Piers Morgan: 'I've never hacked a phone, I've never told anyone to hack a phone' - BBC News Good to see you. How are you? Very good. Better known now for being a judge on talent shows or walking off set on breakfast TV, Piers Morgan was for many years a campaigning and influential tabloid newspaper editor. Those years are back in the spotlight this week as Prince Harry and other claimants bring allegations of phone hacking to the High Court. Have you ever hacked a phone? No. Did phone hacking ever take place during your edit ship of the mirror? Not that I'm aware of. Because what you're not saying there is there is no phone hacking at the mirror? Well, I want to be clear. Originally I said I've never hacked a phone, I've never told anyone to hack a phone and no story's ever been published in the mirror in my time from hacking the phone. And then ...

Summary: Parts of Prince Harry 's claim against The Sun and News of the World can go to trial . The claims involving phone hacking were dismissed due to the six-year limitation period. The rest of the claim related to blagging and obtaining information in a legitimate way remains for the trial . Prince Harry 's motivation is rooted in principle, seeking accountability for the newspapers' actions. The judges ruled that parts of Prince Harry 's claim that the...

Summary: Parts of Prince Harry 's claim alleging illegal information gathering by news group newspapers will proceed to trial , while phone hacking claims were dismissed. The court case is expected to begin in January and may extend into 2025, promising a lengthy and complex legal battle. Prince Harry aims to prove that certain stories were obtained through private investigators ' use, a serious allegation strongly denied by the papers' publishers. The trial will shed light on media practices , privacy concerns , and the conduct of journalists and executives involved. The case will be a civil action relying on th...

Prince Harry Trial: Former 'in-house hacker' appears in court First to give evidence in Prince Harry's case against Mirror Group newspapers, Harry and Meghan's biographer and a former journalist at the Sunday Mirror. Dan Evans given a suspended sentence back in 2014 after admitting illegal information gathering at the now defunct news of the world but a journalist before that at the Sunday Mirror. Hired in 2003 to work for then editor Tina Weaver. In court he said it was a badly kept secret that he was the designated in-house hacker using burner phones in her office to keep his work largely out of sight of the newsroom. MGM denies voicemail interception at any of its titles but in court Evans said he was doing it and had about a 30% success rate claiming that when he was at the paper in his words it was doing dodgy stuff on every story. When asked by MGM's legal te...