#phone-hacking

#phone-hacking

The mother of Stephen Lawrence has said she feels like "a victim all over again" after she learned about the alleged hacking of her phone by the Daily Mail, a court has heard. Baroness Doreen Lawrence, who says her phone was tapped and voicemails hacked, said the alleged actions of the newspaper reminded her of the police handling of the investigation into the racist murder of her son. She told the High Court the Mail was only "pretending" to support her campaign for justice for the "credibility of supporting a black family". The peer is among several high-profile figures - including the Duke of Sussex - suing the paper's publisher, Associated Newspapers (ANL).

"It is distressing to realise - having seen the evidence and disclosure provided by Associated - that, like other newspapers, Associated targeted me as well as others using unlawful means and the use of private investigators for the purposes of their own profit. "The fact that they have remained completely unapologetic for this illegal behaviour is also distressing."

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Brooks expressed alarming interest in targeting Tom Watson, commenting he must die, illustrating troubling workplace attitudes at News Group Newspapers amidst the phone-hacking scandal.