Daily Mail publisher refutes phone-tapping allegations by Prince Harry, others

LONDON — The publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper on Thursday (Oct 6) refuted allegations of phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy by a group of individuals including Britain's Prince Harry and singer Elton John.

"We utterly and unambiguously refute these preposterous smears," a spokesman for the publisher, Associated Newspapers, said. "These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers."

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