Thursday's breaking news missed the nationals and it was left to the regional press to bring the story to the news stands.

The incidents happened well within deadline but developing angles, press conferences and local leads kept newsdesks and reporters busy on that day's edition and specials for Friday.

Some papers' off-duty staff travelling to the capital reached for their notebooks to interview passengers as rail services were terminated, while others called from central London to provide running copy from the scene.

Here's how some regionals tackled the story of the day:

Hull:

Cleared ads from p1 to show Blair's reaction

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Ipswich:

Early first edition from commuter belt city

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Cambridge:

Changed the first nine pages, and another nine on Friday

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Bournemouth:

3,000 extra copies printed

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Worcester:

Remade front and stripped out six pages of news inside for 'Bomb Special' - extra 3,000 printed for city centre and night-opening agents

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Grimsby:

Stark and sombre front page

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Cardiff:

Scrapped front page plans five minutes before deadline; stripped 1-8 for final edition

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Brighton:

Special late city final edition hit the streets at 4pm with seven pages of coverage

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Bristol:

Sent a reporter to London by rail on Friday

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Dorset:

Five pages of Olympic coverage reorganised to clear 1-3 for bombs latest

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Nottingham:

Eight pages of breaking news and then a breakfast edition for Friday. Local reaction, included Nottingham North MP Graham Allen, describing how he had been with Prince Charles as news of the blasts came in

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Colchester:

3,500 extra copies for this key commuter-belt area