six years ago, has been found alive and well in france after he was allegedly kidnapped by his mother . his mother. >> we want to hear from you today. so do get in touch with lots of your comments on what we're talking about. gb views at gb news. com we look forward to heanng gb news. com we look forward to hearing from you now here's your latest headlines . latest headlines. >> good morning . it's 932. i'm >> good morning. it's 932. i'm lisa hartle in the gb newsroom. one person has died and another is in a critical condition after a boat carrying migrants across the channel got into difficulty

overnight, the french coastguard was alerted just after1 a.m. overnight, the french coastguard was alerted just after1 am. to reports that a boat was sinking about five miles off dunkirk, one side of the boat, which was carrying 66 people, was deflated , with dozens thrown into the water. the coastguard says air and sea searches are still underway for prince harry will discover the outcome of a hacking claim against a tabloid newspaper publisher. later, the duke of sussex is suing mirror group newspapers for damages, claiming its journalists gathered information by deception and unlawful means such as phone hacking. a high court judge will rule on 33 of the articles. prince harry says were acquired illegally between 1996 and 2009. the mirror group lawyers rejected the allegations as entirely speculative . a as entirely speculative. a british, a british schoolboy, was found who was found in france after going missing six years ago, says he wants to see his grandmother and have a normal future. alex batty, who

is now 17, went missing in 2017 after going on a family holiday to spain. detectives believe . he to spain. detectives believe. he was abducted by his mother to live an alternative lifestyle abroad, it is reported. the case has officially been handed over to british police, who could bnng to british police, who could bring back alex to the uk as early as today. bring back alex to the uk as early as today . a refugee early as today. a refugee charity is taking legal action against the government over its use of a former. raf airbase in essex to house asylum seekers care for calais, says the site in wethersfield does not meet legally required standards, describing as prison like. describing it as prison like. but the home office says the airbase provides safe accommodation asylum seekers airbase provides safe accoismodation asylum seekers airbase provides safe accois designed asylum seekers airbase provides safe accois designed be (lum seekers airbase provides safe accois designed be asm seekers and is designed to be as self—sufficient as possible . you self—sufficient as possible. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com. now back to ellie and . pip. and. pip. >> lisa. thanks very much. now one person has died and another

is critically injured in hospital after a dramatic rescue operation in the english channel overnight . overnight. >> yes, the french coastguard was alerted just after1 a.m. >> yes, the french coastguard was alerted just after1 am. to reports that a migrant boat was sinking about five miles off dunkirk . dunkirk. >> a government minister, andrew griffiths , said the news of griffiths, said the news of another migrant tragedy in the engush another migrant tragedy in the english channel showed why the crossing was not a safe route, and why prime minister rishi sunak was cracking down on the terrible trade of people traffickers . is our home and traffickers. is our home and security editor mark white is with us now . mark, what's the with us now. mark, what's the very latest then? you can tell us about this? >> well , the search operation is >> well, the search operation is still underway because although 66 people were rescued , that the 66 people were rescued, that the authorities know about on that boat, it obviously got into difficulties in the pitch black. and it's perfectly possible there may have been some other migrants on board that boat that are still missing the authorities were alerted about

1230 local time to reports that this migrant boat was in difficulty. effectively one side of the border. it's made up of these two big long inner tubes , these two big long inner tubes, and the migrants sit on an inner tube at either side of the boat , tube at either side of the boat, one of the inner tubes. when the authorities arrived there on the scene, was completely deflated and that had tossed dozens of migrants into the freezing engush migrants into the freezing english channel. so then there was a desperate rescue operation by those french vessels. five french vessels and a uk coastguard helicopter on scene to try to rescue those people. they took two unconscious people on board a rescue craft. they worked on one migrant for some time, but they were unable to resuscitate them. they were declared dead on that craft. another was flown in an unconscious state to hospital and is described as being in a critical condition , life critical condition, life threatening condition. at this houn threatening condition. at this hour. and as i say, that search

operation continues because they just can't be sure that, you know, it's certainly possible. we have had migrant boats with more than 66 people on board as incredible as that sounds, there , absolutely full to the gunwales. some of the time. um, and the problem is, especially at this time of the year, because we've got bad weather conditions for the most part, any time there's a weather window . so then you get the window. so then you get the people smugglers pushing off these boats and they absolutely fill up the boats . uh, get as fill up the boats. uh, get as many migrants on as possible. and then you get these kinds of tragedies. >> do we know if there were any children on board? >> there's no information on that or indeed sexes of that or indeed the sexes of those on board or who have died at this stage, still a bit early for that kind of information to come through . we're still in the come through. we're still in the kind of search and rescue stage of this operation at the moment. >> mark, how does it work practically when a boat gets into trouble in the english

channel? because we understand here that this was a joint effort between uk authorities and french authorities . and and french authorities. and these people here were taken to calais . how does it work? is it calais. how does it work? is it just who gets there first in order to help? yeah >> i mean what normally happens is the, the boats will push off from one of the beaches in northern france , and they're northern france, and they're normally fairly quickly the french authorities , if they french authorities, if they weren't quick enough to get to them on the beach, will be aware that there's a boat in the water. they will send a patrol boat out to that area. they have realised over time that efforts to try to persuade the migrants to try to persuade the migrants to get on their boat and return to get on their boat and return to france are just, you know, ignored . and they've decided ignored. and they've decided that they are not going to intervene because that could cause more harm than good if they try to pull the migrants manually on board their vessels . manually on board their vessels. so they escort them. it's very controversial. lots of people in this country angry about that , this country angry about that, but that's a french policy. they

will just stand off about half a mile away or so, and they will just escort that vessel through. and if it gets into difficulty on that route, then they'll intervene. so it might have been that that vessel got into difficulty with the french escort was able, uh, relatively quickly to get to the scene and call for more assistance. but we see relatively quickly you're still in the water for quite a number of minutes. uh, and, and, you know, before all the rescue vessels can get there, quite some time. and, of course , the some time. and, of course, the engush some time. and, of course, the english channel, any time of the yearis english channel, any time of the year is pretty cold. but now of course, those temperatures are dipping right off again. >> i think this is what surprises me. i've been filming the english channel. it was july when it was first thing in the morning. it was easy to spot to spot the boats, but in december , spot the boats, but in december, i don't think i expected to hear that boats would still make this perilous crossing at this time of year. >> yeah, i mean, i was across, uh, in calais and dunkirk just a

week. uh before last, uh, doing filming there in the migrant camps . there were thousands of camps. there were thousands of people still gathered there waiting for the window to cross. and this is what they'll do . and this is what they'll do. okay? we don't have the long penods okay? we don't have the long periods of flat, calm conditions that you get in the summer, but there are still windows when like today . it's not there are still windows when like today. it's not ideal at all, but it's just about possible. and then the people smugglers decide, you know , do smugglers decide, you know, do we risk it? do we not? of course they don't want as part of their business model, be killing business model, to be killing their customers was, you know, it's bad for business. at the end of the day, is their calculation . um, but they do calculation. um, but they do they take more risks in the winter months because there are very few windows and you push out when there are heavy swells, like today. and these vessels are flimsy , you know, they're are flimsy, you know, they're made to order in back street factories in china, shipped to turkey. then they're transported from turkey in vehicles up to

the likes of germany for onward transport to northern france, for when they cross the english channel. there, they're quite flimsy vessels and especially with, you know, more than 60 people on board. if you get heavy waves , that really puts heavy waves, that really puts a lot of pressure on the seams of these vessels and they can give way. and this is probably what happened last night are awful. >> well , happened last night are awful. >> well, mark, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. we'll talk to you again shortly where can bring us the where you can bring us the latest. you. where you can bring us the latenow, you. where you can bring us the latenow, a you. where you can bring us the latenow, a teenager from oldham, >> now, a teenager from oldham, alex batty, who vanished six years ago, has been found safe and well in france. the 17 year old had been missing since 2017 after he was allegedly kidnapped by his mother. he was found this week by a motorist who stopped him after he was walked through the rain near toulouse . the rain near toulouse. >> assistant chief constable chris sykes, of greater manchester police, has just confirmed that alex spoke on a video call with his grandmother last night. we will bring you

the latest on this as it develops well. >> meanwhile , the huge search >> meanwhile, the huge search operation for a missing mother in norwich has entered its second week. >> gaynor, lord went missing near the river wensum in norwich at around 2.35 last friday, prompting a huge search by police divers , fire crews and police divers, fire crews and coastguard . we're joined live coastguard. we're joined live from norwich by our national reporter theo chikomba theo , how reporter theo chikomba theo, how the search must be getting more and more desperate now, but officers continue to focus, don't they, on the river? >> yes, of course . well >> yes, of course. well yesterday chief superintendent dave buckley from norfolk police did confirm that they're going to be continuing their searches here. indeed this morning, just over my left shoulder , actually, over my left shoulder, actually, you can see some special dive team officers who are going back into the water. they've just been coming into this area bringing all their gear and heading back out into the water. the search does continue to on

land and in the water, and we're likely to see some of those dive team members go back in again to search every single part of this river. they're using sonar technology , and they're wanting technology, and they're wanting just to rule out, just in case they have missed anything. they haven't said at the moment, if they're going to go any further out of this area, but they are saying this area in particular, where some of her items were found last week, is particularly of interest now. they confirmed that 60 officers are working on this case and that includes specialists from lincolnshire police as well, who've been working with them throughout this week. but of course , for this week. but of course, for the family and friends of gaynon the family and friends of gaynor, lord will be hoping that they can get some answers from they can get some answers from the police . and the police are the police. and the police are also appealing to anybody who might information might might have any information might have we've seen those have seen her. we've seen those cctv which have cctv footage images which have been released throughout this week. ones yesterday week. latest ones yesterday showing her last whereabouts on augustine's street in norwich at

around 4:00 last week. friday but of course, the investigation continues here for the time being when you've been speaking to local people there, how are they feeling? >> of course , the family of >> of course, the family of gaynor lord is at the forefront of our mind right now. you can only imagine what they're going through. but for local people as well, we can see activity there on the water behind you. obviously, a very heavy police operation there. it must be very distressing local people distressing for local people who'll to their who'll be trying to wrack their brains they saw or brains as to whether they saw or heard . this last heard anything. this time last week . week. >> yeah, that's right . well, i >> yeah, that's right. well, i spoke to someone who lives just across the road from here this morning . just asking, what's the morning. just asking, what's the latest saying ? well, latest update saying? well, obviously and obviously deeply concerned. and we're the police can we're hoping that the police can find something help the find something that can help the family to understand has family to understand what has happened. family to understand what has happened . no doubt everyone in happened. no doubt everyone in this who can see this this area who can see this operation, because this park is completely closed. quite completely closed. it's quite obvious that there is an investigation taking place here. but of course , the police are but of course, the police are

wanting to search every single area here. you can see some of them are going through the bushes. and just to rule out if they've missed out anything. but of course their search continues here. >> theo chikomba talking to us from norwich. thank you very much for bringing us the latest. we're joined in the studio now by the former detective chief inspector mike neville . good. inspector mike neville. good. good morning. i should say to you, mike, um, this does have. you can't help but think back to the terrible tragedy of nicola bulley. exactly. from from earlier in the year. and we know that police in norwich are speaking to their counterparts in, in the north west about this . they're looking at the river. it will take a long time though won't it, to conduct that search. >> and people don't understand how difficult it is actually difficult and dangerous for those police divers. i mean, they can just about see the hand in of their face. now, in front of their face. now, i don't know how deep this river is. it's got fast flow and as is. it's got a fast flow and as we saw with nicola earlier, an

enormous effort was was made to search the river. 3 or 4 years ago, a guy called anthony knott went in went missing. a fireman in tunbridge wells. and with both of those cases, it took three weeks for the body emerge of those cases, it took three weeksrathere body emerge of those cases, it took three weeksratherthaniy emerge of those cases, it took three weeksrather than anybodyerge of those cases, it took three weeksrather than anybody find itself rather than anybody find it. so those divers are doing a, say, a difficult and dangerous job, and they'll be in that river. they'll be. it's almost like a fingertip search in the water. of course, it's not water. and of course, it's not just the bottom things just the bottom because things get reeds and get caught up on reeds and things that are underneath the, the, the river. so that's very difficult. so that's one area of search. but of course there'll be search in the park as we said, for any other clues. but also we can only hope that she's still alive. so they'll be doing things like digital searches on. you've all cctv you've seen all the, the cctv work seems to have been done very well norfolk and very well by norfolk police. and then looking at then they'll be looking at computers, phones, trying to trace activity. of trace any activity. because of course this world, we live in course in this world, we live in a very digital world where you can be in manner as well. >> and norfolk police, they will want learnt lessons, want to have learnt lessons, won't they, from the nicola

