Overview

• Hugh Grant has called on UK police and prosecutors to investigate allegations of unlawful activities by The Sun, including phone hacking and burglary by private investigators.
• Prince Harry and Tom Watson recently settled a privacy lawsuit with News Group Newspapers, with Harry receiving an apology and a reported eight-figure payment.
• Grant claims civil litigation is insufficient to uncover the full truth and has criticized former executives of News Group Newspapers, some of whom hold influential positions today.
• The settlement avoided a trial, meaning allegations of widespread illegal practices at NGN tabloids were not tested in court.
• Grant and Watson have also urged the UK government to revive the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, which was halted in 2012.