Uk Hacking Damages

Prince Harry has settled the remainder of his lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers over phone hacking and other unlawful acts after the publisher agreed to pay substantial damages and his legal costs, his lawyer told London's High Court on Friday.

A UK judge ruled Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), and awarded him £140,600 ($179,600) in damages.

Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested on Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts Thursday to 37 people - including a movie star, a soccer player, a top British politician and the son of a serial killer - who were harassed and phone-hacked by his tabloid press.

Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal: Leading politicians including the deputy prime minister lined up Monday to attack media mogul Rupert Murdoch's damage control efforts over the News of the World phone hacking scandal, cascading their condemnation as they pressured him to drop his bid to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

Prince Harry has settled the remainder of his lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers over phone hacking and other unlawful acts after the publisher agreed to pay substantial damages and his legal costs, his lawyer told London's High Court on Friday.

A UK judge ruled Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), and awarded him £140,600 ($179,600) in damages.

Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested on Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts Thursday to 37 people - including a movie star, a soccer player, a top British politician and the son of a serial killer - who were harassed and phone-hacked by his tabloid press.

Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal: Leading politicians including the deputy prime minister lined up Monday to attack media mogul Rupert Murdoch's damage control efforts over the News of the World phone hacking scandal, cascading their condemnation as they pressured him to drop his bid to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB.