By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin

LONDON (Reuters) -The publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid on Wednesday sought to limit the scope of a lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other high-profile figures over alleged unlawful behaviour, saying it must be restricted to specific cases of wrongdoing.

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and six others including singer Elton John accuse Associated Newspapers (ANL) of serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.

ANL, which also publishes the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, denies any wrongdoing and says the “lurid” claims are preposterous.

TRIAL DUE NEXT YEAR

A trial is due to take place early next year, but on Wednesday the publisher said the claimants’ lawyers had failed to comply with a previous court ruling which said they should stic

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