Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with a score of 23. Tim (still totally unremarkable) and Robert Rea scored 22, George Mann 21, the Rev Leon 19, Andy Cave 18 and Marion Fountayne 17.  The top team was Tim Humphrey and the GlobalsNewsroom with a maximum 25. The Greek FOC made up of Our Peter, Jackie, Sue and Bill scored 19, as did Maura and Phil Parsons. Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Victoria Bischoff and Chris Jelley both scored 18. Quite a few regular quizzers thought it was a toughie and didn’t make the leaderboard. 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. At the meeting in the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky handed US President Donald Trump a letter from who which he asked to be delivered to whom? Half a point for each.

2. Following the meeting in the White House, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had spoken to Vladimir Putin for how many minutes to arrange talks between the Russian leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky?

3. Which of these were not at the White House this week? a) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer b) French President Emmanuel Macron c) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk d) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

4. Speaking at the White House, President Donald Trump said: 'I've ended six wars … all of these deals I made without even the mention of the word __’ What is the missing word?

5. What is the name of the Epping hotel which has temporarily been stopped from housing migrants?

6. The price of air fares and food were blamed for inflation reaching what per cent ... its highest level since January last year? 
7. A fundraising page was set up by a group in Wythall, Worcestershire, saying it needed help to cover every street in the village with 'our beautiful’ what?
8. Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth, 52, was suspended from the party and has been charged with what?
9. Former priest Chris Brain, 68, who was found guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women, was head of an evangelical movement based in Sheffield that went by what name?
10. Two people were arrested after Shazad Khan, 41, was stabbed to death in Wembley, London, while working as a what? 

11. Which one of these is NOT true about this year’s GCSE results? a) The North-East was the worst performing area b) Boys received more top grades than girls c) Northern Ireland was the best-performing area for top grades d) English and Maths had the highest failure rates in a decade.

12. Almost £600million was wiped off the market value of which High Street retailer after it cut financial forecasts when it revealed profits at its Northern American division had been overstated by £30million?

13. Why will there be no horse racing in Britain on September 10?

14. The Met warned of heavy winds, rain and 'very large waves' as the tail end of Hurricane __, which has battered America, headed to the UK. What is the missing name?

15. Which English actor, who played arch-villain General Zod in the original Superman films, died aged 87?

16. Which brewery’s beers, including Punk IPA, have been discontinued by almost 2,000 pubs across Britain, according to pub industry data?

17. Novelist Sally Rooney, who wrote Normal People, said she would donate earnings from her books and BBC adaptations to what?

18. The M20 in Kent was closed after what fell on to it from a bridge, leaving a man seriously injured?

19. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara for which band, appeared in court accused of displaying a Palestine/Hezbollah flag?

20. The BBC pulled a documentary called Coming Home about whose life, hours before it was due to be broadcast on Monday?

21. Which entertainer said on his website that online scam artists were targeting his fans and warned 'there could well be criminal intent’?

22. Which footballer became the first ever to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year three times?

23. Which Premier League footballer accused his club of breaking promises and betraying his trust, saying their relationship 'could not continue’?

24. Where would you now find skibidi, tradwife and a mouse-jiggler?

25. Costumes, furniture and the family car that were used in which popular ITV series are to be sold at auction for Together for Short Lives, a charity supporting children with life-limiting conditions?

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Wilko and Jack win the US newsquiz

The usual UK newsquiz is here

The five Daily Mail trainees in New York had a busy second week. They enjoyed sessions on bringing in exclusives with executive editor Candace Truro, were shown how Mail+ works by editors Victoria Bischoff and Henry Jones and how to live blog by Katrina Schollenberger. Kelly Laco zoomed in from DC to explain how politics is covered, Matt London and Laura Collins talked through opinion and features, Kate Gill set a video task and Nick Enoch gave a brief introduction to the Content Creator system. Former trainees including Wills Robinson, Germania Rodriguez, Kayla Brantley, Karen Ruiz, Elena Salvoni, Emma Richter, Martha Williams, Sara McGiff and Lauren Acton-Taylor popped in to say hello, talked about their journeys and gave tips. The trainees also pitched stories to head of news Jimmy McCloskey, Femail editor Raven Saunt and health editor Alex Lardieri. 

