Peter Hain, Leader of the House of Commons and MP for Neath, was the guest speaker at a Newspaper Conference lunch on Tuesday. He answered questions on a range of topics including the Deepcut review, hunting and the general election.
The lunch was attended by political journalists from the regional press and took place at Shepherds restaurant in Westminster. The Newspaper Conference comprises London editors and political correspondents of newspapers in membership of the Newspaper Society.

A former Post & Mail production manager, who joined the Birmingham publishers aged 14, has died aged 75.
Tom Jones was head of production, helping to introduce litho presses to the firm's Colmore Rowe premises. He retired, after more than 45 years at the Post & Mail, in 1991.

The Leicester Mercury has celebrated winning its fight to save a First World War battlefield in France from becoming a rubbish tip by publishing an eight-page supplement.
It published the names of more than 1,600 readers who supported the campaign to protect the last resting place of many of the 60,000 men who lost their lives at the Battle of Loos.

Real-life reindeer are preparing to take Santa and his sleigh on a trip through the centre of Scunthorpe, thanks to the efforts of the Telegraph.
The paper has organised the parade, which will start from its offices, and editor Jon Grubb said: "We're delighted to have been involved."

Archant shareholders have agreed to a company proposal for a £52m share buy-back.Around 850 shareholders, including 800 current and former employees, have taken up the offer and will be selling some 2.6m shares between them.

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