burley i mean, saw the burley case. i mean, we saw the worst people really at that worst of people really at that time all the time didn't we saw all the armchair detectives come out. many them actually go the many of them actually go to the scene and the police scene themselves and the police did speak at press did have to speak at press conferences about tampering with potential evidence. we're potential evidence. what we're seeing trying seeing here, the police trying to practice sort of to practice some sort of restraint by not giving perhaps too much away. >> yes . what the big failing in >> yes. what the big failing in lancashire was of course. well, the big criticism was, about the big criticism was, was about how they the press. you how they handled the press. you know, they gave away the know, they gave away at the start. they a false start. they set a false narrative. know, she's just start. they set a false narréaverage. know, she's just start. they set a false narréaverage. nothing'sy's just mrs. average. nothing's happened. and then things started come out she'd started to come out that she'd the had to the house the police had been to the house which people pointing the police had been to the house which at people pointing the police had been to the house which at the people pointing the police had been to the house which at the husbandointing the police had been to the house which at the husband when] the police had been to the house which at the husband when he fingers at the husband when he was do with anything was nothing to do with anything like . and then it came out like that. and then it came out about some medical information, and then, rather than saying nothing, telling us nothing, they started telling us everything was everything about her, which was unnecessary so norfolk unnecessary. so the norfolk police seemed have they police seemed to have they learned that lesson, no doubt. and given the press up and they've given the press up to all the to date information all the time, you know as well time, because you know as well as i do, if there's a gap, people will fill that void with some conspiracy theory or lunacy, doesn't help

lunacy, which then doesn't help the family because, as you said in introduction, that the in the introduction, that the real we're thinking of real people we're thinking of here the family, before here is the family, just before christmas, terrible time? here is the family, just before ctheah.;, terrible time? here is the family, just before ctheah. what rrible time? here is the family, just before ctheah. what was; time? here is the family, just before ctheah. what was really? >> yeah. what was really interesting in the press conference a couple of days ago was detective in charge was the detective in charge described lord's described gaynor lord's behaviour as out of character. where is the line for the police? where? when would you is anybody who goes missing and their behaviour before would it be deemed as out of character or just something needs to have happened specifically for it to appear strange? >> well, run a missing persons >> well, i run a missing persons unit in lambeth so very, very busy. and of course you've got the extreme. got kids the one extreme. we've got kids who missing from a who are going missing from a children's every day. so children's home every day. so it's not out of character at all. you have a lady who all. here you have a lady who seemingly has a good job. she has family life and her has a family life and her behaviour erratic. so the behaviour isn't erratic. so the fact sort of just fact that she's sort of just left off in essence, left bunked off work in essence, left bunked off work in essence, left hour a half left work an hour and a half early, seemingly without speaking her manager. that speaking to her manager. that seems odd and of course, seems very odd and of course, the you know, with this, this becomes a very critical incident the you know, with this, this beco quickly 'ery critical incident the you know, with this, this beco quickly because al incident the you know, with this, this beco quickly because they:ident the you know, with this, this beco quickly because they found very quickly because they found

that the mobile, that the rings, the mobile, the clothing park. so this clothing in the park. so this would it up straight away would flag it up straight away as got to as something that you've got to do an emergency. and so, so do as an emergency. and so, so difficult in terms of what information give to information they can give to gaynor's family. information they can give to gaynor's family . yes, exactly. gaynor's family. yes, exactly. they'll be they'll be there wanting the most information. and i've no doubt that norfolk constabulary have appointed a family liaison officer. there's an officer that they can trust, that they can get information on to, and then they can share it in the most delicate manner with with the family. >> i'm thinking just as >> i'm thinking of them just as you close to christmas. you say. so close to christmas. thank very much. thank you very much. mike neville , former chief neville, former detective chief inspector and former head of a missing persons unit. you missing persons unit. thank you very now prince harry will very much. now prince harry will soon find out whether he has won his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher mirror group newspaper papers, a case in which he gave evidence earlier this year. >> let's go straight to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who is outside the royal courts of justice. uh, good morning you, cameron . when morning to you, cameron. when can this ruling then and

can we hear this ruling then and just talk us through it? because, uh, prince harry. well, he made history, didn't he? when he made history, didn't he? when he took the witness box a few he took to the witness box a few months . yeah he absolutely months ago. yeah he absolutely did, pip. >> it was the first time in 130 years that a senior royal had entered the witness box to give evidence as part of a trial. the world's media have again this morning descended on this courtroom in central london, not quite as many as when prince harry turned up in person, but nonetheless it was a gruelling seven week trial. prince harry gave evidence for over two days for around eight hours, where he was brutally cross—examined by mirror group newspaper owners. barrister. when he was giving his evidence , he was visibly his evidence, he was visibly upset. his evidence, he was visibly upset . i think his evidence, he was visibly upset. i think inside his evidence, he was visibly upset . i think inside the upset. i think inside the courtroom when he was giving his evidence in written statements and his witness statements , he and his witness statements, he said he couldn't trust anyone dunng said he couldn't trust anyone during this time period that these 33 articles written about him being tested were published. that was between the years 1991 and 2010. he also said he

experienced bouts of depression and paranoia. he accuses mirror group newspaperjournalists and paranoia. he accuses mirror group newspaper journalists of phone hacking, blagging or the use of deception to get information and the use of private investigators to carry out unlawful information gathering in order to get that information. to write articles about him. but prince harry is not the only high profile figure connected to this case. he is one of a number of high profile figures, including coronation street actress and michael lavelle and actress nikki sanderson, as well . now, mirror sanderson, as well. now, mirror group newspapers can attest, mostly contests the claims here. in this case, they deny all allegations of phone hacking, as well as most of the unlawful information gathering which has been alleged during the course of this seven week trial. they did, however, make a small number of admissions in relation to prince harry. they apologised to prince harry. they apologised to him in court and accepted that he is entitled to some damages . but that he is entitled to some damages. but prince harry wants .

damages. but prince harry wants. £440,000 from mirror group newspapers and a lawyer for the publisher. he previously says that prince harry is only entitled to £500 for one article, which was written using unlawful information that had been gathered. but that particular article, completely unrelated to this trial here now . david sherborne, prince harry's lawyer, says it's utterly implausible that prince harry is not a victim of phone hacking because a former mirror editor at the time was described in court as the king of hacking. now, if prince harry wins today, he will see this as a significant victory in his fight against the british press. he seesit against the british press. he sees it as sees it, as his life's mission to change the way that they operate . and he also that they operate. and he also seesit that they operate. and he also sees it as his mission. really to take on these powerful publishers. many of the alleged victims, who prince harry sees as alleged victims, simply do not have the funds to take to on this legal fight against the publishers. and prince harry is

very much determined to do so. if loses, he may well see it if he loses, he may well see it as a bit of a miscarriage of justice. but we'll have to wait and the judge and see exactly what the judge decides. expecting his decides. we're expecting his decision at around 1030 this morning, and cameron , what do morning, and cameron, what do you think victory could mean to prince harry, if indeed that's what find out in this ruling what we find out in this ruling at 1030. >> i mean, as you say, seeking damages of £440,000. but do you think it is at all about the money, or do you think it is about his vindication and having his day in court ? his day in court? >> i don't think it's at all about the money. i don't think prince harry is particularly strapped for cash. i think it very much, as you say, ellie is about the fact that he feels he has been a victim of unlawful information gathering, as well as the other alleged victims in this case, and he really wants his day in court. he had two days of it back in june, where he gave evidence in front of lawyers and indeed the world's media. so it's going to be really interesting to see if he

releases any kind of statement. following the judge's decision this morning. >> okay. cameron walker there for us at the royal courts of justice. thank you very much indeed. >> harry's pretty busy, isn't he, because he's got a number of high court claims going on at the moment . still to high court claims going on at the moment. still to come . we the moment. still to come. we are speaking to the mother of murdered toddler james bulger are speaking to the mother of murdered toddlerjames bulger in murdered toddler james bulger in an exclusive interview for gbillionews. hear what she has to say very shortly here on britain's newsroom. stay with us. >> us. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsor. days of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good morning . welcome to your >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. it's going to be a brighter day out there for southeastern areas than yesterday, cloud will yesterday, but cloud will thicken for the rest of us from the west, so it's a bit of a bright start across central and eastern areas. perhaps a little chilly out there for you. any mist and fog should clear over the next few hours, and

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channel. channel good channel. good morning. it's 10 am. on friday, the 15th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me, ellie costello , judge day for harry. >> the duke of sussex is expected to find out this hour whether he has won his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher, mirror group newspapers . our political newspapers. our political correspondent cameron walker has more . more. >> prince harry's already had his day in court and today he finds out his his results. if he wins, it will be seen as a significant victory for prince harry in his fight against the british press. if he loses , what

british press. if he loses, what will be the outcome? find out very shortly . very shortly. >> james bulger's mother, in a sit down interview with the mother of the murdered toddler, she reveals she's fighting for tougher legislation against killers like jon venables . killers like jon venables. >> venables toscanos these people who were saying, you know, let it go. if you went and killed one of their kids , they'd killed one of their kids, they'd be saying to me, you should have fought harder. >> british boy found alex bassi, who went missing in spain six years ago, has been found in france. he's expected back in the uk in the next few days . the uk in the next few days. >> no more commute as new research shows. only 1 in 4 companies expect their staff to be in the office full time in the next year . the next year. >> do let us know your thoughts

on all of our talking points today. we like the holly and the ivy, aren't we? we are. >> it's very festive in here today. >> get in touch gb views gb news. com now here's your latest headunes news. com now here's your latest headlines with . lisa. good headlines with. lisa. good morning . morning. >> it's just after 10:00. morning. >> it'sjust after 10:00. i'm >> it's just after 10:00. i'm lisa hartle in the gb newsroom. one person has died and another is in a critical condition after a boat carrying migrants across the channel got into difficulty overnight at the french coast guard was alerted just after1 a.m. guard was alerted just after1 am. to reports that a boat was sinking about five miles off the coast of dunkirk. 66 people have been rescued after one side of the boat was deflated . the the boat was deflated. the coastguard says air and sea searches are still underway. chair of the labour party, anneliese dodds, says the government is not working to stop root cause of the small stop the root cause of the small boat crossings. stop the root cause of the small boat crossiwouldn't spending >> labour wouldn't be spending that.

>> labour wouldn't be spending that . money on rwanda. it's eye that. money on rwanda. it's eye wateringly expensive, £400 million, it appears, is going to be spent on that scheme . and yet be spent on that scheme. and yet it would only cover about 1% of people who are arriving in the uk. labour does have a different approach and above all, it's focussed on breaking up those criminal gangs , says uk police criminal gangs, says uk police are working with french authorities to bring back a british schoolboy who went missing six years ago. >> alex batty, who is now 17, went missing in 2017 after going on a family holiday to spain. detectives believe he was abducted by his mother to live an alternative lifestyle abroad , an alternative lifestyle abroad, and the boy says he wants to see his grandmother and have a normal future . the assistant normal future. the assistant chief constable from greater manchester police, chris sykes, gave this update earlier a warning . this video contains warning. this video contains flashing images. >> our main priority now is to see alex returned home to his family in the uk and our investigation team are working around the clock with partner agencies and the french

authorities to ensure they are all fully supported. alex and his family remain our focus and we still have some work to do in establishing the full circumstances surrounding his disappearance and where he has beenin disappearance and where he has been in all those years . been in all those years. >> prince harry will discover the outcome of a hacking claim against a tabloid newspaper publisher later , the duke of publisher later, the duke of sussex is suing mirror group newspapers for damages, claiming its journalists gathered information by deception and unlawful means such as phone hacking. a high court judge will rule on 33 of the articles. prince harry says were acquired illegally between 1996 and 2009. the mirror group lawyers rejected the allegations as entirely speculative . royal entirely speculative. royal commentator richard fitzwilliams . says the verdict will determine other cases , as you determine other cases, as you could call if you're going to quote from shakespeare, valiant fury. >> on the one hand, he's absolutely determined that these stories got into the public

domain because he was hacked, because they were so important to and believes his to his life. and he believes his life has been partly ruined by press intrusion . then, on the press intrusion. then, on the other hand, of course , as you other hand, of course, as you say, there's a case regarding alleged . illegal hacking against alleged. illegal hacking against the sun, against the mail coming up.then the sun, against the mail coming up. then there's his the case regarding his security and the home office detectives continue to search for the mother of three in norwich as her family marks a week since her disappearance . disappearance. >> gaynor lord went missing after leaving work in norwich city centre last friday. police say there is a high probability that the 55 year old went into the river wensum when a where a huge search is being conducted by specialist divers. the force also released cctv footage of what they believe is the last sighting of miss lord. met police officers will soon be trained to identify and call out sexism and misogyny . misogyny. sexism and misogyny. misogyny. it's part of a force's ten point plan outlining a series of

