`Sun' apology for Christie

Saturday 02 November 1996 00:02 GMT

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Former Olympic champion sprinter Linford Christie yesterday accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper's claim that he had failed to pay maintenance for his children.

The Sun ran a front-page story in August last year claiming that Christie's 10-year-old twins and 16-year-old son were forced to live on state benefits, and published subsequent criticism of the athlete. News Group Newspapers Ltd apologised for the publication and accepted that Mr Christie had made - and continued to make - substantial payments for the children.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

`Sun' apology for Christie

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering