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Blairs win damages

London: Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie have won substantial damages for infringement of privacy from a leading publishing house. They took action against Associated Newspapers — publishers of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard — over long-lens photographs published in the Daily Mail taken in “secluded and private places” when they were on holiday at Sir Cliff Richard’s villa in Barbados. The paper settled out of court for an unspecified amount before the couple began formal legal proceedings, reported The Guardian. They have donated the damages to a number of charities. The settlement was disclosed on the website of the media law firm Atkins, which acted for the Blairs. — PTI

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