commitments aimed at restoring pubuc commitments aimed at restoring public trust. it follows recent police scandals, including the unmasking of former officer david carrick as a serial abuser and rapist . russia has launched and rapist. russia has launched more than 40 drones and six missiles at ukraine overnight. more than 11 people have been injured, including three children, after over a dozen buildings have been damaged in the southern region of odesa ukraine also says russia attacked one of their ports and damaged the warehouses of two train storage facilities as relatives of two people killed at a london music venue have renewed their appeal for information. one year on from the fatal crush , 23 year old the fatal crush, 23 year old security guard gabby hutchinson and 33 year old rebecca ike umelo were killed when fans without tickets tried to force their way into brixton academy last year , met police urged the last year, met police urged the council to remove the venue's licence, but the place was allowed to continue operating as long as it meets its new

conditions . earlier today, the conditions. earlier today, the met the met police released cctv images of people they wish to speak to about the incident and confirmed one arrest had been made . this is gb news across the made. this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to pip and . ellie. pip and. ellie. >> the mother of murdered toddler james bulger has warned parents that their children will never be safe if the parole system isn't overhauled . system isn't overhauled. >> one of james's killers, jon venables, was denied freedom by the parole board this week after a 30 year fight to keep him behind bars. >> in an interview with breakfast's eamonn holmes, denise revealed she is now working closely with justice ministers to help new legislation get through, which will keep murderers behind bars and put victims first. he was

taken just two weeks shy of his third birthday. >> i can see him in the lads that have got now, you know, because they all look so similar. you know, the last thing he asked for when i asked him what he wanted for his birthday, it was a birthday cake. didn't get that cake. he didn't get that birthday cake. >> you'd love the to >> but you'd love the chance to give birthday cake. give him a birthday cake. >> you on his birthday. when >> got you on his birthday. when he taken. i did place he was first taken. i did place a birthday cake on his resting place for, know , if it . place for, you know, if it. should have been in front of his face. >> on the 12th of february, 1993, robert thompson and john venables kidnapped , tortured and venables kidnapped, tortured and killed two year old james bulger in liverpool . it was one of the in liverpool. it was one of the most shocking crimes in modern british history. the toddler's murderers were both just ten years old, a lot of people will know what has happened to james, but they don't really know . they but they don't really know. they don't really know the detail, they really was they don't really know what was in venables and thompson's head and what motivated them and what made them the way they were.

what what do you think this tells us about society, about what's available online, about grooming ? what's the lesson to grooming? what's the lesson to be learned? there's a lot now that you know, kids can learn through, you know, social media and stuff like that. >> but there was nothing like that back then. there was no mobile phones or not. and so, you just taking that out you know, just taking that out of the, you know, the question, you know, it's just just pure evilness their behalf . evilness on their behalf. >> how are they ? were they. >> how sick are they? were they. >> how sick are they? were they. >> i can't call them sick because the sick people out there who need doctors and nurses, they don't they just they don't deserve anyone's time. you know what they did ? time. you know what they did? they took a baby's life and destroys his family's lives in the process of it. >> and they didn't just take his life. they tortured him . yeah, life. they tortured him. yeah, that's the most horrendous way that's the most horrendous way that they could have taken a child. >> you see, that's the bit that i find really difficult. >> there could have been an accident. they could have pushed him over there could have been something that wrong and he

something that went wrong and he hit his head. but they didn't. they this for they they dwelt on this for a long . long time. >> the plans to do that, what they want the child to abduct a kid two weeks before . so, you kid two weeks before. so, you know, if they took that kid to two weeks before, james is still being here, no doubt. but you know, they've carefully planned that it was premeditated . so that it was premeditated. so they knew that they were going out that day to take a child's life. >> john venables was released on licence in 2001, but recalled to prison nine years later after indecent images of children were found on his computer. he was again released in 2013, only to be put behind bars again for the same offence . this time the same offence. this time the parole board were taking no chances. parole board were taking no chances . denise, when you got chances. denise, when you got the phone call yesterday to say that venables was not being released, how did that feel? >> i was kind of numb . i think i >> i was kind of numb. i think i still am steve's the shock

because after 30 years i finally feel like i'm getting listened to now and everything that i've said in the past, you know, it's rung true because i did say if the two of them weren't properly punished for the crime that they committed, the only spent just over seven years in a younger offenders, he never went to an aduu offenders, he never went to an adult prison . and i did say if adult prison. and i did say if they don't spend any time in a properjail, either they don't spend any time in a proper jail, either one or both of them will go on to reoffend and commit more crimes and i was proven right with venables , proven right with venables, where do we go from here? >> denise venables is detained again, but it could only be maybe for two years. you might have to go through all of this again. >> i've come 30 years fighting justice for james and you >> i've come 30 years fighting justice forjames and you know, justice for james and you know, i'll do it for as long as i need to do it. or as long as i can do it. um, until i get the proper justice. i feel like i've got some kind of forjustice them some kind of for justice them now because he's been denied parole. you know, i am parole. and you know, i am getting the patterns of , you

getting the patterns of, you know, some mps now, tom moore rob and a alex chalk. you know what they've been saying to me. they've stood by their words and you know, the they've helped me get some kind of justice, which i've never had before . i've never had before. >> the government is pushing through an overhaul of the parole system with new laws allowing ministers to block the release the most dangerous release of the most dangerous criminals . criminals. >> it feels like now i'm >> it just feels like now i'm just support from , you just getting support from, you know, the mps because this is the first time i've got to actually got to meet, meet them and, you know, they've stuck to what they've told me. yeah. >> what would you say , denise, >> what would you say, denise, to people ? this is not me saying to people? this is not me saying this, but i know there will be people watching and listening to us and say , for goodness sake , us and say, for goodness sake, venables and thompson were ten years old at the time. they were they were babies themselves . why they were babies themselves. why can you keep going on punishing them? >> one of them needs punishing because he's behind bars again. if venables gets out, let's make him an example. if he gets out,

these people who were saying, well, you were only ten, you know, you know, it's been 30 years now. let it go. why should i want? he was my son. he's not here to speak for himself. so i'm doing a forum. and to if venables out, these venables does get out, these people who are saying, you know, let if went and killed let it go. if he went and killed one their kids, they'd be one of their kids, they'd be saying should have saying to me, you should have fought i mean, i know fought harder. i mean, i know you've a know, you've you've become a you know, you've got grandchild now. got another grandchild now. congratulations, the way. congratulations, by the way. thank see pictures of you thank you. i see pictures of you with grandchildren . i can't with your grandchildren. i can't do that . do that. >> where are you at? denise, if i was to ask you now, here we are in 2023. we're heading into christmas. what state are you in? >> i'm not in any state. i'm in a good place. i've got you know, osborne's my three boys. i've got my family, my granddaughter. you know, i'm. i'm in a happy place at any time. i'm not is when something like this occurs and i've got to take on another fight. but it's my choice, and

i'll carry on doing it. do you live for james? i i'll carry on doing it. do you live forjames? i live for i'll carry on doing it. do you live for james? i live for my lads. all. all of my lads. so you're not going to be simply defined by this one horrible aspect of your life ? no, because aspect of your life? no, because i'm dup. i think i'm two people. um i'm a mum , but i'm also um i'm a mum, but i'm also a campaigner. and, you know, for as long as i've got breath in me, i will carry on campaigning to get justice not just for me, but for anyone who needs it out there and for people who will say a prayer for you this christmas. >> what would you say to them ? >> what would you say to them? >> what would you say to them? >> i'd say say a prayer for james. >> say a prayer for venables and thompson. no. why not? >> they don't need prayers . >> they don't need prayers. >> they don't need prayers. >> do people who say they need understand? they need forgiveness . forgiveness. >> the they basically they get forgiveness . but one chose. he forgiveness. but one chose. he didn't want that forgiveness and carries on doing what he wants to do. he's not just a child megxit, he's also a paedophile .

megxit, he's also a paedophile. so they don't deserve any good. they've been given too many chances, especially venables. you know, he's been given chance after chance , new after chance, new rehabilitation, new names , this, rehabilitation, new names, this, that and the other loads of money spent on them. you know, he didn't deserve that, but he got it. and look where he's ended up back in prison is there anything, anything at all venables could do that would lift him in terms of your estimation ? estimation? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> stay in prison . >> stay in prison. denise fergus there to talking our colleague eamonn holmes . our colleague eamonn holmes. >> we are joined now by criminal lawyer nick freeman. it always astounds me. nick, i don't know about you how denise fergus is able to just simply keep going .

able to just simply keep going. with what? what happened to her son? yeah. it's remarkable . son? yeah. it's remarkable. >> woman with massive courage and determined action. and, uh, you know, she says she's two women. and this this is one aspect of her life that she will neven aspect of her life that she will never, never give up on. absolutely >> and is she is she right that these laws, when it comes to parole , need completely parole, need completely overhauling ? yes they do. overhauling? yes they do. >> um, you know, in venables's case, he was released in 2001. um, he was rearrested because he committed further similar associated cases of paedophilia , associated cases of paedophilia, fascination with sex and children. he was locked up again. uh, he then was granted parole again . again. uh, he then was granted parole again. um, and he again. uh, he then was granted parole again . um, and he abused parole again. um, and he abused the system again. so he's been given a chance after chance. and there's been a huge amount of time and expense concentrated on him to try and help him with his problem . um, and at this last problem. um, and at this last heanng problem. um, and at this last hearing , it's been concluded hearing, it's been concluded

that , number hearing, it's been concluded that, number one, he still poses a huge threat to the public. and that threat is not manageable . that threat is not manageable. and quite pertinently , they say and quite pertinently, they say that, uh, you know, he would take drugs secretly if he could and watched in appropriate material. so he's not sort of the problem out. he's not being honest with his probation officer. he's he's trying to pull the wool over. everyone's eyes. he chose, for example, that was conducted that the hearing was conducted in it is. but in private, as it often is. but he chose not to attend . and the he chose not to attend. and the reason he did that was so that he couldn't be cross—examined. he couldn't be asked questions about how he is, where he is, and if he really said that i'm a reformed character. he should be able to put himself in a position where he stands up to scrutiny and explains what he's done, now and how he done, where he is now and how he feels he's safe. it's all very well saying when you're not tested, that i'm i'm safe tested, i feel that i'm i'm safe to be released on the streets. but but that needs probed but but that needs to be probed and questioned. he's and questioned. and he's depnved and questioned. and he's deprived this parole board of that. course, are that. and of course, there are very skilled people on the

parole psychologists um, parole board. psychologists um, of course, denise ferguson wasn't there, but her lawyer was there . um, but, of course, that there. um, but, of course, that no one's been able to ask him questions because he didn't appean questions because he didn't appear. the legislation, you appear. so the legislation, you know, to have another know, he's going to have another review probably in two years time . um, and one of my concerns time. um, and one of my concerns is , you know, how many times do is, you know, how many times do you give someone another chance ? you give someone another chance? um, you know, because the family have to keep reliving the situation as families , parents. situation as families, parents. um, james bulger's parents, um, every two years, it's life . every two years, it's life. like, they can't really move on with their life. and you think, yes , punishment is meant to be yes, punishment is meant to be punitive and remedial. he's had his chance . and i think there his chance. and i think there needs to be a limit. but i'm not completely in favour of the lord chancellor. the secretary of justice being able to block it, because i think we then have too much interference from a political from the government . i political from the government. i think ultimately the decision has to be the parole board. and i think it's right they make representations, but i do think

we need to limit the amount of reviews that somebody can have . reviews that somebody can have. he's had two opportunities, and he and he's thrown he's completely ignored those. he's not in any better place now than he was then. and he's not cooperating and he's not being honest with himself. >> what do you think the limit should be then? nick because, you know, you talk about the huge that has huge amounts of money that has been on owen venables just been spent on owen venables just heanng been spent on owen venables just hearing denise is there. hearing from denise is there. she thinks that system has she thinks that the system has been preferential to him , really been preferential to him, really protected him, protected his identity when he has been released and the money spent on him as well, and as say, him as well, and as you say, he's already given two he's already been given two chances. already been chances. he's already been released twice recalled back released twice and recalled back to prison. as you said, the two years. it's so cruel for the family and denise. every two years feeling as though he could be released . and i believe many be released. and i believe many people out there want to believe in rehabilitation , would like to in rehabilitation, would like to believe that people can change. but does it come to a point with someone like venables where they can't change? they are just intrinsically evil, and perhaps