Trainee Eliot Force was published with a story about the creator of the meme that Lizzo used to poke fun at Sydney Sweeney. Read it here.

Jack Toledo was also published, for the second time on the course, with a story about a Texan man stuck in a septic tank for 12 hours in sweltering heat. Read it here. 

There were some first class ideas and more stories are in the pipeline. Watch this space. The trainees also spent the week taking copy from the wire and turning it into a complete Mail story, writing headlines and previews, creating a banner for a breaking story and putting together a personality profile. The preview headline of the week was won by Anna Wright, who collected a scratchcard. We finished the week, as usual, with the newsquiz. Thanks to Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty for an enjoyable catch-up over a pint where he contributed some questions. This week’s joint winners with 15.5 were Wilko Martinez-Cachero and Jack who both collected a scratchcard. Here is the quiz. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Jack and Wilko's score.

1. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in which city today (Friday)?
2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived at the meeting between Trump and Putin wearing a t-shirt with what written on it? 
3. After greeting each other Trump and Putin got into Trump's fortified vehicle known as what?
4. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, at a press conference in Berlin, said: 'I told President Trump and all our European allies that Putin is ….’ What is the missing word?
5. Melania Trump's lawyer threatened to sue Hunter Biden for $1billion unless he 'immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging and inflammatory statement made about Mrs Trump.’ What was the statement?
6. President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington DC meant how many National Guard troops arrived in the city this week?
7. Sean Dunn was fired from his job in the Department of Justice after being charged with throwing what at a federal officer in DC?
8. What is the name of the California Governor who threatened to redraw his state's electoral map to benefit the Democrats in the 2026 Midterm Election? 
9. Two people were killed and ten injured in an explosion on Monday morning in what kind of building in the Pittsburgh area?
10. A man shot dead a police officer and fired 500 bullets on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in which city?
11. Who said his start up company would sue Apple for favoring AI competitors in its App Store in what he called 'a breach of antitrust regulations’?
12. Who posted a grainy picture on Instagram with the caption: 'My husband and his girlfriend holding hands’?
13. Five journalists working for which news outlet were killed in a targeted Israeli strike near Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital?
14. MAGA supporter Laura Loomer called who a 'lying fake Christian whore’?
15. Who posted a message on Instagram, mourning the death of his 78-year-old mother, saying: 'After a long fight with Lewy Body Dementia, she passed away today, surrounded by so many of us who loved her — her kids, grandkids and my dad’?
16. Which actor was stopped and searched by police who didn't recognize him in Ibiza?
17. Which deformed animals with tentacles growing from their faces have been spotted in Colorado, Minnesota and Nebraska?
18. Who reportedly turned down a Kennedy Center Award from President Donald Trump due to 'scheduling conflicts’?
19. Whose ex-husband compared their failed relationship to Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe and said of her, that she 'don’t cook, don’t clean, and don’t really seem like motherly’?
20. A missing Texas man was found after being trapped underground for 12 hours in what?
21. Fallen reality star Kate Gosselin said she had returned to her job as what because of financial difficulties?
22. What is back on the menu at the $350-a-dinner Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which was profiled on the Netflix show Seven Days Out?
23. What is the name of the storm, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season, that is forecast to bring dangerous surf and coastal flooding to millions, from the Carolinas to New England?

