News Group Newspapers has recently been in the news due to legal cases involving high-profile individuals such as Harry, the Duke of Sussex, over issues of security, privacy, libel, and unlawful information-gathering. The actor faced potential legal costs of up to £10 million if he pursued his case in court. Additionally, the Duke of Sussex's legal team highlighted the "overwhelming intrusion" into his private life from a young age, seeking to include these details in his legal battle against the publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World.
News Group Newspapers is a British newspaper publisher and a subsidiary of News UK, which is owned by the American mass media conglomerate News Corp. The company has a history of publishing popular tabloid newspapers in the UK, including The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World. News Group Newspapers has faced criticism and legal challenges over the years related to issues such as privacy invasion, phone hacking scandals, and libel cases. The recent legal battles involving high-profile individuals have once again put the publisher in the spotlight.