Meike wins newsquiz champagne

Trainees (from left) Ayan Oman, Josh Thory-Rao, Erin Waks, Kristina Wemyss, Katharine Spurrier, Meike Leonard (with the champagne), Lucy Evans, Tash Mosheim, Rachel Petticrew and Tara Anson-Walsh. Inset Tum Balogun

I said goodbye to the Daily Mail and Evening Standard reporting trainees today. After three weeks they now head off on placement or back to the newsroom. The trainee subs stay for another week to learn layout and design. The week started with a live breaking news story which they then built for MailPlus using Glide software. Production editor Chris Dean judged the best page which was won by Lucy Evans. They also had a Q&A with last year’s trainees including Aadam Patel, Issy Stanley, Daisy Graham Brown, Sabrina Miller, Will Holmes and Dominic Lee. The subs had sessions with associate chief sub Rich Hall and copytaster Lottie Young. The reporters presented a newslist of ideas for their return to the office. Last night we went to the Greyhound for farewell drinks. We finished as always with the newsquiz. The top scorers this week were Lucy Evans and Rachel Petticrew with 16.5, just ahead of Kristina Wemyss on 15.5 and Erin Waks on 15.  The highest scoring reporter over the three weeks was Meike Leonard who collected a bottle of champagne. Well done Meike.
The top solo scorer in last week’s quiz was Chay Quinn with 21.5, just ahead of Meike and Toby Brown on 21, George Mann on 20.5, Kristina on 20, Lucy on 19.5, Robert Rea and Sylvia Warne on 19, Katharine Spurrier on 16.5 and Erin and Gavin Devine on 16.
The top team was Bruce and Sarah Hayward with 21.5, just ahead of Peter and Stacey and Neil and Jo Benson on 20 and Maura and Phil Parsons on 19. Here is this week's quiz. Give it a go and see if you can beat Lucy and Rachel's score.

Today's front pages

1. The allegations about comedian Russell Brand were aired on a Channel 4 Dispatches programme on Saturday night that was called Russell Brand: In __ __. What are the two missing words?
2. Journalist Piers Morgan revealed what nickname that Katy Perry allegedly used for ex-husband Russell Brand, adding that the comedian was 'thrilled' by it?
3. What is the name of the video-sharing platform, where Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers, which rejected parliament’s advice on trying to control 'who is allowed to speak’?

4. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at a Downing Street press conference that the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales in the UK would be put back from 2030 to what year? 

5. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backtracked on householders needing seven bins - which were for glass, paper and cardboard, garden waste, food waste, general rubbish and which two other things. Half a point for each.

6. A petition calling on the Welsh government to rescind what law reached more than 300,000 signatures?

7. Inflation was revealed to have fallen, despite increasing petrol and diesel prices, to what per cent in the year to August?

8. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told the Commons that when she visited a school ‘the children were all petitioning me to stay in the ___ because they actually preferred it’. What is the missing word?
9. Mick Jagger, Arsene Wenger and Hugh Grant were among the guests at which palace where King Charles gave a speech during a state visit on Wednesday evening?
10. The Queen challenged the French president’s wife Brigitte Macron to a game of what during the visit to Paris?
11. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced he was stepping down as chairman of which two companies, with his son Lachlan taking over? Half a point for each.
12. What was the name of the former Crewe Alexandra coach and Manchester City scout who died in prison in Cambridgeshire, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for child sex offences?
13. Why was a group of men escorted from an event in Sheringham, Norfolk, 'for their own safety'? 
14. Singer Roger Whittaker, who died aged 87, spent 18 weeks in the UK charts in 1969 singing about which town?
15. The royal family's social media accounts were quiet on Prince Harry's birthday, which he celebrated at the Invictus Games. How old was he? 
16. The Government said that Post Office workers, who had wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting overturned, were to be offered how much each in compensation?
17. What is the name of the killer of toddler James Bulger who was granted a parole hearing in November?
18. The BBC denied that the future of which programme, which has been on air since 1974, was is in doubt after a huge drop in viewing figures?
19. Why was Joe Marler’s forward pass, that led to a try for England against Japan in the Rugby World Cup, allowed?
20. Who said 'it was because of me we didn't win this game' after Manchester United lost to Bayern Munich 4-3 in the Champions League?
21. Which country's government regained control of a 'gang-ruled’ prison after sending in 11,000 police and soldiers?
22. Which world leader said there were 'credible reasons' to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist in his country?
23. Miami-based company 777 Partners is in negotiations to take over which English football club?
24. Why did the entrance to a new London exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts receive mixed reviews?
25. Strictly Come Dancing launch show featured a dance for who, sending love and adding: 'We know she'll be back soon’?

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