it something like ten, it should be something like ten, 15 years before the next parole . 15 years before the next parole. >> well, i think you're absolutely spot on. as you were asking me, the question, in my mind, i was thinking of ten years that there shouldn't be an application less ten application in less than ten years. you know, it's important to bear in mind, you know, he was ten years old when he committed this heinous crime. so he a himself. and also he was a child himself. and also important to bear mind, important to bear in mind, i think we're 30 years on now and that concluded that he's that they've concluded that he's still poses significant threat still poses a significant threat to children , um, which is to children, um, which is unmanageable . um, so if it unmanageable. um, so if it hasn't worked after 30 years with, with the huge investment in expense and, you know, the professionalism that's gone into trying to help him in a very preferential way , and one has to preferential way, and one has to ask the question is it ever really seriously going to happen?is really seriously going to happen? is he ever going to be in a situation where he no longer poses a threat? i'm not qualified to say that. but after 30 years, you have to conclude it's probably unlikely, isn't it, because he's had more than

ample opportunity and he's he's not going to succeed in pulling the wool over people's eyes. so to answer your question, i would say a minimum of ten years. um, he didn't get a whole life sentence, but it is possible that he will spend the rest of his life bars . his life behind bars. >> nick both both, um, john >> and nick both both, um, john venables and robert thompson, were sentenced to indefinite detention at the time when yes , detention at the time when yes, they were still children, but many would argue they were ten years old. they knew exactly that what they were doing was was abhorrent . they were, they was abhorrent. they were, they were, they are child killers. should they have had even at that age, a whole life tariff ? that age, a whole life tariff? >> no, definitely not at the age of ten. they were just at the at the age of criminal liability. it was ten. um, in 1993, um , and it was ten. um, in 1993, um, and so without question , uh, the, so without question, uh, the, the punishment that was imposed was the right punishment because there were children, they were

just within that age where they could be criminally liable. um, the court was quite satisfied. they knew the distinction between right and wrong . between right and wrong. therefore, they proceeded to trial and they were both convicted. um, but i think it would have been wholly wrong and inappropriate. in inappropriate. and i'm not in any diminishing the any way diminishing the horrendous crime that they committed. but you, you do have to remember, number one, their age and the purpose of sentencing . and it's not just to sentencing. and it's not just to punish there is also this remedial aspect, um, which has to be right in a human society, more so when you're dealing with somebody who is just at the age of criminal culpability. somebody who is just at the age of criminal culpability . um, so, of criminal culpability. um, so, um, with that question, um, the right procedures have been adopted. thompson has taken advantage of it as far as we're aware, he's not troubled the courts at all since his release in in 2001, venables is a very different story . different story. >> okay. nick freeman, criminal lawyer. very good to speak to you this morning. thank you very

much indeed. thank you. and still, 30 years on, those images , just as we were seeing there of little james bulger being being snatched from that shopping centre, they are still absolutely haunting. yeah, that's the word i was going to use as well. and so moving to hear from denise fergus, what an extraordinary woman she is and so as well. so thank so courageous as well. so thank you much speaking to our you so much for speaking to our colleague eamonn holmes. really good well, stay good interview. well, do stay with expecting the with us. we're expecting the result prince harry's high result of prince harry's high court hacking . any court case on phone hacking. any moment now we've got cameron walker, our royal correspondent. there at the royal courts of justice. we'll bring that you justice. we'll bring that to you as soon have it. just as soon as we have it. just after 10:30. >> is britain's newsroom on >> this is britain's newsroom on gb news. stay with .

sunday mornings from 930 on gbillionews . gbillionews. >> welcome back. it's 1026. you're with britain's newsroom on gbillionews with pip tomson and me, ellie costello , and me, ellie costello, otherwise known as holly and ivy i >> -- >> yeah. >> yeah. >> which we're calling each other today , aren't we? it's other today, aren't we? it's very festive in here. we love it. >> we've even been singing it around the news newsroom. we said everybody scurrying away now a cost of living crisis. train strikes and poor weather have turned many people off the high street. this holiday season. >> so we're asking, will christmas look different this year and will there be fewer presents under the tree ? well, presents under the tree? well, they're very important questions and here to talk us through it is retail expert and director of

rendall intelligence and insights diane. well very good to see you this morning diane. thank you so much for your company . so do you think company. so do you think christmas is going to look a little bit different for lots and lots of families year , and lots of families this year, especially with cost of especially with the cost of living going living crisis. it's going to be difficult it, people difficult isn't it, for people to put presents under the tree? >> yes . i to put presents under the tree? >> yes. i mean, this year is going to be interesting. i mean, we've had cost of living crisis before, of course, but we've had a few years notwithstanding the covid period where things were quite healthy economically . um, quite healthy economically. um, so certainly people will be being cautious exercising more cautious around what they spend on gifts. they're going to spend less inevitably, a lot of people. but i think in terms of the whole structure of christmas itself families that will itself for families that will remain same, the we've heard remain the same, the we've heard from a lot of researchers that people are steadfastly refused to compromise on christmas lunch . that a key element of . that is a key element of christmas. so yes, they may well be sacrificing some element of gift buying and perhaps trading down or buying fewer. but the

structure of christmas day itself will remain . itself will remain. >> and what about something that's in the news today , say, that's in the news today, say, diane, about gift buying for your teacher ? i mean, that puts your teacher? i mean, that puts the price up for parents, doesn't it? if they feel obliged to get a gift in. um, but also, what about kids that say, are at secondary school? i mean, you could spend a fortune on presents for teachers , not that presents for teachers, not that i'm saying they don't deserve them. >> when i was young . no, i mean, >> when i was young. no, i mean, when i remember when i was young, we used to buy presents for our teacher. so i think this is a long standing thing, but i think there are lots of options for people to buy presents across the range of price across the whole range of price pnced across the whole range of price priced is really priced toys, and it is really only a token of appreciation after all. so people shouldn't go on things like that. but go mad on things like that. but certainly i think people will be trading is really trading down. this is really where black comes in and where black friday comes in and people that opportunity people take that opportunity to get discounts early on in people take that opportunity to get period. iscounts early on in people take that opportunity to get period. um unts early on in people take that opportunity to get period. um and early on in people take that opportunity to get period. um and enjoyon in people take that opportunity to get period. um and enjoy also the period. um and enjoy also the period. um and enjoy also the start of the christmas

festivities around the end of november, beginning of december, which of course is black friday. it's black friday week. um, so that really helps kick start the christmas period, but people will definitely be more cautious this year than they have been because of course, in previous years we had some savings that people amassed through covid because going and because we weren't going out and we going so people we weren't going away, so people felt little bit more affluent felt a little bit more affluent anyway because we hadn't been doing the that we doing the things that we normally so this year normally done. um, so this year has become a bit of a shock for a lot of people. >> is the way that we're shopping changing? diane are people the of people shopping at the end of november they for the november? are they going for the black sales, trying to november? are they going for the blaya sales, trying to november? are they going for the blaya bargainales, trying to november? are they going for the blaya bargain that trying to november? are they going for the blaya bargain that way?g to november? are they going for the blaya bargain that way? or) november? are they going for the blaya bargain that way? or are get a bargain that way? or are people leaving it as late as possible ? what are finding ? possible? what are you finding? i think the evidence is pointing to the fact that black friday is an established part of the retail calendar. >> consumers like it. of course they do. it's an off. it's an opportunity to kick start that christmas trading. when you go out black friday, all the out on black friday, all the lights um, the christmas lights are up. um, the christmas trees all retailers trees are up. all the retailers have put christmas windows

have put their christmas windows in place. so you do feel very festive. and offers the festive. and that offers the opportunity enjoy that opportunity to enjoy that festivity the feeling of festivity and the feeling of christmas, get some christmas, but also get some discounts, is great. discounts, which is great. spread it across two pay days, which and then that which does help. and then that creates lull. it's creates a bit of a lull. it's what i call a dumbbell effect. so this big surge around so you get this big surge around black friday. it may be black friday. it may not be perhaps as successful as people wanted be, but still wanted it to be, but it's still a bigger surge than it would have and then have have been. and then we have a bit a lull and then it ramps bit of a lull and then it ramps up really, from now on this weekend, will to really weekend, it will start to really ramp um, towards christmas ramp up, um, towards christmas day in terms of how many day itself in terms of how many people to visit people go out to visit destinations what spend i >> -- >> okay, diane. well thank you so much. retail expert talking to us there. why don't we all just get our gifts in january and be super organised? >> well, we did quite well at black friday, didn't we? we did, we did. >> but i'm just thinking if you get them in january, you really will get bargain in the same. will get a bargain in the same. my will get a bargain in the same. my all her christmas my mum got all her christmas decorations january. my mum got all her christmas decdidions january. my mum got all her christmas decdidions yeahiuary. my mum got all her christmas decdidions yeah that's the way >> did she. yeah that's the way to do it. >> 50, 75% off. >> maybe we can do that in

january next year. get january for next year. get ourselves organised. the of ourselves organised. the cost of things has considerably gone up though. asked christmas shopping this really quite this week and i was really quite shocked things have shocked at how much things have gone past year. let us gone up in the past year. let us know if you've been finding that at whilst you'd be doing at home whilst you'd be doing your shopping. your christmas shopping. vaiews@gbnews.com. your christmas shopping. vaie'here|bnews.com. your christmas shopping. vaie'here onews.com. your christmas shopping. vaie'here on britain's newsroom, come here on britain's newsroom, judges for harry. judges point day for harry. >> now. the duke of >> any moment now. the duke of sussex whether sussex will find out whether he's his phone hacking he's won his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of mirror newspapers . mirror group newspapers. >> that and much more. after your morning news with . lisa. your morning news with. lisa. it's 1032. >> i'm lisa hartle in the gb news room. one person has died and another is in a critical condition. after a boat carrying migrants across the channel got into difficulty overnight , the into difficulty overnight, the french coastguard was alerted just after 1 french coastguard was alerted just after1 a.m. french coastguard was alerted just after1 am. to reports that a boat was sinking about five miles off the coast of dunkirk, 66 people have been rescued after one side of the

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2211. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with ellie costello and pip tomson. and we do know that mrjustice fancourt has started delivering a summary of his judgement in prince harry's hacking case against the publisher of the daily mirror. we will join our royal correspondent any minute now to get the very latest on that. but in the studio we're joined by political commentator matthew stadlen and broadcaster mike parry. good morning to you both. this verdict then expected any second. it's quite a moment for prince harry, isn't it, matthew? he'll he'll be listening watching from from california even though there's quite a time difference . difference. >> he will and he'll be absolutely desperate for vindication. it's really vindication. but it's really difficult isn't it, to talk about this until we actually know what the result of the case is. i think the mirror group, right at the start of this process, apologised to prince harry. so we'll see what the judgement holds in store. i mean, let's remember the news of the world and you all know this.

