An angry prince and leaky friends: key moments in the Daily Mail hacking trial As the case draws to a close we recount the claims and counter-claims from the past 10 weeks in court 76 The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Peers vote to scrap non-crime hate incidents months after Met Police said it would stop investigating them Lord Toby Young of Acton proposed the abolition as part of the Crime and Policing Bill The Independent UK · Mar 11
Ex-Daily Mail reporter denies claims he ordered private investigator to deceive Doreen Lawrence Stephen Wright calls allegations he ordered blagging ‘absolute cobblers’ and says it had devastated him The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 12
Paul Dacre says claims Mail broke law to target Doreen Lawrence ‘bitterly wounding’ Ex-editor of Daily Mail tells high court he is appalled by allegations about its journalists by Stephen Lawrence’s mother and others The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Britons’ right to protest is under threat like never before. If you value it, speak up now Civil rights, women’s rights: little could have been achieved under the system now being considered by UK ministers. A bad situation could get worse, says Imran Khan KC The Guardian - UK · Feb 9
NSW Labor politicians to protest Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit in defiance of premier Cameron Murphy, one of three MLCs to rally next week, says ‘we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 4
Doreen Lawrence tells court she felt ‘taken for a fool’ by Daily Mail publisher Lady Lawrence tells high court she is ‘a victim all over again’ owing to alleged unlawful information gathering The Guardian - UK · Feb 2
Baroness Lawrence claims Daily Mail pretended to support her for ‘credibility’ The publisher strongly denies wrongdoing and is defending the claims. Evening Standard · Feb 2
Mother of Ricky Reel ‘haunted’ by nightmares over Met Police spying Scotland Yard apologises for ‘wholly indefensible’ intrusion into Ricky Reel family’s justice campaign after he drowned in River Thames Evening Standard · Jan 28
Baroness Lawrence feels ‘betrayed’, trial in claim against Mail publisher hears The peer is part of a group bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited, who denies allegations of unlawful information gathering. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Private investigator boasted: We can get the Queen’s medical records, court told Jonathan Rees, who operated Southern Investigations, allegedly said he would be able to get hold of the late Queen’s confidential information. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Prince Harry and other celebrities to discover how many millions they will pay Mail publisher The Duke of Sussex is among seven high-profile names who failed to prove Associated Newspapers Limited has engaged in unlawful information gathering for stories The Independent UK · Jan 19
Why is Prince Harry in court with the Daily Mail’s publisher and who are the other high-profile names involved? Harry and the other claimants are all expected to provide evidence The Independent UK · Jan 19
Evening Standard · Jan 19 Who are the seven people suing the Daily Mail’s publisher? The group of high-profile individuals includes a singer, actresses and a former MP.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 Prince Harry v the Daily Mail: high-stakes trial could have profound effects on UK media Royal will join a group of notable figures in his action against the tabloid and its stablemate, the Mail on Sunday, in a trial expected to last nine weeks
AAP · Dec 23, 2025 Vow to quash terrorism after Sydney 'changed forever' After pushing through emergency legislation to curb gun ownership and protests, a state premier is vowing not to let a terrorist attack divide Australians.
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025 Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris clashed with Manchester Arena bomber in prison Racist murderer threatened Hashem Abedi and called him terrorist during heated exchange at Belmarsh
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025 Delays to justice after disasters such as Grenfell are ‘stain on society’, says new victims advocate for England and Wales Cindy Butts says she’s determined to stop victims being forced to investigate for themselves after state failings
International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025 Norris Parole Bid Rejected: Stephen Lawrence's Killer Won't Identify Others in Eltham Attack That Shocked Britain David Norris, convicted of murdering teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993, has been denied parole after refusing to identify other gang members in the attack.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025 Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris denied parole for ‘protection of public’ after racist murder The Parole Board questioned whether Norris, 49, had shown ‘genuine acceptance’ for his racist actions
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025 Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris to remain in prison after being refused parole The 49-year-old who publicly spoke about his role in racist murder for the first time at parole hearing in October has been refused parole
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025 Stephen Lawrence murderer David Norris denied parole Claims by Norris, now 49, that he has ceased to be a racist rejected in Parole Board ruling
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Spycops whistleblower says bosses stopped him revealing surveillance of Stephen Lawrence family Peter Francis says he had ‘hostile’ exchanges over telling 1990s Macpherson inquiry into racist murder about covert operation
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 Two Met officers running spycops unit were ‘incredibly racist’, inquiry told Undercover unit monitored Stephen Lawrence’s family, as well as thousands of mainly leftwing political activists