The libel record of Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail:
Alan Sugar: £100,000
Diana Rigg: £30,000
Elton John: £100,000
Dr Austen Ivereigh: £30,000
Carole Caplin: “Substantial” damages
Ossie Kilkenny: “Substantial” damages
Lady Kristina Moore: “Substantial” damages
Luke Cooper: £25,000
Kate Winslet: £25,000
Edwina Langley, Lisa Beard-Rogers and Thema Davis: £30,000 in total
Sir Michael Parkinson: £25,000
Barbara Broccoli: “Substantial” damages
Neil Morrissey: “Substantial” damages
Reza Pankhurst: “Substantial” damages
Parameswaran Subramanyam: £47,000
Marlon King: Apology
Cheryl Cole: Apology
Sheldon Adelson: “Very substantial” damages
Mike Hollingsworth: £75,000
Chris Jeffries: “Substantial” damages
Gordon Taylor: “Unknown settlement”
Given that The Mail has been one of the most vociferous critics of the BBC’s recent issues, when will Dacre follow the example of the BBC’s director general and take personal responsibility for the failings of its journalism?
I can guess what the answer is.