that was shut down, wasn't it, because of because of hacking. so not going to speculate, so i'm not going to speculate, but it's big moment. yeah. but it's a big moment. yeah. >> news of the world obviously went down because of the milly dowler okay. and that's went down because of the milly dowl

employer, later by the actor in the crown with a swastika on his arm up a little bit. >> matthew. >> matthew. >> i mean, do we want to see it? >> well, well, it's just if you're describing it, it helps just to quickly say it. okay >> i mean, just the point i'm making that on the day of making is that on the day of this huge judgement, you've got prince harry wearing a swastika because what do because that's what he did. do you remember? yeah. when you remember? yeah. when he when he the news he dressed up, that was the news of the world story as he of the world story as well. he dressed up a nazi. so there's dressed up as a nazi. so there's a sense in which if you take on the tabloids, you you take on one you're on one tabloid, you're taking on all them. is no all of them. there is no politics in this. >> i understand exactly what you're but all the you're saying, but all the newspapers, particularly in the tabloid world, are saying we have a code behaviour which have a code of behaviour which we we don't we feel is acceptable. we don't think needs to be taken apart think it needs to be taken apart in, in the courts and also, of course, the future of course, the very future of newspapers at stake this newspapers is at stake in this country. circulations are probably one quarter of what they were when i worked in fleet street years ago. so they are street 25 years ago. so they are fighting their lives. fighting for their lives. >> what is so difficult? i >> what? what is so difficult? i was saying to pep just before we >> what? what is so difficult? i was song to pep just before we >> what? what is so difficult? i was s.on air,) pep just before we >> what? what is so difficult? i was s.on air, ipep just before we >> what? what is so difficult? i was s.on air, i wasjust before we >> what? what is so difficult? i was s.on air, i was covering'e we >> what? what is so difficult? i was s.on air, i was covering itwe came on air, i was covering it wasn't harry's day in

wasn't prince harry's day in court, was nikki court, but it was nikki sanderson, the coronation street actress. what so actress. and what is so difficult this case, and it difficult in this case, and it will in the others that will be in the others that prince harry taking out prince harry is taking out against newspaper groups, against other newspaper groups, is can say that is the evidence you can say that something has been done unlawfully, it's been unlawfully, that it's been obtained unlawfully , there obtained unlawfully, but there is very difficult to is very, very difficult to prove. i mean , the mirror prove. i mean, the mirror newspaper group in this case, that it came from legitimate sources, that someone tipped them it's very them off. yeah. it's very difficult prove otherwise. difficult to prove otherwise. >> you're absolutely >> ellie, you're so absolutely right. can come right. because a source can come to you fourth hand. for instance, there's worker instance, if there's a worker in buckingham palace that then goes for a drink after work in a pub thatis for a drink after work in a pub that is known to fleet street reporters , and they overhear reporters, and they overhear something , how can you ever something, how can you ever prove where the information came from, except that harry's lawyers seem to be saying almost everything that was found out about him came from phones being hacked. but again, you've got to prove that to make sure you've got your facts absolutely right. and we all know as journalist that the sources for information are everywhere. >> let's not forget the one of

the reasons this is such a massive story is because you've got two huge british institutions , you've got the institutions, you've got the tabloid press , and then you've tabloid press, and then you've got the monarchy. and of course, harry has stepped away from the monarchy, which is perhaps what has him to pursue this has allowed him to pursue this with the vigour with he with the vigour with which he has. this cuts right to has. but this this cuts right to the heart of way our country the heart of the way our country is outside of westminster , is run outside of westminster, because the tabloids have huge influence and the royal family has huge influence. and is has huge influence. and this is a clash. >> let's just jump straight >> let's just jump in straight to royal correspondent, to our royal correspondent, cameron walker . cameron walker. >> pip, i have some breaking news from the high court in london. the judge has ruled there was extensive phone hacking by mirror group newspapers from 2006 until 2011. even to some extent during the leveson inquiry into media standards. that is what the high court judge, mrjustice fancourt , has ruled so far. he is, as we understand it, still delivering his full decision. but the information we have so far is

that there was extensive phone hacking by mirror group newspapers from 2006 until 2011, and even to some extent during the leveson inquiry into media standards. now you have to remember, this case does not just involve prince harry. it involves a number of other high profile figures as to the specifics, whether or not prince harry's 33 articles, which were tested as part of this trial, if he himself is a victim of phone hacking, we do not have that information yet. as soon as we do, we'll bring it straight to you. but remember, mirror group newspapers denied any allegations of phone hacking . allegations of phone hacking. the judge has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking . was extensive phone hacking. >> okay, cameron walker there for us at the royal courts of justice. thank you very much indeed. that breaking news there, that there was extensive of phone hacking by mirror group newspapers from . 2006 to 2011. newspapers from. 2006 to 2011. so matthew , it does look as

so matthew, it does look as though you're talking about vindication for prince harry. it looks so far as though he could have been vindicated. >> ed, i mean, this is this is a huge story, isn't it? >> this this is one of our major national newspapers been being found to have indulged in a terrible, terrible practice . terrible, terrible practice. this is going to reverberate, i think those who've been following this story and those who haven't. and as you say, ellie, prince harry is going to be looking on from wherever he is on west coast of america. is on the west coast of america. he will be delighted. well i'm i'm bit short of i'm a little bit short of information here because you're all respondents said the judge said that extensive phone hacking years hacking over five years as i picked it up. >> but there was extensive phone hacking fleet street for ten hacking in fleet street for ten years. but does that mean specifically there talking about the harry stories ? the harry stories? >> well, no, it's not confirmed yet. whether prince harry is a victim. let's just be clear, mike, because you know us. you know, being being a journalist yourself. what exactly? phone hacking is just tell our viewers and listeners. >> phone hacking, believe it or

not, when it first started, was not, when it first started, was not illegal. what it was when the mobile phone. i mean, look, i didn't get my first mobile phone until i'd been in fleet street . ten years. when you got street. ten years. when you got one, then you had this magical machine and you could talk to your news desk and all that, and we thought, that's all it was. however, very people however, very clever people got to intercept the messages left on phones. okay so they couldn't intercept you . supposing intercept you. supposing you were to prince harry? were talking to prince harry? they intercept but they can't intercept that. but if you were enough to if you were close enough to prince harry not to get him to answer the phone, but to leave a message, message could then message, that message could then be intercepted. you picked it up, you acquired information which you had no right to know about. but initially wasn't about. but initially it wasn't illegal. then of course, the law was tightened make it was tightened up to make it illegal, didn't change illegal, but it didn't change the activities of a lot of fleet street newspaper guys in obtaining information illegally. >> just explain why >> let me just explain why it's such a damaging thing , because such a damaging thing, because apart apart from the fact apart from apart from the fact that it apart from apart from the fact thatitis apart from apart from the fact that it is a massive breach of someone's privacy, you will have a famous person and they're

human beings like the rest of us. and a story will appear in the newspaper that they haven't told maybe they've told told anyone. maybe they've told their mum about it, and then because it's in the papers, they're thinking, how on earth did it get into the papers? and then they start blaming, say, their mother, because she is the only person that they've confided so it makes confided in. and so it makes people it's a bit like gaslighting. it makes people think mad and not think they're going mad and not trust their nearest and dearest. >> so when prince harry his >> so when prince harry gave his evidence he evidence earlier this year, he talked it talked about how difficult it was people , how it was to trust people, how it wrecked relationships . that's my point. >> oh, absolutely. one of the first examples of it coming out was involving prince william. when prince william left a message for somebody, a close confidant of his, to say that he had damaged knee. right. that story appeared in a newspaper the following weekend. and that is exactly what matt's just talking about. william thought. who on earth could possibly have given this information about me to a newspaper when only three people know i had a personal

case after a wembley international, an england footballer who i got on very well with and in fact was writing stuff for him, rang me and told me about something that sven—goran eriksson had said to him after the game. okay and only knew that . and that only i knew that. and that appeared in a sunday newspaper. and that really fractured my relationship with that footballer who accused me, i mean directly of saying, why did you go and tell them? >> i imagine it's your own mother or your own father. they're person in they're the only person in the world shared story world you shared this story with, and suddenly it is in a national newspaper. you're you're heart sinks you're sort of heart sinks through your you don't through your body. you don't trust your mum anymore. trust your own mum anymore. we've testimony people trust your own mum anymore. we'vhave testimony people trust your own mum anymore. we'vhave hadzstimony people trust your own mum anymore. we'vhave had their)ny people trust your own mum anymore. we'vhave had their phoneseople who have had their phones hacked, proven , hacked, where it's been proven, and consequences and the devastating consequences are extraordinary. i think what perhaps turned the public mood and sort of made it into sort of and sort of made it into sort of a concrete feeling of outrage was, though, dowler was, though, the milly dowler story, wasn't it, because celebrities, i think there's not that empathy for that much empathy for celebrities, though, as celebrities, even though, as i say, they are human beings like the rest of us. but that story was to turn the tide.

>> oh, it did, because the pubuc >> oh, it did, because the public perception was that they were off the were deleting messages off the phone girl who'd been phone of a young girl who'd been kidnapped, and kidnapped, attacked, and murdered, heartless murdered, and the most heartless and cruel exploitation of the situation by nasty tabloid journalists . i mean, look, you journalists. i mean, look, you can't defend that sort of behaviour. but in the end, it was very unclear what exactly happened, but that certainly i mean, raised the, you know, the pubuc mean, raised the, you know, the public concern about it enormously . absolutely. enormously. absolutely. >> so we've heard from justice fancourt, this morning, extensive phone hacking by mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. there are now going to be very difficult questions , aren't there, about questions, aren't there, about who knew what. yes, at the newspaper group . newspaper group. >> well, again, you're getting back to the news of the world closing down. okay who in the end was in charge . and we can't end was in charge. and we can't name names because some of the people are still there and some of them aren't. >> apologies. we need to go to cameron walker, our royal correspondent. cameron >> it's partly good news >> well, it's partly good news for prince harry. pip prince

harry has won 15 out of the 33 articles in his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of the daily mirror, sunday mirror and sunday people. mirror group newspapers . here's prince harry, newspapers. here's prince harry, i think will see this certainly as massive victory for him and as a massive victory for him and his pursuit of the british tabloid press. he believes he is very much a victim of unlawful information . gathering. the information. gathering. the judge, it looks like, believes, believes him as well. at least on 15 of the 33 articles he's being tested. mirror group newspapers try. their lawyers tried to argue that a lot of the evidence prince harry and his lawyers were presenting was very circumstantial , lawyers were presenting was very circumstantial, particularly when it comes to phone hacking . when it comes to phone hacking. we just heard in the last couple of minutes, of course, that the judge there was judge has ruled there was extensive phone . hacking between extensive phone. hacking between 2006 and 2011. the 33 articles being tested for prince harry actually date back to 1991. we don't have the full judgement yet as to whether these 15

articles, which prince harry has one, is about phone hacking, or is it about, uh, using private investigators to gain unlawful information or indeed blagging or so—called a deception to get , or so—called a deception to get, uh, information? i've just received another bit of information as well. sorry. it's all happening in real time, i'm afraid. prince harry was a victim of unlawful information gathering by mirror group newspapers . we've just heard the newspapers. we've just heard the duke of sussex phone was probably hacked to a modest extent by mirror group newspapers. that is what mr justice fancourt has ruled. again, i reiterate that mirror group newspapers denied all allegations of phone hacking . allegations of phone hacking. and i think, uh, the, the newspaper group itself and indeed former editors and journalists there are going to have some pretty uncomfortable questions to answer. but prince harry, i think, will feel that he has been vindicated here. he has proven in a high court that

his phone was probably hacked to a modest extent . so prince harry a modest extent. so prince harry in a sense has been vindicated. but of course, this is far from over because we're still receiving what the judge is saying in his full ruling. and this is just one of several high profile cases prince harry has going through the high court. separate cases against other british media publication and the british government over security. but nonetheless, today , a significant win for prince harry and the other claimants in this case. >> okay, cameron walker, our royal correspondent there for us at the royal courts of justice, thank you very much for that update and invite in again our panel update and invite in again our panel. mike parry and matthews , panel. mike parry and matthews, allen and matthew, we'll start with you, prince harry wins 15 out of 33 articles in this phone hacking. >> sorry, a bit of extra information as well. mrjustice fancourt says the claims of soap actress nikki sanderson and the ex—wife of comedian paul whitehouse, fiona wightman. those claims are barred because

times for their claims have expired. >> it's interesting because , as >> it's interesting because, as i said earlier, right at the start of the trial, so seven months ago, the high court was told that the mirror, the daily mirror newspaper itself, apologised. unreserve vividly to prince harry for unlawfully gathering information about him. so some of this seems to have been established a long time ago, right at the start of the process. interesting. the word probably that harry's phone was probably that harry's phone was probably hacked just to step back from this for a moment, my view prince harry has. back from this for a moment, my view prince harry has . won view prince harry has. won £140,600 in damages. >> the judge has just ruled that i suspect that won't interest him, and i think that some people might lack empathy for harry think of harry because they'll think of him man of money and power him as a man of money and power and influence. >> but actually, and you might disagree or might taking disagree or agree might taking on tabloid press in this on the tabloid press in this country for anyone is not an easy thing to do. and to do it in court where you're going to be asked robust questions is actually a very challenging thing do. so have

thing to do. so i have i actually have quite a lot of respect for harry on this. >> can take on the >> only the rich can take on the tabloid press this country. tabloid press in this country. believe me, they just wear you down you run renee this is down until you run renee this is a massive victory for harry. i mean really you've got mean really massive. you've got to it all to remember in when it all started phone hacking, started the phone hacking, it was the the news of the was the sun or the news of the world. but in the background, other groups were doing world. but in the background, other this groups were doing world. but in the background, other this has ups were doing world. but in the background, other this has provenre doing world. but in the background, other this has proven another it. and this has proven another one has been doing. it's massive because harry's because it helps harry's credibility . credibility. >> mike, you for the >> mike, thank you for the minute. have minute. we will have more reaction prince harry's phone reaction to prince harry's phone being hacked. that has just come from the high court. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good morning . welcome to your >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. it's going to be a brighter day out there for southeastern areas than yesterday, cloud will yesterday, but cloud will thicken for the rest of us from the west, so it's a bit of a bright start across central and eastern areas. perhaps a little chilly out there for you. any

