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Former Daily Mail editor tells hacking trial allegations are 'preposterous'

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  • published date: 2026-02-10 19:30:14 UTC

Paul Dacre told the High Court the claims that Daily Mail staff gathered information unlawfully are "inconceivable".

Regarding allegations that hacking and tapping phones was "habitual and widespread" at the Daily Mail, Dacre said: "I utterly reject this. Such blatant illegality would not, I believe, have been coun… [+44 chars]