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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.)

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Swift justice on Teesside

A shoplifting suspect was dealt with by the courts just a week after being recognised from his photo in the Teeside Gazette. Justice was swift – he was fined £50 by Teesside after pleading guilty to stealing chocolate bars from

Associated Newspapers snaps up Irish title

Associated Newspapers has bought Ireland on Sunday from Scottish Radio Holdings. Associated, part of the Daily Mail & General Trust, snapped up the paper for £7.4 million. The purchase has received the necessary regulatory approval from Mary Harney, the Irish

Lee tells of his New York terror

A former South London Press journalist has told how he got caught in the debris of the falling twin towers following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre. Lee Brown, who now works for The Mirror, had to make

Hospitals involved in nuclear test scandal named by paper

The Sunday Sun has named hospitals in the North that were involved in the baby nuclear test scandal. Last month the paper revealed how scientists raided mortuaries throughout the region to take bone samples from dead children without their parents’

Reporter stranded in China

The horrific terrorist attacks on America are continuing to have repercussions all over the world, as one intrepid Western Daily Press reporter is finding out. Susie Weldon flew out to Tibet just days before the September 11 attacks to cover

Petition for photographer's release

A news photographer arrested while covering a Greenpeace demonstration against America’s “Star Wars” missile testing is hoping lawyers can win permission for his return home pending trial. Steve Morgan faces up to six years in prison following his arrest at

Changes at the top for Ecng

Two new non-executive directors are joining the board of Ecng as two long-serving members retire. The Norwich-based group is boosted by the arrival of Simon Copeman, (35), who is the son of group vice-chairman Geoffrey Copeman, and Anita Frew, (44).

Readers praise cartoon's sombre tone

Readers of the York Evening Press have praised its weekly fun cartoon for its sombre tone, reflecting the tragic events in America. The Evening Press’s cartoonist Wolf normally pokes wry fun at local issues in his weekly offering of Yorkatt

New era for Echo

The Fishguard County Echo has begun a new era, with the replacement of its general manager. Des Turner has left the weekly newspaper after 19 years of service to take up a role with Dyfed-Powys Police. After joining the County

Telegraph publishes more pictures of riot suspects

The Bradford Telegraph & Argus has published another 20 pictures of suspected rioters. Detective Chief Superintendent Max McLean said there had been an “overwhelming” response from readers to the 60 mugshots already released. He said the operation’s success depended on

Bolton reporter takes up driving challenge

Most small boys dream of being a bus driver, fireman or train driver, so when reporter Frank Elson was given the opportunity to drive a bus by Bolton bus operator, Lancashire United, he jumped at the chance. United’s Chief training

Mail banned from obtaining resignation letters

The Burton Mail has been banned from obtaining copies of the resignation letters of a former council leader and his deputy. Following the resignation of East Staffordshire Council’s leader Dennis Heptonstall and his deputy, Penny Perry, the Mail made a

Former Hinckley editor dies

Joan Copp, a well-known Leicester journalist and publicity consultant, has died aged 68. She moved to Leicester in 1980 from Cambridge, where she founded and edited the city’s first free newspaper. She also worked as a journalist on the former

Journal helping Devon markets to thrive

The North Devon Journal is helping to secure the future of markets in the Barnstaple area. New traders have been queuing up to join the markets, in particular the antique and craft markets, following an article in the Journal, which

Susie is ready for Everest

Having a head for heights is one thing but spending two weeks near the top of the world’s highest mountain is entirely another. This is what Susie Weldon, intrepid reporter from the Western Daily Press, is currently doing during a

Wendy and Simon "come up from the streets"

Page 2 of 2 Having not yet sold a copy, Wendy mustered up the courage to approach a passer by. She said: “He dashed me a quick glance, from the corner of one eye, and blatantly turned down my invitation.