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the more likely you are to see some rain and in fact the far north—west scotland will north—west of scotland will see some persistent some quite persistent rains start to arrive lunchtime start to arrive from lunchtime on it will stay on saturday, but it will stay very mild. have a great day and i'll see you later. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler . >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler. as sponsors of weather on gbillionews . prince weather on gbillionews. prince harry's phone was hacked by mirror group newspapers and he's . one £140,000, £600 in damages. >> we'll have more on that after this short .

break. >> good morning. it's 11 am. on friday the 15th of december. this is britain's newsroom with ellie costello and pip tomson there's only one story in town . there's only one story in town. >> victory for harry prince harry has been awarded just over . £140,000 after bringing a high court phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers . against mirror group newspapers. here's a high court judge has ruled there was extensive phone hacking by mirror group newspapers . from 2006 to 2011.

newspapers. from 2006 to 2011. >> the judgement is still being delivered at the high court right now. we will bring you the very latest . just get in touch very latest. just get in touch with us as well with your views on what we're talking about. this morning. gb views at gb news. com now your latest headunes news. com now your latest headlines with . lisa good morning. >> it's just after 11:00 i'm lisa hartle in the gp newsroom. prince harry has been awarded more than £140,000 in damages following a phone hacking lawsuit against mirror group newspapers. the high court ruled there was extensive phone hacking by the tabloid paper between 2006 and 2011. the judge also said the duke of sussex's phone was probably hacked to a modest extent. it comes as prince harry has sued for damages, claiming its journalists gathered information by deception and unlawful means such as phone hacking . one such as phone hacking. one person has died and another is in a critical condition after a

boat carrying migrants across the channel got into difficulty overnight . the french coastguard overnight. the french coastguard was alerted just after1 a.m. overnight. the french coastguard was alerted just after1 am. to reports that a boat was sinking about five miles off the coast of dunkirk. more than 60 people have been rescued after one side of the boat deflated . the of the boat deflated. the coastguard says air and sea searches are still underway . the searches are still underway. the chair of the labour party, anneliese dodds, says the government is not working to stop the root cause of the small boat crossings . boat crossings. >> labour wouldn't be spending that money on rwanda. it's eye wateringly expensive . £400 wateringly expensive. £400 million, it appears, is going to be spent on that scheme . and yet be spent on that scheme. and yet it would only cover about 1% of people who are arriving in the uk. labour does have a different approach and above all, it's focussed on breaking up those criminal gangs. uk police are working with french authorities to bring back a british schoolboy who went missing six

years ago. >> alex batty , who is now 17, >> alex batty, who is now 17, went missing in 2017 after going on a family holiday to spain. detectives believe he was abducted by his mother to live an alternative lifestyle abroad . an alternative lifestyle abroad. the boy says he wants to see his grandma and have a normal future . assistant chief constable from greater manchester police chris sykes gave this update earlier a warning. this video contains flashing images. >> our main priority now is to see alex returned home to his family in the uk and our investigation team are working around the clock with partner agencies and the french authorities to ensure they are all fully supported . alex and all fully supported. alex and his family remain our focus and we still have some work to do in establishing the full circumstances surrounding his disappearance and where he has beenin disappearance and where he has been in all those years . been in all those years. >> detectives continue to search for a mother of three in norwich, as her family marks a week since her disappearance.

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train storage facilities . train storage facilities. relatives of two people killed at a london music venue have renewed their appeal for information. one year on from a fatal crush , 23 year old fatal crush, 23 year old security guard gabby hutchinson and 33 year old rebecca ikumelo were killed when fans without tickets tried to force their way into the brixton academy last yeah into the brixton academy last year. met police urged the council to remove the venue's licence, but it is allowed to continue operating as long as it meets new conditions . the met meets new conditions. the met has released cctv images of people they wish to speak to about the incident, and confirmed that one arrest had been made . natwest group says been made. natwest group says there is no evidence of discrimination due to political views in coutts's decision to close customer accounts, the banking group says lawyers analysed 84 account closures from the two years before the review was commissioned and. but natwest admits lessons need to be learned . its after nigel be learned. its after nigel farage said his coutts bank account was shut down because

the bank disagreed with his political beliefs . this is gb political beliefs. this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to pip and . ellie. now it's back to pip and. ellie. thanks lisa. >> now the duke of sussex, prince harry, has been awarded £140,000 after bringing a high court phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers . against mirror group newspapers. >> let's go straight to our royal correspondent cameron walker . royal correspondent cameron walker. cameron, i understand the judge has been making more comments in the last few moments i >> -- >> yeah, -_ >> yeah, he certainly has. pip just to recap what we know so far, the judge has ruled there was extensive phone hacking at mirror group newspapers from 2006 until 2011. he said that the duke of sussex's phone was probably hacked to a modest extent by mirror group

newspapers, and he has ruled that the duke of sussex should be awarded £140,600 in compensation . now the judge has compensation. now the judge has been delivering more more of his decision. i'm just getting that up for you now, he said in summary of the ruling. mr justice fancourt says that i have found that the duke's case of voicemail interception in other words, phone hacking and unlawful information gathering proved in part only. i found that 15 out of the 33 articles that 15 out of the 33 articles that were tried were the product of phone hacking of his mobile phone, or the mobile phones of those closest to him. the product of unlawful information gathering , he said he considers gathering, he said he considers that his phone was only hacked to a modest extent, and that this was probably carefully controlled by certain people at each newspaper . for controlled by certain people at each newspaper. for mirror group newspapers . he also went on to newspapers. he also went on to say that, however , it did say that, however, it did happen, as in phone hacking on

occasions from about the end of 2003 until april . 2009, there 2003 until april. 2009, there was a tendency for the duke in his evidence to assume that everything published was those of the product of voicemail , of the product of voicemail, interception or phone hacking. the judge disagrees with prince harry on that point, and said that the reason prince harry probably believed that is because phone hacking was rife within mirror group at the time . within mirror group at the time. but he said phone hacking was not the only journalistic tool at the time in relation to these articles. now we have also had a statement from the last few minutes from from mirror group newspapers , as a mirror group newspapers, as a mirror group newspapers, as a mirror group newspaper spokesperson said, we welcome today's judgement that gives the business the necessary clarity to move forward from events that took place. many years ago, where historic wrongdoing has taken place . we wrongdoing has taken place. we apologise unreservedly , have apologise unreservedly, have taken full responsibility and paid appropriate compensation. now this will be seen by prince harry, who it's understood was

watching or listening to proceed from the other side of the atlantic in california. this will be seen to him as a significant victory. he sees it as his life's mission to take on the british tabloid press. he certainly feels he was is a victim of unlawful information gathering and intrusive behaviour . gathering and intrusive behaviour. over to get stories about about him between the penods about about him between the periods 1991 until 2011, the judge partly agrees with him. he's won on 15 of the 33 articles being tested in this case, including phone hacking, something that throughout this seven week trial, mgm lawyers and mirror group newspaper. mirror group newspaper had completely denied. but this isn't just prince harry. a number of other high profile, uh, people were involved in this case, too, including fiona wightman, actress nicky sanderson, as well . all of them sanderson, as well. all of them teaming up really to try and get some kind of vindication against mirror group newspapers, which it appears in part, they have

succeeded in doing . of course, succeeded in doing. of course, a lot of questions to answer. still, for mirror group newspapers and cameron , there newspapers and cameron, there are a number of other claims, aren't there, being brought by prince harry? >> it's not over yet. as far as he's concerned . he's concerned. >> no, certainly not pip. this was one of five civil cases prince harry is dragging through the high courts here in london. this has now concluded the mirror group newspapers, um, about unlawful information gathering. he also has two other separate claims against british tabloid organisations , ones tabloid organisations, ones about alleged unlawful information gathering, one against news group, newspapers , against news group, newspapers, the publishers of the sun and the publishers of the sun and the now defunct news of the world and one against associated newspapers , which is the newspapers, which is the publisher of the daily mail and mail on sunday, prince harry is also bringing a separate claim against associated newspapers . against associated newspapers. um, for about an article written about him in the mail on sunday, which accused him or his pr team

of spinning the narrative . um, of spinning the narrative. um, when it came to his security to put him in a positive light. so prince harry's bought a defamation claim, a separate defamation claim, a separate defamation claim, a separate defamation claim against associated newspapers. and then the final one is against the british government and that's because they decided or a home office committee decided not to provide prince harry with the same security , security to the same security, security to the same security, security to the same extent. when he decided to step back as a senior working member of the royal family , he member of the royal family, he was dealt a bit of a blow earlier this year when it came to security because he tried to his security because he tried to his security because he tried to another separate to bring out another separate claim, against the british claim, um, against the british government with them not government to do with them not allowing to pay for his own allowing him to pay for his own police the judge police protection. but the judge dismissed that, earlier, dismissed that, uh, earlier, earlier this year. of course, these are all separate cases and different judges. but today, this is all about mirror group newspapers, mirror, sunday newspapers, daily mirror, sunday mirror, . and it mirror, sunday people. and it looks there was, according looks like there was, according to the judge, there was extensive phone hacking at the publication during this time penod publication during this time period , and prince harry was

period, and prince harry was a victim 15 out of the 33 victim on 15 out of the 33 articles being tested and has been well, sorry has been offered. well, sorry has been offered. well, sorry has been given more than £100,000 in compensation. an okay cameron walker there for us at the royal courts of justice. >> thank you very much indeed. and we have just told the and we have just been told the full been full judgement has been published . it amounts. to 386 published. it amounts. to 386 pages. so i'm sure cameron will be reading through that ruling now . and we'll bring you all of now. and we'll bring you all of the key details here on gb news. but for now, we're joined by the royal broadcaster historian, royal broadcaster and historian, ralph manku. very good to see you this morning, ralph. and will prince harry see this as a victory? 15 out of the 33 articles, that is less than half . he was going for £440,000 in damages, and he's received £140,000. d0 damages, and he's received £140,000. do you think he will still see this as a significant victory? >> i think, you know, after a terrible year, he's managed to snatch a small victory, uh, from from defeat , you know, from defeat, you know, coincidentally, yesterday, the king was himself touring the

royal courts of justice to celebrate the judiciary . today, celebrate the judiciary. today, it's prince harry who's definitely celebrating the judiciary . it's hard to judiciary. it's hard to overstate how important this was to prince harry. this was never about money, that the amounts being claimed here are really a pocket change to him. this is about lifelong mission that he about a lifelong mission that he seems that thinks he has, uh, seems that he thinks he has, uh, to seek justice to basically seek justice for what as intrusion what he regards as intrusion into his life . you know, into his life. you know, starting back from the death of his mother, of course, which we know he associated with, with the his the media, but also his inability to have meaningful relationships with people. chelsy , uh, one the chelsy davy, uh, one of the people named this lawsuit and people named in this lawsuit and the difficulty he had in his relationship with her. and i think his his legacy ultimately, you know, he sees it as his life's work for his legacy to be taming and controlling the british media. and this does go some way towards that. i mean, this now, of course, leads to big questions for mirror group people will want to know who actually oversaw this, who approved these phone hacking and these by these other illegal means by which investigators were which private investigators were

getting information . piers getting information. piers morgan several times morgan was named several times in this court case, even though he himself did not appear. >> uh, piers morgan's always denied being involved in phone hacking. always denied he's >> he's always denied that. he's always and always denied that. and we'll need the ruling need to see in the ruling because the judge has he because the judge has said he may actually, um , make may actually, um, make statements about morgan, statements about piers morgan, whether or not. whether that's in there or not. we'll have wait see. but we'll have to wait and see. but there'll be big questions there. and also now incentivises and this also now incentivises potentially of other potentially dozens of other celebrities who believe that they also had their phones hacked or had information obtained by other means through blagging and so forth . and of blagging and so forth. and of course, this comes at a time where reach, which is the parent company group company for mirror group of newspapers, is not doing anywhere near as well financially as it had done previously. they've been having cutbacks of cutbacks and layoffs and of course, therefore, course, the prospect, therefore, of huge punitive damages from all these potential other all of these potential other complainants which complainants is something which i think will be causing a lot of worry in those in those halls of power at the moment for mirror group, but for prince harry, certainly, i think he can end the actually with an early

