Time to tackle the newsquiz

There were some very impressive scores in last week’s newsquiz. The top solo scorers were Tim Humphreys and Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 24, just ahead of George Mann and Janet Boyle on 23. Sam Lawley scored 21, Robert Rea 18, the Rev Leon and Ian McCulloch 17 and Janet Escapades 16. The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC (featuring Bill, Sue, Trevor, Carole, Brendan, Lisa George and Craig) with 23, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 21, Broad Oak Boozers (featuring Danny, Thom, Craig and Tim) on 20 and Maura and Phil Parsons on 18. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed calls for an investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she apologised for not having a licence to do what?

2. King Charles announced that Prince Andrew would be stripped of his titles and will be known as Andrew __ Windsor. What is the middle name?
3. It was revealed that Prince Andrew hosted Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and which other sex offender at Royal Lodge?
4. Hurricane Melissa killed at least 19 people in Jamaica and at least 30 in which other country?
5. Who was elected as Labour's deputy leader following Angela Rayner's resignation?
6. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a deal to sell 20 fighter jets to which country for £8billion, describing it as a 'win for British workers, a win for our defence industry, and a win for Nato security’?
7. Under plans drawn up by ministers, around 900 asylum seekers are due to be housed in the Cameron Barracks in which Scottish city and a training camp in which East Sussex town? Half a point for each.
8. What is the name of the Bill that received Royal Ascent, which Housing Secretary Steve Reed described as 'the biggest leap forward in a generation'?
9. Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin came under fire for saying: 'It drives me mad when I see __ full of black people, full of Asian people.’ What is the missing word?
10. The Trump administration said it would limit the number of refugees admitted to the US to 7,500 and give priority to white people from which country?
11. Migrant Hadush Kebatu was arrested in north London following a manhunt after being mistakenly released from a prison in which city?

12. Hadush Kebatu, who was flown to Ethiopia after being mistakenly released from prison, was given how much to speed up his deportation from the UK?
13. Asylum seeker Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, who stabbed a man to death inside what high street building in Derby, was jailed for life?
14. The daughters of Karen McGonigal from Salford, who died aged 53, appeared on TV to beg other people not to do what?
15. A ruling by the rail regulator means that which company became a step closer to challenging Eurostar's monopoly on taking passengers across the Channel?
16. How were a 70-year-old man killed and a ten-year-old boy injured in Bentley, near Doncaster?
17. Criticism from drivers has prompted the Government to take a closer look at the design of what?
18. Catherine Connolly 68, won a landslide victory to become the tenth what?
19. Eight men and two women went are on trial in Paris for online harassment, accused of making malicious comments about who?
20. University academic Richard Taylor is to receive 'damages' after a court ruling he was defamed in the film The Lost King about Richard III's remains, written by which comedian?
21. The NHS made what available for free across pharmacies in England, which health secretary Wes Streeting described as 'the biggest change’ since the 60s?
22. Actress Prunella Scales who died aged 93, was best known for playing Basil Fawlty's wife who had what first name in the comedy series Fawlty Towers? 
23. Which football club was placed into administration by owner Dejphon Chansiri and deducted 12 points?
24. The football manager of which club resigned and was accused of being ‘divisive, misleading and self-serving’?
25. Who received a knighthood from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle for services to cricket?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle, the Rev Leon and Robert Rea all with 20. Tim (still totally unremarkable) scored 19.
The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC including Our Peter, Jackie, Bill, Trev and Carole also with 20. Maura and Phil Parsons, the Broad Oak Boozers and the Little Choir of Teesdale all scored 19 and Adam Batstone and the Spanish golfers scored 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score? 

Today's front pages

1. What is the name of the 30-room residence in Windsor where Prince Andrew lives and where he has not paid rent for 20 years?
2. In a statement released through Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew agreed to give up his titles. Which of these is not one of his titles? a) Duke of York b) Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter c) Lord Windsor d) the Earl of Inverness. 
3. King Charles made history when he became the first British monarch in 500 years to do what?
4. Labour lost its seat in Caerphilly Senedd, for the first time in 100 years, when which party won Thursday's by-election?
5. How many women have quit the survivors panel in the grooming gangs inquiry due to concerns it was being diluted and that their voices was being silenced?
6. Who told the Covid inquiry that children had paid a 'huge price' during the pandemic, saying the loss of education, exams and the disappointment, anger, frustration had been 'a disaster’?
7. A judge in Belfast found Soldier F not guilty of murdering two people, and of five counts of attempted murder, on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in which year?
8. In an effort to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine, the US announced new sanctions targeting two of Russia's largest companies that produce what?
9. What was the name of the protests, against Donald Trump’s administration, that brought millions to the streets across all 50 US states on Saturday?
10. The East Wing of the White House was demolished to make way for what US President described as ‘the most beautiful __ in the country’. What is the missing word?
11. Jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris has been valued at how much in euros according to the French public prosecutor?
12. Snapchat, Fortnite, Zoom, Ring doorbells and HMRC were among thousands affected by an outage at which company?
13. Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, was jailed for life for the murder of Harvey Willgoose, also 15, during their lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School in what city?
14. The 21-year-old son of which ex-footballer was killed in a tractor crash in Gloucestershire?
15. Which company announced it is was to close 68 restaurants and 11 delivery sites in the UK with the loss of 1,210 jobs?
16. Which city became the first in the UK to vote to charge drivers of larger vehicles, such as Range Rovers and SUVs, higher parking fees?
17. Tom Boyd, 28, an autistic volunteer shelf-stacker, was let go by which supermarket in Cheadle Hulme after asking for a paid position?
18. Dave Ball, who died aged 66, was credited with being the musical force behind which 80s synth-pop group?
19. What storm, named by the French weather service Météo France, moved through the English Channel on Thursday, bringing violent winds with gusts up to 100mph?
20. What did Denise Bacon, 65, who has Parkinson's disease, do while undergoing brain surgery at King's College Hospital, London?
21. ITV said it was standing by which Loose Women presenter after she was suspended from her BBC radio programme for allegations of bullying?
22. A woman was chased by three enforcement officers and fined £150 (later rescinded by the council), for doing what near Richmond station in London?
23. Afua Kyei, 43, the finance chief of the Bank of England, was named the UK’s most influential what in this year’s Powerlist?
24. McVitie's Penguin and Club bars can no longer be classed as what?
25. Which two celebrities posted a video clip on Instagram saying that after '21 wonderfully joyful years’ the time was right to 'step aside and pass over the baton’? Half a point for each name.

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 22, ahead of the Rev Leon on 21, George Mann and Robert Rea on 20, Joe Rossiter on 19 and Jamie Boys on 16. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons and Broad Oak Boozers, Tim, Thom, Craig and Danny both with 21. King’s Head drinkers Stacey, Peter, Kevin and Amanda scored 18 and Bill and Sue scored 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. The Israeli military said how many living hostages had been released by Hamas and returned to Israel?
2. Why did deceased mother-of-two Shiri Biba become a potential stumbling block in the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel on Tuesday?
3. US President Donald Trump asked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the only female world leader on stage at the Gaza summit: 'You don’t mind being called __, right? Because you are’. What is the missing word?
4. At Prime Minister’s Questions Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said 'a serious case involving national security has collapsed because this Government is too weak to stand up to’ which country?
5. US President Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin in which city - the Russian president’s first visit to an EU country since the war began - for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict?
6. Which football club said it had been advised that fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv should not be allowed to attend a Europa League match next month?
7. What did Pope Leo say was 'a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical sin’ which continued to 'atrociously plague a significant portion of humanity’?
8. Fayaz Khan, 26, was jailed for five years for posting a video on TikTok making a gun gesture with his hand, saying ‘pop, pop, pop' and naming who?
9. The Competition and Markets Authority said that who should be forced to publish price lists for customers after fees rose by nearly twice the rate of inflation?
10. Royal Mail was fined how much after it missed its targets for both first and second-class post in 2024/25?
11. Ian Watkins, who died after being attacked in Wakefield Prison, was formerly the lead singer of which rock band?
12. Diane Keaton, who died aged 79, won an Oscar for Best Actress, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for playing the title role in which 1977 romantic comedy?
13. Three asylum-seekers were charged after a 33-year-old woman was dragged on to a beach and raped in which English resort?
14. In her posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, Virginia Giuffre said the Duke of York acted as if he believed having sex with her 'was his __'? What is the missing word?

15. Around 3,000 people are taking legal action against Johnson & Johnson claiming the company knowingly sold talcum powder containing what? 
16. Former footballer Alan Shearer and actor Sir Michael Caine were among celebrities and campaigners who signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for what to be banned in England?

