Global News Podcast
Rupert Murdoch newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life
Wed, 22 Jan 2025
Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and at 1400 Hours GMT on Wednesday, January the 22nd, these are our main stories. Rupert Murdoch's News Group newspapers apologises to Prince Harry and agrees to pay substantial damages for intruding into his private life.
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Prince Harry has had a long and very troubled relationship with tabloid newspapers. He's accused them of hacking into his phone and intruding unlawfully into his private life, and said their behaviour towards him is partly why he left the UK. Now he's received a full and unequivocal apology from the owner of the newsgroup newspapers, which publishes The Sun.
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