Give the newsquiz a go ...

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 21, ahead of Rob Lawrence and Hilary Scott on 19, Marguerite Turner and Robert Rea on 18 and Toby Brown 17. The top team was the Three Legs Drinkers of Stacey, Les, Jim and Julie with an impressive 22 ahead of Maura and Phil Parsons on 18. A lot of regular quizzers posted scores under 16, well below their averages, so it must have been a tricky one. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s events. Give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. Around 500,000 workers took part in the biggest day of industrial action in a decade - but which of these did not strike on Walkout Wednesday? a) The Public and Commercial Services Union (civil servants) b) National Education Union (teachers) c) Royal College of Nursing (nurses) d) Rail, Maritime and Transport (rail workers).
2. Prime Minster Rishi Sunak wrote to Nadhim Zahawi, telling him of his sacking as Conservative party chairman, and saying ‘it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the ___ ___’. What are the two missing words?
3. Shadow justice secretary Steve Reed said the severity of the claims against who mean that he should be suspended 'in the interests of safety’?
4. The Bank of England blamed higher than expected wage rises for the tenth consecutive increase in interest rates to what per cent?
5. The International Monetary Fund said it expected which country to be the only major industrialised nation to see its economy shrink this year - predicting a decline of 0.6 per cent?
6. Which company reported record annual profits of $39.9billion (£32.2billion) in 2022, double those of the previous year and the highest in its 115-year history?
7. Which airline stopped trading with 277 staff redundancies?
8. Chris O’Shea, the boss of which company, said he was horrified that debt collectors, acting on its behalf, had broken into vulnerable customers’ homes?
9. In an interview to mark 100 days in office, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, asked by Piers Morgan if he was 'stinking rich', replied: 'I think most people would consider that I'm financially ___, yes.’ What is the missing word?
10. Why was a candlelit vigil held and music, including Amazing Grace and Over The Rainbow, played at Grand Union Vineyard Church, in Netherfield, Milton Keynes?
11. Missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley was last seen walking her dog next to which river in Lancashire?
12. Five police officers were charged with second-degree murder after 29-year-old Tyre Nichols died following a traffic arrest in which American city?

13. All 43 police forces in England and Wales promised 'cultural change' after an apology for 'profound failings' which 'continued to blight' relatives of the victims of what?

14. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it had dropped all charges against which sportsman because of 'the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light’?
15. A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in which rural Northern town? 
16. What is the name of the campaign launched by the Princess of Wales in London which was described by Palace sources as her life's work?
17. At a hearing in Reading, an employment judge ruled that what were now 'fairly commonplace' at work and have 'lost all their significance’?
18. Novak Djokovic equalled the all-time men’s singles record of 22 grand slam titles by winning the Australian Open again. How many times has Djokovic now won the Australian Open?
19. Australia’s new $5 banknote will not feature King Charles but have a new design that honours what?
20. Which actress, who died aged 89, shot to fame in the 1958 film Ice Cold in Alex, was nominated for two Bafta Awards, played Olive Woodhouse in EastEnders and was awarded an OBE for her charity work?
21. Former Bond actress Eva Green, who is suing a production company for her £810,000 fee after the film A Patriot was cancelled, told the High Court in London that her abusive behaviour was down to her what?
22. Which song did the Welsh Rugby Union strike off its choir playlist because of its 'problematic and upsetting’ lyrics?
23. After this week’s semi-finals, which two football teams will meet at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final on February 26? Half a point for each.
24. The prospective buyer of what, on an online eBay auction, backed out of the £62,000 offer less than an hour after making the winning bid?
25. The BBC said that what will use a design that demonstrates 'how music can transcend borders and has been inspired by 'a wide hug' to give the impression of 'opening its arms to Ukraine’?

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