17. Which bookmakers announced it was to close 57 shops across the UK and Ireland, with 247 staff at risk of redundancy?
18. Who appeared at Nottingham Crown Court and admitted making an indecent image of a child?
19. Why was former West Ham player Said Benrahma fined £12,000 at Willesden Magistrates’ Court?
20. Which 91-year-old French actress was rushed to hospital in Toulon in a 'serious condition'?
21. Photographs of a couple kissing and cuddling on a yacht off Santa Barbara, California, apperared to confirm that which pop star and ex-politician were dating? Half a point for each name.
22. England qualified for next summer's World Cup by beating which team 5-0?
23. Which sport took over the Royal Albert Hall in London for five days this week?
24. What happened on Celebrity Traitors that viewers called the 'TV moment of the year’, ‘TV gold’ and said it deserved ‘all the Baftas’?
25. There was chaos at Neath station in South Wales after what invaded a platform and refused to move?

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Joe wins the newsquiz champagne

Trainee reporters Molly Lee, Caitlin Leng, Olivia Kemp, Joe Rossiter (with the champagne) Isabella Machin, Will Hallowell and Jamie Boys 

I said goodbye to seven young journalists at the Mail this week. They had sessions with head of site video Olivia Bateman, head of new media Nick Moar, history editor Harry Howard and senior journalists Ollie Gillman and Mark Duell. Rebecca Davison and Dolly Busy gave tips on working for showbiz and two of last year’s graduates, Ciaran Foreman and Marti Stelling, told the trainees what to expect in the next year. On Wednesday the trainees had a legal day with global head of compliance Paul Hutchinson and the lawyers. They covered a breaking news story, created banners, wrote personality profiles, created picture stories and prepared newslists for their placements. Jamie Boys won a scratchcard for the best picture caption of the week. Isabella Machin was published for an interview with an Iraq hero who suffered life changing tinnitus after wearing earplugs in combat. Read it here. 

Jamie wrote a piece for the Travel page on how to drink like a local in Japan. Essential stuff. Read it here.

Will Hallowell interviewed the mother of a baby who has been told the only way to save his life is to take him to the US. Read it here.

Joe Rossiter wrote about plans to build 195 houses on 'green belt' land which is upsetting people in a leafy Hertfordshire town. Read it here.

There are plenty more stories in the pipeline. Last night the trainees had drinks with senior staff in the Greyhound. We finished the course, as always, with the newsquiz. The top scorer this week was Joe Rossiter with 19, ahead of Jamie Boys on 16. Joe was the top scorer over the three-week course and collected a bottle of champagne. The trainees now head off to their placements at the Mail in Dublin and Glasgow and Metro. They are a bright and likeable bunch who will undoubtedly do well. I wish them all the best of luck.
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were George Mann and Tim (still totally unremarkable) on 22, ahead of Janet Boyle and the Rev Leon on 20 and Robert Rea on 16. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons on 19, just ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18.5, the Broad Oak Boozers Craig, Danny, George, Thom and Tim on 18 and the Barnard Castle FOC with 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Joe's score. 

Today's front pages

1. A peace deal with Hamas, which Israel voted for overnight, will NOT include which of these? a) a ceasefire from Saturday b) Hamas to hand over its weapons c) Israeli troops to withdraw d) Israeli hostages - alive and dead - to be released
2. The final draft of 'phase one’ of a peace deal between Hamas and Israel was agreed following three days of indirect talks in which country?
3. The Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to US President Donald Trump but to Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in which country?
4. The Conservative Party conference was held in which city?
5. In an announcement at the end of her first conference speech as party leader, Kemi Badenoch said the next Conservative government would abolish what?
6. Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick defended his statement that he had not seen ‘another __ __’ in Handsworth, Birmingham. What are the two missing words?
7. Synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie had been arrested and was on police bail suspected of what offence when he carried out the killings in Manchester?
8. Leicester Crown Court heard that Julia Wandelt, 24, wrote a chilling letter to Kate McCann which started with which two words?
9. Under proposals published by the City regulator, millions of people are on track to receive compensation payouts averaging how much in the UK’s car finance scandal?
10. France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu handed his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after just how many days in the role?
11. Two Afghans were arrested as part of a UK police operation, bringing down a network which was suspected of selling 40,000 what in China?
12. Former rapper Sean ‘Diddy' Combs was sentenced to just over how many years in prison after being convicted of prostitution-related charges?
13. Football pundit Gary Neville said he removed what from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being 'used in a negative fashion’?
14. Queen Camilla paid tribute to author Jilly Cooper, who died aged 88, saying: 'May her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome __ and devoted __’? What are the two missing words? Half a point for each.
15. Who called for slavery reparations, amounting to £18trilllion, to be paid to all black British people?
16. A newly-elected mayor was stabbed and left critically injured near her home in which European country?
17. A woman was interviewed by police after a video circulated of her cutting what from a fence in Muswell Hill, north London?
18. Instead of the usual child mascots who joined the players walking on to the pitch for the England v Wales friendly football game at Wembley?
19. What is the name of the former BBC Radio 1 DJ who was charged with sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape?
20. Which fast food chain announced customers are to be restricted to one glass of full sugar Coca-Cola under new Government regulations?
21. Which English sportsman revealed he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease?
22. Which football club sacked their head coach, who was given a police escort on Sunday when fans tried to stop the team bus, after only 17 games?
23. What did Nathan Rimmington, 33, from Barnsley eat which ended up with him spending six days in hospital
24. How did Alan Carr ‘murder' Paloma Faith in plain sight, the first contestant to leave the BBC show Celebrity Traitors?
25. Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life Of A Showgirl, racked up 3.5 million copies sold in its first week breaking a record held by which female singer since 2015?

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Trainee Joe wins the newsquiz again

The Daily Mail trainee reporters had a busy second week in Kensington. They went through the Editor’s Code with Editor Emeritus Peter Wright, Ailsa Leslie explained how Mail+ works and assistant managing editor Mary Omogbehin cast light on practical matters such as rotas, holidays and pensions. The trainees pitched story ideas to deputy news-editor Elly Blake, assistant Femail editor Elmira Tanatarova and deputy travel editor Ben Parker. Today they had lively safety awareness training from Charlie McGrath and Grant Wootton. The trainees wrote headlines and stories, including a banner and a personality profile. Isabella Machin won a scratchcard for the best headline of the week. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz … 25 questions about the last seven days. It is clearly a tough one this week with the scores well below average. The winner with 14.5 was last week's top scorer Joe Rossiter, just ahead of Isabella with 14. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 24, ahead of Janet Boyle on 22, George Mann on 21, Joe Rossiter on 20.5, Robert Rea on 19, Isabella Machin on 18.5, the Rev Leon and Carson Black on 18 and Adam Batstone, Jamie Boys and Daisy Outram on 16. The top team was Tim Humphrey and GlobalsNewsroom who scored 24. The Barnard Castle FOC of Our Peter, Jackie, Sam, Bill, Sue and Ben scored 22, Nick Turner and Mark Walton and Maura and Phil Parsons 20, Bruce and Sarah Hayward 19 and the Broad Oak Boozers including Craig, Danny, Thom and Tim 16. Here is this week's quiz. Give it a go and see if you can beat Joe’s score.

The Manchester attack dominates today's front pages

1. What is the name of the Manchester synagogue where two people were killed in a terror attack on Yom Kippur?

2. What is the name of the rabbi who saved lives by blocking doors in the Manchester synagogue attack?

3. At the Labour Party conference, Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of being 'a __ __ salesman'. What are the two missing words?

4. Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the Labour conference in Liverpool that the party 'wanted' and 'needed' who?

5. US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, which was accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, listed how many points?

6.  PPE Medro, the company linked to Baroness Mone, has been ordered to pay back how much to the Government for breaching a PPE contract?

7. Thousands of British servicemen and women started legal action claiming they had been given faulty what, which they say led to life-changing injuries?
8. Four people were shot dead by a gunman who attacked what building in Michigan?

9. Which country imposed a complete shutdown of the internet and phones, cutting it off from the rest of the world?

10. Which company agreed to pay $24.5million (£18.6million) to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump for suspending him after the 2021 attacks on US Capitol?
11. Author JK Rowling shared a post on X, saying actress Emma Watson 'has so little experience of real life she’s __ of how __ she is.’ What is the missing word?

12. Who made a surprise visit to Ukraine to 'highlight the traumatic experiences of children living on the frontline of the conflict’?
13. Pete Hegseth, America’s Secretary of the Department of War, said he was tired of seeing what kind of generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon? 
14. Soldiers from which country boarded an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet'?

15. Amber and yellow warnings were extended to cover England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as a storm with what name heads to Britain this weekend?

16. Dame Sarah Mullally was named as the first woman in which position?

17. Dame Patricia Routledge, who died aged 96, was best known as what character in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances? 

