Harry's High Court claim can continue

MAIL PUBLISHER FAILS TO DELIVER 'KNOCKOUT BLOW' TO CHALLENGE

THE Duke of Sussex can continue his unlawful information-gathering claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail, after a High Court judge concluded that it had failed to deliver a "knockout blow" to the royal's legal challenge.

Singer Sir Elton John and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence can also pursue their legal action against Associated Newspapers (ANL) following a preliminary ruling that they had "a real prospect" of showing that alleged unlawful activities were concealed from them.

The trio are among a group of highprofile individuals - including Sir Elton's husband David Furnish, actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley and ex-MP Sir Simon Hughes - accusing the publisher of carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities such as hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars, "blagging" private records and accessing and recording private phone conversations.