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Hurley outside court with her son, Damian.

‘Monstrous, staggering things’: Tearful Liz Hurley tells court her home, phone were bugged

Hurley is suing the publisher of the Daily Mail over 15 stories that she says featured information obtained unlawfully, including medical details about her pregnancy with son Damian.

  • Michael Holden

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Prince Harry holds back tears as he tells court Daily Mail made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’

The Duke of Sussex grew emotional when he was asked about the impact of the case, saying his treatment by the newspaper’s publisher had “only got worse” since he sued.

  • Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at court in London on Monday.

Damned by the tabloids, Prince Harry joins Sir Elton in trial against the media

The Duke of Sussex is demanding his say over how some journalists dug up news about him and the royal family. And he’s not alone.

  • David Crowe
Elton John in 1976, when he reckoned ‘sorry’ was the hardest word.

Sorry, Elton, but ‘sorry’ seems to be the easiest word

Apologising for everything and nothing has crept into our vernacular like an audible placeholder, akin to “um” and “like”.

  • Jo Pybus
Prince Harry in London in September.

‘Complete fantasy’: Prince Harry phone hack witness says pivotal confession is fake

In the blockbuster case against the Daily Mail publisher, a private investigator says a statement in which he appeared to admit hacking phones and bugging cars is a forgery “prepared by others”.

  • Victoria Ward
Retired showbiz publicist Patti Mostyn, 81, says she’s spent “probably over a million dollars” on cruises.

‘It’s the company’: The cruisy life of a retired showbiz publicist

She took her first world cruise in 2015. Now, Patti Mostyn spends at least half her year at sea.

  • Andrew Hornery
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The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride didn’t even get a cinema release in 1998.

Why this forgotten Disney sequel is the greatest movie musical of all time

This forgotten, straight-to-video sequel has a soundtrack that’s not only better than the original, but features an unparalleled collection of musical masterpieces.

  • Tom W. Clarke
Christopher Guest plays Nigel Tufnel in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.

After 40 years, Spinal Tap have returned. Can they turn it back up to 11?

The bad boys of rock from the pioneering 1980s mockumentary now look like grandfathers, and they still need a drummer.

  • Sandra Hall

‘It’s a scary climate’: America’s LGBTQ community begins the fightback

Hate attacks, employment discrimination and public harassment … for those who were in the Stonewall riots, it’s all too familiar.

  • Liz Gooch
Elton John during his 1976 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine in which he revealed his bisexuality.

This is the moment when everything changed for Elton John

In 1976, the English musician was finally ready to talk about his sexuality. The fallout was brutal, but a new documentary charts the healing that followed.

  • Michael Lallo