18. Dr Jane Goodall, who died aged 91, devoted her life to the study and conservation of what?

19. The Red Roses celebrated their rugby World Cup win with a party and parade at which London venue?

20. The Prince of Wales said that, in order to create ‘a healthy, happy and stable home’, his children were not allowed what?

21. Actress Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from her Grammy-winning country singer husband after 19 years. What is his name?
22. Who did Prince William tell ‘I just want to give you a good wash’ when he knighted him at Windsor Castle?
23. Erica Stoll behaved with ‘class and dignity’ when she had beer thrown over her at what event?

24. Why has Tilly Norwood been in the headlines?
25. Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl which features which US pop star on the title song, the only collaboration on the record?

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Daisy wins the newsquiz champagne

The Mail’s trainee subs enjoyed their final week of training before heading off to placements at the Daily Mail in Glasgow, the i paper and Metro. They did feature subbing with Fiona Webster on Monday and then had three days creating pages on InDesign and Photoshop with Mike Brough. 

The subbing trainees with trainer Mike Brough and some of their pages

Daisy Outram was published on the Mail website with a story she pitched and wrote about the 50th anniversary of the first British mountaineers to climb Everest. Read it here.

Last night we enjoyed farewell drinks at the Greyhound and today we wrapped up with the newsquiz. The winner was Daisy with a score of 16. It was the fourth week in a row that she got the top score so she collected the champagne. 

The trainees are a bright and likeable bunch who will undoubtedly do well. I wish them all the best of luck. 

Subbing trainees Lily Patel, Daisy Outram (with the champagne), Giorgia Ambo and Sarah Smith

I spent the rest of the week with seven reporting trainees, who started on Monday. They had a welcome from group managing editor and editorial director Alex Bannister and sessions with editor Andy Milne, global editorial director Ben Bailey and executive managing editor Robyn Kelly. They had briefings from deputy news-editor Elly Blake and assistant Femail editor Elmira Tanatarova and will be pitching story ideas to them next week. Jac Fuller, assistant Mail+ editor, who was over from New York office, talked to the trainees about the strict need for clean copy. The trainees wrote stories, intros and turned Press Association copy into Mail style.

Olivia Kemp won a scratchcard for the best intro of the week. They finished with the newsquiz and the top scorer was Joe Rossiter with 20.5, ahead of Isabella Machin on 18.5 and Jamie Boys on 16.
The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 22, just ahead of Tim (still totally unremarkable) on 21. Robert Rea and the Rev Leon scored 20 and Daisy Outram 17.5. The top team was Tim Humphrey and the GlobalsNewsroom with 23, ahead of the King’s Head drinkers of Peter, Stacey, Anna and Dale who scored 21.5, Adam Batstone and the Cumbrian Mountain Men and the FOC including Our Peter, Jackie, Trev, Carole, Bill and Christine on 19. Maura and Phil Parsons scored 18 and the Broad Oak Boozers including Thom, Tim, Craig, Danny and Taylor 17. Here is this week’s newsquiz. See if you can beat Joe’s score.

Today's front pages

1. What did Prime Minister Keir Starmer say would make the borders tougher but Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch call a 'desperate gimmick’?
2. A YouGov polling projection suggested an election held tomorrow would see a hung parliament with Reform UK winning how many of the 650 seats?
3. Which country reported that three Russian MiG-31 jets had crossed into its airspace for 12 minutes?
4. What did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say was ‘a reward for terrorism’?
5. When asked about whether he would challenge Keir Starmer as Labour leader, who said: 'It's not up to me, it's not my decision. It’s up to the Labour Party in Parliament.’
6. What was given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander at a cost of £2.2billion?
7. Seven charities dropped the Duchess of York as a patron or ambassador after an email from 2011 revealed that she called sex offender Jeffrey Epstein her '__ friend’. What is the missing word?
8. Hackers stole pictures, names and addresses of around 8,000 children around the world from which nursery group, which has 18 nurseries in and around London?
9. US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation and arrests after claiming what could have left him and First Lady Melania 'gravely injured'?
10. Who had to leave his car and walk half an hour through New York after being blocked by a Donald Trump motorcade?
11. The Lib Dem conference was held in which town?
12. Lib Dem leader Ed Davey told his party conference not to let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain, saying under Farage's plans there would be no NHS and that what laws would be 'rolled back’?
13. Which ‘cruel and devastating disease' was successfully treated for the first time, according to doctors at University College London?
14. Former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies (Ming) Campbell, who died aged 84, held the British record in what from 1967 to 1972?
15. The bullet casings used by a gunman who shot dead two people in Dallas had what written on them?
16. How many minutes after dropping off the Southport killer at a nursery did taxi driver Gary Poland ring 999?
17. US President Donald Trump said doctors in the US would be advised not to prescribe paracetamol to pregnant women, citing a link between the drug and what condition?
18. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was jailed for how many years after being found guilty of 'criminal conspiracy' in a plot involving $50million in laundered cash from former Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi?
19. Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton, who died aged 79, was diagnosed with what disease in 2024?
20. The legendary cricket umpire, who died aged 92, was universally known as Dickie Bird. What was his real first name?
21. Footballer Wayne Rooney said that if it wasn’t for wife Colleen he would be what?
22. Singer Lulu revealed she had slept with which rock star who she called the 'coolest dude on the block’?
23. Which West End star and former Love Island winner is to replace Dani Dyer in the Strictly Come Dancing line-up?
24. England’s women beat France to reach their seventh successive rugby world cup final and will play which country tomorrow (Saturday)
25. Which singer ran the Berlin Marathon in under three hours using the pseudonym Sted Sarandos?

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Daisy's newsquiz hat-trick

The Mail trainee sub-editors have finished the third week of their training. They had sessions with senior sub Tina Moran, night-editor Andy Gregory and executive chief sub Rich Hall. Deputy chief sub Tom Belcher set them some practical subbing tasks. Some of last year’s trainees, Oliver Jervis, Karla Hallett, Zoe Glascow and Amelia Perry told what to expect in the first year and Kristina Wemyss talked through her journey. The trainees covered a breaking story in real time, filed their personality profiles and put together the copy and pictures for the layouts they will be doing next week. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz. This week’s highest scorer for the third week in a row was Daisy Outram with 17.5.
The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were the Rev Leon and Tim Humphrey with 23, just ahead of Robert Rea, Tim (still totally unremarkable) and George Mann all on 22. Daisy Outram scored 20.5 and Giorgia Ambo 20.
The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 23, just ahead of the FOC wedding party including Our Peter, Jackie, Bill, Sue, Trevor, Carole and bridegroom Jordan on 22.5. The Smith Posse scored 20, the French gang of Danny, Sam and Thom 19 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 18.5. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Daisy's score. 

Today's front pages

1. Where were 160 guests wined and dined on Wednesday at a banquet to fete US President Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit to the UK?
2. Who was not a guest at the banquet held in US President Donald Trump’s honour? a) Media mogul Rupert Murdoch b) London Mayor Sadiq Khan c) Apple boss Tim Cook d) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
3. During their joint Press conference at Chequers, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood behind lecterns that had what three words written on the front?
4. US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Keir Starmer that what were a ‘disaster’ and a ‘very expensive joke’?
5. The helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump was re-routed to which airport due to a technical issue?
6. The Home Office successfully appealed against a High Court decision to temporarily block the deportation of a man, of what nationality, to France under the Government’s 'one in, one out’ scheme?
7. An estimated 110,000 to 150,000 people attended a London rally on Saturday that was organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson? What name was given to the rally?
8. Speaking by video link to the London rally, Elon Musk criticised 'uncontrolled migration’, saying: 'Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you __.’ What is the missing word?
9. What is the name of the shadow work and pensions minister who became the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK?
10. Paul Ovenden, a senior aide to the Prime Minister, resigned for offensive and sexual text messages in which he recounted a conversation about who?
11. What is the name of the secure messaging platform which MI6 is launching on the dark web to recruit spies?
12. Which company extended its shutdown on car production, until at least next Wednesday, as it grappled with the aftermath of a cyber-attack?
13. Which company announced plans to invest a record £22billion in the UK?
14. A former paratrooper, known only as Soldier _, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of murdering two men during Bloody Sunday in 1972. What is the missing letter?
15. Christian Brückner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, was released from prison in which country?
16. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were each jailed for how many years for the gross negligence manslaughter of their newborn daughter?
17. The Duchess of Kent was the first senior British royal since the 17th century to be given what kind of funeral?

18. Ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana accused Jeremy Corbyn of overseeing a '__ __ club' which was locking women out of the founding of a new left-wing party. What are the two missing words?

19. US broadcaster ABC pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off air indefinitely over comments he made about what?
20. Boxer Ricky Hatton, who was found dead at his home in Manchester, won how many of his 48 professional bouts during a 15-year career?
21. Hollywood actor Robert Redford died this week at what age?
22. Which one of these films did Robert Redford, who died this week, not appear in: a) The Great Gatsby b) The Sting c) Captain America: The Winter Soldier d) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?
23. Which world championship event, held on the Scottish island of Easdale, was rocked by a cheating scandal, after several competitors were disqualified for tampering?
24. The Royal Mint released a special 50p to celebrate the 90th anniversary of what?
25. Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest-ever male Emmy winner for his role in which Netflix mini-series?

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Daisy wins the newsquiz again

The Daily Mail trainee subs had a busy second week in Kensington. Their challenges included pitching stories to chief reporter Sam Greenhill, creating a page lead from raw copy, writing picture stories and beating the Tube strike. Daisy Outram won a scratchcard for the best picture headline of the week. The trainees had sessions with the lawyers on contempt, libel, privacy and copyright and spent yesterday afternoon going through the Editor’s Code with Editor Emeritus Peter Wright. They also had sessions with head of production Joel Cooper and director of news content Neville Dean. Today they built a spread on a breaking story with senior sub and trainer Tina Moran and were given tips on what to expect on the subs desk by last year’s trainees Emily Bell, Tom Burton and Myriam Page. We finished the week, as always, with the newsquiz. The top scorer for the second week was Daisy with 20.5, narrowly ahead of Giorgia Ambo on 20. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Robert Rea with 22, just ahead of Tim Humphrey, the Rev Leon and Tim (still totally unremarkable) all on 21. George Mann, Daisy Outram, Janet Boyle and Marion Fountayne scored 20, Giorgia Ambo, Nick Turner and Sami Quadri 18 and Maura Parsons 16. The top team was the FOC of Our Peter, Bill, Trev and Jordan who scored 22, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 19. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Daisy’s score. 

Today's front pages

1. Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to Washington over his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, including writing a note that said: 'Wherever he is in the world, he remains my __ __’. What are the two missing words?

2. The White House said a drawing of what, in a birthday book given to Jeffrey Epstein, was not authentic, adding that President Donald Trump 'did not draw this picture and he did not sign it’. 

3. Activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot dead by a sniper at a university rally in which American state?

4. Which two MPs made it to the final round of Labour's deputy leadership contest? Half a point for each.

5. In the Cabinet reshuffle, following deputy PM Angela Rayner’s resignation, Yvette Cooper moved from Home Secretary to what role?

6. The Metropolitan Police said how many people were arrested at a demonstration against the ban on the group Palestine Action in London on Saturday?

7. Israel carried out a strike on senior Hamas leaders in which city?

8. Which country claimed to have shot down Russian drones in its airspace?

9. Dame Andrea Jenkyns, the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, wore a purple jumpsuit on stage at the Reform Party conference and sang a song she had written. What was it called?

10. Prince Harry attended the WellChild charity awards in London and was filmed taking part in a play fight using what?

11. Who did Prince Harry say was ‘great’?

12. League tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England were published for the first time, with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in which town at the bottom?

13. A mural by Banksy, of a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground, appeared on the side of which London building?

14. Which European country appointed its fifth prime minister in two years?
15. The succession battle at Rupert Murdoch’s media empire ended with who securing control of the organisation that includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Times and The Sun?

16. Fugitive father Tom Phillips, who had been on the run with his three children for four years, was shot dead by police in which country?

17. A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of CS gas and causing a public nuisance following the partial evacuation of where on Monday night?

18. Which singer said she was a recovering alcoholic adding: 'It’s a family illness. The gene is there’?

19. Why was London-born Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, in the headlines?

20. Great North Run organisers apologised for this year's medal featuring which river instead of the Tyne?

21. What reason did broadcaster RTÉ give for saying Ireland may not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest?

22. Which Premier League football club abruptly sacked their manager and appointed a replacement within 13 hours?

23. Which Ipswich Town supporter said he would no longer be able to go to games as he was swapping Suffolk for the States?

24. Which cat, who starred in a 1970s show that was voted the favourite UK children's programme of all time, is to appear in a new film scheduled for 2027?

25. Gary Lineker, formerly of Match of the Day, won the best presenter award at the National Television Awards meaning Ant and Dec failed to collect the prize for the first time in how many years?

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