the year actually with an early christmas present . christmas present. >> and you think this will >> and do you think this will trigger more claims , as from trigger more claims, as from from other celebrities and pubuc from other celebrities and public figures? >> i think it's inevitable. of course, at the same time , uh, we course, at the same time, uh, we also have a court case going on now with prince harry and elton john and so forth. uh, against the daily mail, along, along similar lines, uh, you know, as cameron said, this is one of four cases, although this is the by far the biggest case. and i think it's only going to embolden people who feel, of course, that there that they've been unfairly treated here. of course, have hacked off the course, you have hacked off the organisation hugh organisation with which hugh grant's involved, which has grant's very involved, which has been campaigning issue. been campaigning on this issue. they we can expect, they certainly we can expect, will at least energised and will be at least energised and mobilised by this. so certainly there's opportunity here, there's every opportunity here, but as you say, only 15 out of the 33 sample cases. now those were sample cases from a much broader range of articles. there were over 140 articles that prince harry's team thought had been , uh, obtained through using

been, uh, obtained through using illicit methods, and they only chose to have 33 of those examined in court. whether the remaining 100 and 110 or so were the result of phone hacking. we'll never know now, but one presumes those 33 were the ones that were the most egregious. so perhaps only 15 of the 140 actually were. but that's beside the point. the principle is that phone hacking and other means of obtaining information were part of part of life . of part of life. >> just hold that thought. we're just hearing prince harry's just hearing from prince harry's legal now let's if we legal team now. let's see if we can take. legal team now. let's see if we can now. legal team now. let's see if we can now be clear, prince harry, >> now be clear, prince harry, the duke of sussex , is unable the duke of sussex, is unable to be present today due to the short notice which was given of the hearing. however, he has prepared a statement on this momentous win which i will now share on his behalf today is a great day for truth as well as accountability . the court has accountability. the court has ruled that unlawful and criminal activities were carried out at all three mirror group newspaper

titles the mirror, the sunday mirror and the people on a habitual and widespread basis for over more than a decade . i'd for over more than a decade. i'd like to thank my legal team for so successfully dismantling the sworn testimony of mirror group's senior executives , legal group's senior executives, legal department and journalists who at least turned up to court. unlike their colleagues, who were perhaps too afraid to do so , this case is not just about hacking . it , this case is not just about hacking. it is , this case is not just about hacking . it is about a systemic hacking. it is about a systemic practice of unlawful and appalling behaviour , followed by appalling behaviour, followed by cover ups and destruction of evidence , the shocking scale of evidence, the shocking scale of which can only be revealed through these proceedings. the court has found that mirror group's principle board directors , their legal directors, their legal department, senior executives and editors such as piers morgan

clearly knew about or were involved in these illegal activities . as between them they activities. as between them they even went as far as lying under oath to parliament during the leveson inquiry to the stock exchange and to us all. ever since the journey . to justice since the journey. to justice can be a slow and painful one, and since bringing my claim almost five years ago , almost five years ago, defamatory stories and intimidating tactics have been deployed against me and at my family's expense . and so, as family's expense. and so, as i too have learned through this process , less patience is in process, less patience is in fact a virtue in especially in the face of vendetta journalism . the face of vendetta journalism. ihope the face of vendetta journalism. i hope that the court's findings will serve as a warning to all the media organisations who have employed these practices and then similarly lied about them. mirror group's action were so

calculated and misleading that their pattern of destroying evidence and concealing their unlawful behaviour continued into the litigation itself, and as the judge has ruled, even to this day , i am happy to have won this day, i am happy to have won the case, especially given that this trial only looked at a quarter of my entire claim. >> even on just that, it. is clear mirror groups persist. >> attempts to suggest that my claim was to quote their counsel. fans article in the realms of total speculation , and realms of total speculation, and there was simply no evidence at all to suggest i was hacked . all to suggest i was hacked. >> zilch. zero co nil. nada niente. absolute nothing. >> all of that was total nonsense and was used maliciously to attack my character and credibility . we,

character and credibility. we, however, as mirror group intended those hollow soundbites were blasted across front pages and across online platforms and into the next day's morning television shows. the court has, in fact confirmed that all four claimants were subjected to voicemail interception and unlawful information gathering , unlawful information gathering, but no one would have believed that was the case given how this trial was covered in the uk . my trial was covered in the uk. my commitment to seeing this case through is based on my belief in our need and collective right to a free and honest press, and one which is properly accountable when necessary. that is what we needin when necessary. that is what we need in britain and across the globe. anything else is poisoning the well for a profession. we all depend on the acts listed in this judgement are prime example of what happens when the power of the

press is abused . and i press is abused. and i respectfully call upon the authorities , the financial authorities, the financial regulator , the stock market, who regulator, the stock market, who were deliberately deceived by mirror group and indeed the metropolitan police and prosecuting authorities to do their duty for the british pubuc their duty for the british public and to investigate bringing charges against the company and those who have broken the law . today's ruling broken the law. today's ruling is vindicating and affirming. i have been told that slaying dragons will get you burned, but in light of today's victory and the importance of what is doing, what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worthwhile price to pay . the mission price to pay. the mission continues . thank you very much . continues. thank you very much. >> so that is prince harry's lawyer, david scher borne, reading out a statement on behalf of the duke of sussex . behalf of the duke of sussex. and it is an absolutely damning . and it is an absolutely damning. and it is an absolutely damning. and he ended it by saying he's

calling on the stock market and the met police to do their duty and investigate the publisher so much that he said there. cameron walker, our royal correspondent , walker, our royal correspondent, you're outside the high court. what did you make of that statement? there from the duke of sussex ? of sussex? >> that was an incredibly significant and strong statement from prince harry. we've been saying all morning, haven't we, that he sees this as his life's mission to change the way the british press operate and to hold those powerful people to account. and we certainly got much more than a sense there. dufing much more than a sense there. during the statement read out by david sherborne, prince harry's lawyer, he said of course he'd like to thank his legal team. first of all for successfully dismantling the mirror group newspapers defence. he also spoke of the systematic practice and unlawful , full and appalling and unlawful, full and appalling behaviour taking place at mirror group newspapers during this

time. he also did name piers morgan , the former editor of the morgan, the former editor of the daily of the daily mirror, and accused him of clearly knowing about the illegal activities taking place at mirror group newspapers. now, i must stress that piers morgan has in the past denied all allegations of wrongdoing. when it comes to alleged unlawful information gathering, but prince harry very much saying that in front of the press here this morning in central london, ian, he also said that patience is a virtue . said that patience is a virtue. he has been. prince harry has been waiting a long time for this kind of victory. he also says that there needs to be a sorry there needs to be. he called on the authorities, including the police and the stock market, as you said, pip, to do do their duty to the british public and investigate those who have broken the law.

clearly prince harry wants this to be more than just civil action. and when it comes to financial, financial compensation, for him, it's not about the money. for prince harry. he really wants to hold what he believes powerful people to account, change the way the media opposite, and seek justice for what he believes are thousands of victims of unlawful information practices at the hands of alleged bad practices at several newspaper groups of what he believes. but in this case, this is just mirror group newspapers and of course, the judge, as we've heard this morning, agrees with him. on 15 of the 33 articles tested in this case. but an incredibly strong statement from prince harry this morning, very strong indeed. >> our royal correspondent cameron walker, there for us at the royal courts of justice , who the royal courts of justice, who will be with us throughout the program. you much program. thank you very much indeed. cameron and rafe heydel—mankoo, thank much heydel—mankoo, thank you so much for what is a for your analysis on what is a historic case and hugely significant as well . that

significant as well. that statement from the duke of sussex , ending with the words sussex, ending with the words the mission continues fighting words. there from prince harry. we'll have more on that after this. on britain's

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news that prince harry has in part won his case against the mirror group newspaper , where a mirror group newspaper, where a judge has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking , a extensive phone hacking, a judgement running to 386 pages. so let's get right action from the former royal correspondent at the sun, charles rea. let's just start. first of all, charles, by by saying that you haven't worked for mgn at any point, but that you have worked at the sun , you're an at the sun, you're an experienced journalist. how significant is this ruling today ? >> well, pip, 7— >> well, pip, i ? >> well, pip, i have 7 >> well, pip, i have to say i'm sick to my stomach this morning. to be perfectly honest , to find to be perfectly honest, to find out that the industry and the profession that i've loved for all these years has been reduced to, to this. i mean, this is the latest example , uh, following latest example, uh, following the closure of the news of the world. um, it is very significant. it's a victory for

prince harry, and quite rightly so . i mean, the judge said he so. i mean, the judge said he was, um, victim of modest hacking . i mean, modest hacking hacking. i mean, modest hacking is either whether your phone's hacked once or whether your phone's it's phone's hacked 50 times. uh it's immaterial. his phone was hacked, and i'm afraid that the journalists involved in all these phone hacking cases are a disgrace to the industry. um, itself . but i have to say, the itself. but i have to say, the vast majority of journalists who work on national newspapers do not get involved in this. and i also like to say as well, that i myself am a victim of phone hacking. my phone was hacked 595 times by the late news of the world. >> well, i mean, charles, this is no mean feat. is it for prince harry or the other claimants in in this case, taking on the british tabloid press? but we do know that prince harry, this is just one of the five civil cases that he's pursuing at the moment. and we did get that sense , didn't we did get that sense, didn't we, in that statement just read by david sherborne, his lawyer, that the mission continues fighting talk the duke of fighting talk from the duke of

sussex . sussex. >> it is. and this this victory today and there's no there's no way of he's only won 15 of his 33 cases, but it's a huge victory. and this victory has given full justification now to continue, uh, with the cases against, uh, the, the sun and the news of the world and the mail group , the news of the world and the mail group, uh, on the on the hacking and, uh, interception of his voicemails. hacking and, uh, interception of his voicemails . um, so it will his voicemails. um, so it will go on. and it was interesting. i mean, that was a powerful, powerful statement that prince harry's lawyer read out, and he's asking for legal action against people. uh at the mirror. and the judge made a point, uh, that the ex—ceo, sly bailey, uh, knew what was going on. uh, and turned a blind eye. and if she knew, then other senior executives would also have known . have known. >> okay, we haven't had any statement yet from sly bailey

yet. um, i would expect we would hear from from sly bailey at some point today. in fact, we haven't had any statements. so i do not think from anybody who was named, uh, by prince harry. what you think this means , what do you think this means, charles? for the future of the mirror news group. >> um , well, i mean, the mirror >> um, well, i mean, the mirror themselves. i put out a statement saying this was historical. i can only hope and keep my fingers crossed that they haven't been doing anything like this. uh, you know, since since then, in the same , uh, as since then, in the same, uh, as what's happened at the sun and the. well, obviously, it's not happening at the news of the world anymore. um, you know that that these sort of practices are no longer happening at any , any no longer happening at any, any newspaper in this country . newspaper in this country. >> we do get a sense, don't we, from prince harry, that this is his life's work. he describes it as a mission. in that statement, he said the mission continues, and he also called upon the met police and the stock market to do their duty . police and the stock market to do their duty. uh, police and the stock market to do their duty . uh, potentially do their duty. uh, potentially wants the mirror group newspaper

to face criminal charges over this. well let's and yes, he's he's he's made that call. >> and let's not forget there were criminal charges as a result of what happened at the news of the world. and it will be interesting to see now, uh, especially the metropolitan police, they, uh, take any police, if they, uh, take any action against anybody at the mirror for what went on. because let's not forget that what has happened , although this was a happened, although this was a civil case today, that what has happened where criminal acts and so it's only right that they should be investigated properly . should be investigated properly. >> okay. charles rea thank you very much for talking to us today. and giving us your reaction to that breaking news. we are going to be exploring it further , further after your further, further after your latest news headlines with lisa hartle . hartle. >> it's just after half 11. i'm

lisa hartle in the gb newsroom. prince harry has been awarded more than £140,000 in damages following a phone hacking lawsuit against mirror group newspapers. the high court ruled there was extensive phone hacking by the tabloid newspaper between 2006 and 2011. the judge also said the duke of sussex's phone was probably hacked to a modest extent. in response, the publisher say they apologise. unreserved where historical wrongdoing took place. prince harry's lawyer , david sherborne, harry's lawyer, david sherborne, read out a statement earlier this case is not just about hacking , it is this case is not just about hacking, it is about a systemic practice of unlawful and appalling behaviour followed by cover ups and destruction of evidence , the shocking scale of evidence, the shocking scale of which can only be revealed through these proceedings. >> the court has found that mirror group's principal board directors , their legal directors, their legal department, senior executives

