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| Trinity Mirror pays out on phone-hacking claims | Trinity Mirror pays out on phone-hacking claims |
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| Trinity Mirror has admitted for the first time that some of its journalists were involved in phone hacking. | Trinity Mirror has admitted for the first time that some of its journalists were involved in phone hacking. |
| It admitted liability and will pay compensation to four people who sued for the alleged hacking of voicemails. | It admitted liability and will pay compensation to four people who sued for the alleged hacking of voicemails. |
| Entertainer Shane Richie, actresses Shobna Gulati and Lucy Benjamin and BBC creative director Alan Yentob also received an apology. | |
| The company publishes titles including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. | The company publishes titles including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. |
| Six other phone-hacking claims have already been settled. | Six other phone-hacking claims have already been settled. |
| 'Ongoing legal issues' | 'Ongoing legal issues' |
| Trinity Mirror said in a statement: "The company today confirms that its subsidiary MGN Ltd has admitted liability to four individuals who had sued MGN for alleged interception of their voicemails many years ago. | Trinity Mirror said in a statement: "The company today confirms that its subsidiary MGN Ltd has admitted liability to four individuals who had sued MGN for alleged interception of their voicemails many years ago. |
| "MGN has apologised to those individuals and agreed to pay compensation. The amount of that compensation will be assessed by the court if it cannot be agreed. | "MGN has apologised to those individuals and agreed to pay compensation. The amount of that compensation will be assessed by the court if it cannot be agreed. |
| "The company can also confirm that six other voicemail interception claims have already been settled for agreed sums." | "The company can also confirm that six other voicemail interception claims have already been settled for agreed sums." |
| In its interim results in July, Trinity Mirror said it had put aside £4m to cover the cost of dealing with and resolving phone-hacking claims. | In its interim results in July, Trinity Mirror said it had put aside £4m to cover the cost of dealing with and resolving phone-hacking claims. |
| At the time, it said it was too soon for a reliable estimate of the financial impact of the "ongoing historical legal issues". | At the time, it said it was too soon for a reliable estimate of the financial impact of the "ongoing historical legal issues". |
| It was some nine years ago that the News of the World published a story about Prince William's treatment for an injury, based on information that it could only have come by because one of its journalists had listened to the prince's voicemails. | It was some nine years ago that the News of the World published a story about Prince William's treatment for an injury, based on information that it could only have come by because one of its journalists had listened to the prince's voicemails. |
| The ensuing police investigation, which uncovered "a vast number" of other victims, began the saga that led to the closure of the News of the World newspaper and moves to change the way newspapers are regulated. | The ensuing police investigation, which uncovered "a vast number" of other victims, began the saga that led to the closure of the News of the World newspaper and moves to change the way newspapers are regulated. |