Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Tony Smith and Chay Quinn with scores of 23, ahead of Toby Brown on 21, George Mann, Philip Leftwich and Janet Boyle on 20, Jayme Bryla on 18 and Robert Rea on 16. The top team was the Global Newsroom Drive Team (Lucinda Horsley, Amelia Cox, Tim Humphrey, Alicia Edwards and Alice Young) with another maximum score of 25. Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Neil and Jo Benson scored 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe scored 18, as did Red Lion drinkers Stacey, Kevin and George, with a guest appearance by landlord Gary, and Broad Oak boozers Thom, Tim, Craig and Rosie scored 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. The rate of inflation fell to what per cent, its lowest level in almost two and a half years?
2. Allies of Rishi Sunak were critical of which senior Tory who failed to deny being lined up as a potential unity candidate to replace the Prime Minister?
3. An official report recommended the Government apologised and paid compensation to women supported by the Waspi campaign. What does Waspi stand for?
4. Vladimir Putin claimed his fifth term as president after winning what per cent of the vote, according to the Kremlin?
5. Which prime minister announced his resignation for 'personal and political' reasons, saying he was 'not the best person for the job any more’?
6. Three London Clinic workers were reported to have been suspended over claims they did what?
7. The US justice department filed a landmark lawsuit against which company accusing it of illegally limiting competitors and consumer options?
8. Head of MI6 Sir Richard Moore and Cabinet secretary Sir Simon Case resigned from which club over its refusal to accept women members?
9. Vaughan Gething, who became Wales's first minister and the first black leader of a national government in Europe, was born in which country?
10. IT worker Luke D’Wit, who killed an Essex couple and rewrote their will, was jailed for a minimum of 37 years. What did he use to poison them?

11. Ofcom ruled that GB News broke broadcasting regulations in five episodes of programmes hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Philip Davies and which other Tory MP?
12. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, became the first person in England to be sentenced for what when he was jailed for 66 weeks at Southend Crown Court?
13. On Wednesday which retailer became the fourth to report IT outages after McDonald’s, Tesco and Sainsbury's?
14. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland remained the happiest country for a seventh year in a row while Britain fell one place to what position?
15. What ‘playful update’ did Nike add to the England football team's new home kit, which got some fans and former players hot under the collar?
16. Supermarket Iceland upset traditionalists and Christians by replacing the cross on its hot cross buns with what?
17. A metal detectorist found England’s 'largest ever' gold nugget worth more than £30,000 on farmland in which English county?
18. Islington Council said it was installing CCTV cameras and looking at other ways to protect what, saying: 'We very much want it to stay’?
19. Steve Harley, who died aged 73, reached No 1 in the UK in 1975 singing which song with Cockney Rebel?
20. Tesco lost a court appeal in a row with Lidl over the use of a what?
21. Nottingham Forest dropped into the relegation zone of the Premier League after being deducted how many points for a breach of financial rules?
22. Dame Laura Kenny, who announced her retirement from cycling, is Britain's most successful female Olympian having won how many gold medals?
23. An error by a shop owner on the Orkney island of Sanday left him with 720 what instead of the 80 that he meant to order?
24. Joni Mitchell, Garth Brooks, Annie Lennox and Metallica played tributes to which duo who collected the Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music in Washington? Half a point for each name.
25. A video went viral of Ed Sheeran singing in what language at a concert on Saturday as part of his Asia and Europe Tour?

Answers here