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on gb news with me, ellie costello and pip tomson >> and there's only one story in town today . it is the news that town today. it is the news that prince harry has won his phone hacking case against, uh, mgm newspapers, which has the daily mirror amongst its titles . mirror amongst its titles. joining us now to get their reaction is political commentator matthew stadlen. and broadcaster mike parry . good broadcaster mike parry. good morning to you both. mike yeah, damning statement from prince harry's lawyer. >> three uh, we were in the studio less than an hour ago when the decision came through. then you've got to assemble it in your head and digest it. my immediate thought was, this is an incredible victory for harry because so far, all he's had in criticism for the netflix for and the book spare and all that is that you've made a lot of it up. this is not made up. this has been a high court decision now. and for the first time in many years, harry has credibility in the sense that a high court judge is standing behind claims that he's

behind the claims that he's made, that a massive victory made, that is a massive victory for harry. the repercussions, and i'm a fleet street man of 25 years standing could be enormous here because cause without probably getting into naming names, there are some people now involved in the newspaper industry which have moved on to other things , and i think some other things, and i think some of them actually have been named in judgement, who are now in the judgement, who are now going, going going, who are now going to have to explain actions over to explain their actions over the last two decades when they have systematically been talking about nothing to do with me, guv. you know, it's going to be there's going to be massive repercussions here. i'll name a name, and i'm reading this from the bbc news website, from home and legal correspondent, and i'll preface it by saying that piers morgan has always has denied, in denied, always denied in involvement in phone hacking. >> and i think knowledge of phone hacking here. says phone hacking here. it says piers about phone piers morgan knew about phone hacking he hacking and was involved when he was editor of the daily mirror. the high court has ruled. the high court has ruled. so we now await statements from piers

morgan and others that that that statement from david sherborne, the barrister outside court today, that you played live here on ran live on, on gb news. i'm not sure i've ever heard a statement like that , that those statement like that, that those were the words of prince harry, read out by a british barrister, and they were stinging, to say the least. >> and i'm sure that, you know, piers morgan will be making a statement and he will have certain things to say in response to what prince harry has has said outside court. well but also for him , there could but also for him, there could now be a domino effect in this, because what often happens in this situation, we spoke earlier , didn't we, that i think harry's got five cases against five different media companies or five different media situations . situations. >> we also mentioned that he had to pay out some money up front earlier this week, but this is a massive victory for him and i in my experience of these sort of things, i've been involved in legal problems in fleet street. once decision like once you get a decision like this, effect is that this, the domino effect is that the others who been trying

the others who have been trying to themselves might now to defend themselves might now just off to see their just be going off to see their lawyers, to say, where do we go from because wants from here? because nobody wants to see a barrister standing outside the high court and criticising your company and pointing out their defaults in such a public fashion, you rather it all went away. and the way to do that is to settle something that came out in the judgement. >> matthew in the 386 pages worth of it, was that this unlawful activity was going on dunng unlawful activity was going on during the leveson inquiry into media standards . media standards. >> i mean, jaws will drop . we're >> i mean, jaws will drop. we're going through the covid inquiry at the moment at great expense , at the moment at great expense, with a lot of fanfare, a lot of publicity. the leveson inquiry, people were glued to that daily huge names giving evidence over a protracted period of time and the idea that phones were being hacked at the same time as an inquiry, looking into phone hacking as one of the things that was it was investigated . that was it was investigated. getting our jaws will be dropping across the country, i

think. okay let's go live to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who is outside the high court for us now . court for us now. >> so cameron, duke of sussex , >> so cameron, duke of sussex, says he's slayed a dragon in. yet he certainly has done that here today. >> prince harry will see this as a significant victory when it comes to his fight against the british tabloids. of course, this is just one of five separate cases he has going through the high court in london, but today is all about his fight against mirror group newspapers. the judge has ruled that out of 15 out of the 33 articles tested in this case, prince harry is most likely a victim of phone hacking or another means of unlawful information gathering, such as so—called blagging or deception, to get private information or the use of private investigators actors. but i think putting aside the judgement from the

court itself, it was actually the statement from prince harry read out on by his lawyer outside the court , david outside the court, david sherborne, which was most striking. you could really tell the emotion and the determination of prince harry, who clearly feels vindicated, that he has got some kind of victory over the tabloid press. he has really been at war with for a number of decades now . he for a number of decades now. he truly feels he is a victim and that it's his duty , really, to that it's his duty, really, to stand up to who he sees is in positions of power and causing these bad practices on behalf of other victims who perhaps don't have the power or the finance that prince harry does. to take these editors , executives and these editors, executives and media moguls on, um , just to media moguls on, um, just to read a little bit of a statement from david sherborne, prince harry's lawyer, he said the court found that mirror group's principle board directors , their principle board directors, their legal department, senior executives and editors such as piers morgan clearly knew about

or were involved in these illegal activities . there are a illegal activities. there are a lot of questions to answer here. i must stress that piers morgan has always denied he has had any knowledge of phone hacking or other unlawful information gathering when he was editor of the daily mirror. he hasn't released any other statements as of yet. mirror group newspapers has released a statement, though , which i'm just going to get up for you now. sorry, lots of things i've got, uh, going on the mirror group newspapers has released a statement which i'll bnng released a statement which i'll bring to you very shortly saying, um, that that, uh, i do apologise. i can't find my statement, but right now i'll hand back to you guys. cameron i think it was, um, the mirror group. >> i've just seen part of their statement where they apologise unreservedly for what they tum his historical wrongdoing . um, his historical wrongdoing. um, and they say they welcome today's judgement. that gives the business the necessary clarity to move forward from

events that took place many years ago . um, matthew, let's years ago. um, matthew, let's just bring you back in. do you think this will change the public's opinion of prince harry? because it doesn't take away fact that he's away from the fact that he's done this, but he's still done this, but yet he's still talked about and criticised members of his family in public. he did . he did members of his family in public. he did. he did that memoir, which we don't know, that every part of it is fact, because the royal family hasn't responded. will our opinion change? >> prince harry sort of became a focus of the culture wars that have been raging in recent years, and i suspect most people watching this show today will have up have made their own mind up about prince harry. rightly or wrongly, i've always felt a sort of i've i've sort of felt a certain warmth towards prince harry, whether it's because he's ginger haired, like me or not, i don't i don't quite know. but the point i'm making is that people have a sort of instinctive like or dislike for him. think is sort of him. i think he is sort of marmite, i suspect, so i'm not sure minds this will sure how many minds this will actually change, but i hope people are angry people even if they are angry with prince harry for various

things, even if they thought it was distasteful that he wrote a book spilling the beans on sort of intimate parts of family of very intimate parts of family life and didn't think that life, and i didn't think that was advised , i have say, was well advised, i have to say, but have some degree but i hope they have some degree of respect for him today for having the and is having the bravery and it is brave, wealthy , brave, even if you're wealthy, even you were a member even if you're you were a member of the monarchy, even if you have degree power and have some degree of power and influence to take on the tabloid press. i cannot stress enough how difficult and how challenging that is to do. >> and you've got to have the money to do it, which he's got very i mean, and that's and that's , that raises wider and that's, that raises wider and important questions actually at that point about how our judicial system works . judicial system works. >> it can't be right that those who have the money are better able to seek this sort of justice. i think there is an element of navel gazing in this amongst us journalists , you know amongst us journalists, you know what i mean? >> we're fascinated by the way our industry works and all that. but there has been all my life a general dislike amongst the for pubuc general dislike amongst the for public tabloid newspapers. you know what mean? everybody

know what i mean? everybody likes tabloid likes reading what's in tabloid newspapers, everybody thinks newspapers, but everybody thinks people tabloid people who work for tabloid newspapers are scumbags. and this, will reinforce their this, this will reinforce their opinion defence my opinion in defence of my industry , the tabloid newspaper industry, the tabloid newspaper industry, the tabloid newspaper industry and by the way, i don't defend anything that's been exposed today. shocking behaviour should be punished in my view. but for many years before this came around, there was an arrangement between tabloid newspapers and the royal family including princess diana of you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. when i worked at one newspaper in fleet street, i'm not joking. you'd get calls 2 or 3 times a day from people representing princess diana to let us know where she was, what she was going to wear tonight, how to court the press. absolutely. that's what i'm saying. and what's happened as technology has developed that relationship, which we're quite well on both sides, suddenly overtook itself. and then when things started going wrong , things started going wrong, there was too much access and all of a sudden the balance of helping each other completely

disappeared. and it became very one sided and okay, well, let's just remind ourselves of what prince harry's lawyer, david sherborne, said a little bit earlier on outside the high court. >> this case is not just about hacking , it is >> this case is not just about hacking, it is about a systemic practice of unlawful and appalling behaviour , followed by appalling behaviour, followed by cover ups and destruction of evidence , the shocking scale of evidence, the shocking scale of which can only be revealed through these proceedings . through these proceedings. >> the court has found that mirror group's principal board director has their legal department and senior executives and editors, such as piers morgan, clearly knew about or were involved in these illegal activities . activities. >> as david sherborne there, prince harry's lawyer speaking outside the high court, matthew sadler, i wanted to ask you, what do you think prince harry's eventual aim for this is? he describes it as slaying a dragon, but he does say the

mission continues. he talks there about criminal charges and asking the metropolitan police and the stock market to get involved . do you think that's involved. do you think that's what he wants from this? for people to serve prison time? >> obviously difficult to get inside his head, but now one senses he's tasted blood and that he may want more. and that statement, as i've already said , statement, as i've already said, i mean, it pulled very few punches, didn't didn't it? and there will be a lot of people around this country, some in positions of power , where still positions of power, where still others maybe , who have left the others maybe, who have left the industry , who will be sweating, industry, who will be sweating, or in other parts of the industry. >> and let's not forget, let's go right back to the fact that harry has always believed an element of the tabloid press were responsible for his mother's death. he regards those photographers, the paparazzi chasing his mother that night, as being directly responsible for his mother's death. and we can never forget the image of him walking behind his mother's coffin when the hatred of the people who he thought had caused his was burnt

his mother's death was burnt into it's also an into him. i think it's also an important mother important point that his mother wasn't wearing seatbelt either wasn't wearing a seatbelt either . oh, listen, i've never accepted the paparazzi. accepted it was the paparazzi. i've, driver i've, you know, the driver was drunk came out in, uh, two drunk that came out in, uh, two inquiries and the way the security was arranged was abysmal . and i don't blame the abysmal. and i don't blame the paparazzi, but harry does, and you're quite right. if paparazzi, but harry does, and you're quite right . if princess you're quite right. if princess diana had had a seatbelt on, she wouldn't have crushed his chest on the seat in front of her. absolutely right. but i can. >> you can understand as >> you can understand how as a little boy, exactly how damaged you are. >> oh, been brought up on >> oh, he's been brought up on it leaves, people who want it by leaves, by people who want to ill of the tabloid to think ill of the tabloid press. he's been brought up on to think ill of the tabloid presfact e's been brought up on to think ill of the tabloid presfact they een brought up on to think ill of the tabloid presfact they were rought up on to think ill of the tabloid presfact they were responsible] the fact they were responsible to make the wider point as well, that there will be lot of that there will be a lot of people phones have people whose phones have been hacked years will hacked over the years who will see this a victory for them see this as a victory for them as well, and people that as well, and the people that they and the relationships they loved and the relationships that destroyed. that were affected or destroyed. >> says, although >> and as mike says, although people devour have people do devour and have devoured the tabloids, there is a deep suspicion of tabloid behaviour and the public, i think, might see this as a victory for them as well.

>> they, they, they might do indeed. and prince harry has been in this case, been successful in this case, and open the door and it could now open the door to of others who are to dozens of others who are considering claims against other tabloid groups. well matthew, mike, see you mike, really good to see you this morning. thank you very much for analysis. and much for your analysis. and that's britain's that's it from britain's newsroom good newsroom up next. good afternoon, tom and afternoon, britain with tom and emily. weekend. emily. have a lovely weekend. >> much your >> thanks very much for your company. bye bye. well coming up on the show, of course, plenty more that seismic harry, uh, more on that seismic harry, uh, judgement that we've been heanng judgement that we've been hearing so much about, but also the home of sir keir starmer, the home of sir keir starmer, the leader of the labour party, the leader of the labour party, the family home of sir keir starmer has been targeted by eco activists. >> is this legitimate campaigning and a hamas plot? >> a terror plot has been foiled in in europe, we're hearing more about arrests being made in on the european continent. what are the european continent. what are the implications here in britain ? >> ?i >> it 7- >> it looks ? >> it looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of whether on . gb news.

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain. >> good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:00 on friday the 15th of december. coming up today. >> victory for the prince in the last hour, a high court judge has ruled that prince harry was probably hacked to a modest extent by mirror group newspapers. the duke, who will be awarded over £140,000 in damages, has called it a great day for truth as well as accountability. hamas threats revealed a hamas plot to kill jews in europe has been foiled by germany and danish police. >> seven terrorists have been arrested across multiple european countries . arrested across multiple european countries. but are we at risk here at home? >> just stop. starmer keir

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