MCGREGOR WINS DAMAGES CLAIM

Scottish movie heart-throb EWAN McGREGOR is "delighted" after winning damages in a settlement over photos of him and his children.

The MOULIN ROUGE! star was furious when British newspapers published snaps of him holidaying with daughters ESTHER ROSE and CLARA MATHILDE in Mauritius in 2002.

Tabloid newspapers the DAILY RECORD and THE SUN, photographer JASON FRASER and his company FRASER WOODWARD LTD have all contributed to the undisclosed sum.

One of McGregor's solicitors, NIGEL TAIT, says, "With the benefit of European court decisions, people in the public eye are going to appreciate they can take steps to protect their privacy even in public places.

"It's very distressing for some of our clients to be followed by a pack of photographers - we all have the right to relax and you can't do that when you are surrounded by paparazzi."