Man vows to meet ‘porn star’ despite newspaper’s scam warning
Message asking for £1,700 prompted investigation
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Law Column: Countdown’s Rachel Riley wins libel claim, but “provocation” cuts damages
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalists
Editor quits regional daily to join national newspaper
News chief to take up executive editor post
Daily journalists honour columnist colleague after death aged 46
Writer was a “true pleasure” to know
Regional dailies’ Trainspotting parody is voted Front Page of the Year
Reach plc titles score 1-2-3 in annual HTFP poll
Watchdog backs daily after police refuse to confirm press release’s accuracy
IPSO says newspaper entitled to rely on information
Former England footballer’s statue unveiled after dailies’ campaign
Newspapers spearheaded £110,000 fundraising drive
Review of 2021: Post-pandemic bounce triggers industry jobs boom
First in a series of pieces looking back at the past 12 months in regional journalism
Pressing ahead: The new titles that launched in 2021
A look back at the industry’s launches and closures over the past year
Fond farewells: Remembering the journalists we lost in 2021
A selection of the obituaries carried by HTFP over the past 12 months
Political journalist reveals Tory staffer ‘grabbed jaw’ in anti-Semitic assault
Daily’s Westminster correspondent opens up on anti-Semitism
Reporter wins 10-month fight to name paedophile after debunking police claim
Officer claimed child abuser was at risk of attack
Football writer steps up to become city news website’s editor
Sports journalist scores promotion at title
Tributes paid after death of ‘unconventional reporter’
Former journalist’s columns revived by newspaper
More than 14,000 needy kids to get Christmas presents thanks to daily
Editor hails readers’ “amazing” generosity
Editor says front page Christmas ‘thank you’ after seeing health staff abuse
News chief witnessed worker “in tears” while queueing for jab