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By Tom SymondsHome Affairs correspondent

The former chief executive of Trinity Mirror has apologised for wrongdoing at The Company 's newspapers, and said she " deeply regrets" What Happened .

But Sly Bailey , who ran The Company between 2003 and 2012, said she had " no knowledge of these activities".

She told The High Court " Untrue claims" were being made about her.

Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) accepts information was gathered unlawfully but says that senior executives did not know.

Ms Bailey was being cross-examined by David Sherborne, barrister for The Four claimants in the, including Prince Harry .

Mr Sherborne said she had never apologised for illegal activities at her company's newspapers.

" I'm deeply regretful and I do apologise on behalf of The Company . I hope people will understand I had no knowledge of these activities, " She Said .

The barrister said Ms Bailey had not investigated what had happened, to which she replied: " I'm not a policeman".

Mr Sherborne then accused her of only regretting " smears" on her reputation rather than press intrusion.

" I have personally had things written that are Untrue - I have personally suffered from press intrusion, " She Said .

Ms Bailey - in June 2012 amid falling sales Figures - Gave a statement to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, which took place in 2011 and 2012, in which she denied there had been unlawful activities.

In her latest witness statement to The High Court hearing, She Said it had been " alleged that senior executives misled both The Public and the Leveson Inquiry by falsely denying their existence".

" If it is intended to allege that I was guilty of any of these things, I categorically deny that. I also categorically deny lying to or misleading the Leveson Inquiry. "

She added that she did not get involved in editorial decisions or how editorial teams spent money.

" If the board had become involved in The Nuts and bolts of editorial spend, we would fall into The Trap of trying to edit our newspapers. Editors were appointed to edit and make the necessary decisions to do so. "

" It was simply not a board matter, " She Said , adding that editors were granted " an enormous amount of freedom and responsibility".

She Said she did not remember ever discussing payments, which the claimants estimate totalled More Than £9m, to private investigators, made by MGN.

She Said this " does not strike me even with hindsight as a large sum of money that would have been the subject of discussion at board level".

When a News of The World journalist, Clive Goodman , and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were convicted of phone hacking 2007 she held a meeting with editors, She Said .

" Each editor Gave me their confirmation that they were not engaged in criminal conduct. "

This position fell apart in 2015 when MGN published an apology for unlawful information gathering.

" It was unlawful and should never have happened, and fell far below the standards our readers expect and deserve, " The Apology said.

The case continues.

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