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Diana coroner considering appeal

The coroner in the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest said he is considering appealing a High Court ruling over how crucial paparazzi evidence must be handled.

Two judges earlier backed a legal challenge to coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker's decision to have statements from the photographers - who are refusing to give evidence in person and be cross-examined - read to the jury.

The ruling placed a question mark over how evidence from the paparazzi, who pursued Diana on the night of her death, could be heard.

The coroner said that Tuesday's decision would make it "more difficult" to present the ruling of absent witnesses to the jury.

He revealed he had immediately and successfully applied for leave to appeal the judgment and expressed concern that the judgment could "add materially to the length and cost of these inquests".

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