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Welcome to our main news index. Here you will find all the news stories that have appeared on the site since our launch in February 2000.

If you want to look up a story from a certain month you can use our Journalism News Archive which lists stories by date and also according to which channel or category they appeared in (eg law, campaigns, awards.)

If you are looking for a story about a particular newspaper or media company, you can use the links in the ‘Main News Links’ list to the right to take you to our directory pages. Here you will find indexes of all the stories we have written about each of the newspapers and media companies featured on the site.

Jowell lined up as key speaker

Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is to address the Society of Editors’ annual conference later this month. She will speak at the final working session on October 23 after the society’s AGM. She is one

Ruth gets a Booster after hanging around…

Being a reporter’s not all hanging around court or door-knocking on a wet autumn afternoon. Western Daily Press reporter Ruth Wood had an assignment a little out of the ordinary when she was asked to experience a white-knuckle ride that

Council u-turn following Mail article

Controversial plans to hold key council meetings in secret have been ditched by East Riding Council after the Hull Daily Mail branded them “anti-democratic”. In a front page article the paper revealed proposals by the council to hold one in

Echo offers reward over terrorism backlash attack

The Express & Echo has put up a £1,000 reward to help police find an arsonist who set light to an Exeter family’s home as they slept inside. The race hate crime is believed to have been prompted by the

Western Mail launches Welsh language initiative

The Western Mail has launched a new initiative for those wanting to learn Welsh, in the form of Welsh Learners Week. In conjunction with S4C the paper is offering a special learners starter pack which includes a mouse mat, tape

MEN goes football crazy for New York firefighters

Britain’s biggest single fundraising event in aid of the firefighters of New York is to take place courtesy of the Manchester Evening News. The newspaper is hosting a special charity challenge match between Manchester City and United legends at the

Students see politics in action

Harrow College journalism students saw the sharp end of the business when they attended a moving press conference at the European Parliament. They witnessed three Afghan women explain their lack of human rights under the Taliban authorities. They appeared after

Cabbie case causes Chronicle quest

A court case where a cabbie was found guilty of possessing firearms led the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to conduct its own investigation into local taxi firms. Two cab companies are now set to be investigated by the police after the

Rock star drums up money for Echo appeal

Stuart Cable from the Stereophonics has helped drum up £30,000 for the South Wales Echo/Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice Appeal. The drummer was a special guest at the charity’s annual Butterfly Ball in Cardiff, and during the evening he turned auctioneer.

Brian steps down

Brian Vertigen stood down as editor-in-chief of the Burton Mail yesterday, handing over the reins to his successor Paul Hazeldine. But before he retired, Brian said a special “goodbye” in the Mail to the readers he has kept informed during

Silence for murder victim

Newsrooms across the UK and Ireland fell silent at 2pm yesterday as a mark of respect for veteran Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan, who was shot dead in front of his wife on Friday near his home in Lurgan. His

Former Grimsby Telegraph sub-editor dies

Former Grimsby Telegraph sub-editor Denis Cross has died after suffering a heart attack. He had struggled bravely against a serious heart condition throughout the summer, and had spent a long spell in hospital. Denis, (70), worked on a number of

News team up early to chase Foxes story

Staff at the Leicester Mercury had an early call yesterday when the sports desk had a tip-off that Leicester City football manager Peter Taylor was about to be sacked. The sports team put together his ‘obit’ with an exclusive interview

Telegraph gives readers the chance to live like a lord

You may usually have to marry well, have loads of money or be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to have any chance of having a posh title, but the Derby Evening Telegraph is planning to give one

Crime reporter points police in the right direction…

A reporter turned detective to solve a crime that turned a children’s playground into a danger zone. Four-inch nails had been hammered into a playframe on a Leicester park, and the vandalised apparatus injured a little girl who played on

Culture beat hots up in Bristol

As Bristol’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture hots up the Evening Post has taken a close look at what’s good and bad about the city. And with help from its sister magazine Venue, it has put together