Hugh Grant damages claim against Sun publisher to go to trial

High court judge says allegations over burglary and tracking device can be heard, but not phone hacking

A damages claim brought by Hugh Grant against the publisher of the Sun over allegations of unlawful information gathering will go to trial after a ruling by a high court judge, although the actor's phone-hacking claims against the company will not be among the issues before the court.

Grant has alleged that people working for the company burgled his flat and placed a tracking device in his car - as well as tapping his landline and hacking his voicemails - in an attempt to find stories about his personal life.