Harry, Elton Sue Mail: Judge Dives Deep

0:00On March 31, Prince Harry and Elton John, along with a few other big names, just wrapped up their lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher in, London's High Court. The judge, Matthew Nicklin, told everyone Tuesday that his ruling won't come quick. It'll take some real time to sort through everything. These claimants accuse associated newspapers of running unlawful ops for over two decades, starting back in the early 1990s. We're talking voicemail hacks, landline bugs, and tricking people out of private info, all allegedly done through private investigators. The publisher fires back hard, calling the whole thing preposterous smears with zero solid proof. Their lawyers pointed out unreliable witnesses from the claimants and said it's just a scattergun attack from folks with grudges against the press. Over nearly ten weeks, the court heard from the claimants plus current and former journalists from the mail titles. Once attorneys stress the deep culture of bending rules to get stories. Now the judge is diving in full time after a short Easter break, grinding away on the

1:02judgment without distractions. This one's got the potential to shake up tabloid practices for good. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.