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Ex-Coronation Street actor to receive 'substantial' libel damages from the Sun publisher
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Former Coronation Street actor Qasim Akhtar has reached a settlement with the publisher of The Sun following a libel claim. The newspaper agreed to pay substantial damages after falsely alleging the actor had ties to extremism and had moved to Pakistan to train with weapons.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Qasim Akhtar, photographed at the 2017 British Soap Awards
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