24. What is the name of Taylor Swift's 12th album which she announced on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast ?
25. Who renewed their wedding vows in Westchester County, New York?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was the Rev Leon with 21, ahead of George Mann on 18, Tim (still totally unremarkable), Jayme Bryla and Robert Rea on 17 and Damon Wake on 16. The top team was Tim Humphrey and the Globalsnewsroom with 23. The Barnard Castle FOC including Our Peter, Jackie, Trev, Carole and Bill with guests Christine and Carolyn scored 21, Phebe’s gang in New York 18, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 17 and Maura and Phil Parsons 16. Here is this week’s quiz. 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. US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were due to meet in which city today (Friday)?
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, at press conference in Berlin, said: 'I told President Trump and all our European allies that Putin is ….’ What is the missing word?
3. Home Office data showed that the number of migrants to cross the Channel in small boats since Labour came to power had surpassed what milestone figure?
4. Which of these is not true about Saturday's demonstration in London in support of Palestine Action? a) There were more than 530 people arrested b) More than a quarter of those arrested were aged 60-69 c) The number of arrests was the most by the Met on a single day in ten years d) Supporting Palestine Action is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison
5. Why did Foreign Secretary David Lammy refer himself to the Environment Agency?
6. Figures showed violent attacks against which workers in England had risen from 2,122 in 2019 to 4,054 in 2024 – a 91 per cent increase?
7. Paul Doyle, 53, sobbed in court as he faced 31 charges related to what?
8. England’s regional divide was illustrated this week with London having the most people, 32.1 per cent, who had achieved what and the North-East having the least with only 22.9 per cent?
9. Which popular High Street store with 278 shops in the UK went into administration, putting 2,150 jobs at risk?
10. Aimee Betro from Wisconsin was jailed after Birmingham Crown Court heard she had flown into the UK having been hired as what?
11. Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, was charged with the attempted murder of how many prison officers?
12. Two boys aged 14 and 15 and a 16-year-old girl were jointly charged with murder after a man was hit with a bottle and stones where?

13. The King and Queen led a two-minute silence at a service in Staffordshire to commemorate 80 years since what? 

14. A road safety strategy expected to be introduced in the autumn plans to introduce compulsory what for 70-year-old drivers?
15. Whose memoir, called Frankly, which included the highs and lows of her time in office and challenges that had a serious impact on her mental health, has been published?
16. Which TV presenter appeared via video link at Telford Magistrates' Court and was charged with two counts of rape?
17. The BBC apologised and edited a segment of Radio 4’s Thought for the Day after what word was used to describe Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick?
18. Biddy Baxter, who died aged 92, was the pioneering editor of which children’s TV programme for 1965 to 1988?
19. What caused a French nuclear station to close down after they got into the cooling system?
20. Former Apprentice contestant Thomas ‘Bosh’ Skinner spent Tuesday night with who after an exchange on X where he said he had been invited for 'a BBQ and beers’?
21. Strictly Come Dancing announced it will feature model Ellie Goldstein, 23, its first contestant with what condition?
22. Crystal Palace beat Liverpool to win what trophy for the first time in their history?
23. Ten-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan, from London, became the youngest person to earn a woman international master title in what?
24. What is the name of Taylor Swift's 12th album which she announced on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast?
25. Who renewed their wedding vows in Westchester County, New York?

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Wilko wins the US newsquiz

The usual UK newsquiz is here

I have just finished my first week with five bright Daily Mail trainees in New York. They had sessions with executive editor Barclay Crawford, managing editor Richard Ellis and assistant managing editor Niccole Lewis. Acting head of news Jimmy McCloskey, Femail editor Raven Saunt and health editor Alexa Lardieri all told them how their departments work and the type of stories they are interested in. The trainees will be pitching ideas to them next week. Deputy picture editor Emanuel Ramirez explained how the desk operates, HR business partner Kimberly Ratterman went through the workplace benefits and Mail+ assistant editor Jac Fuller talked through editing and interviewing. The trainees wrote news stories, ledes, headlines and animal stories. Jack Toledo was published on the site with a story he brought in about a manatee risking its life in Cape Cod. Read it here. 

The first of many bylines. The lede of the week was written by Eliot Force and the headline of the week by Jack. Both won scratchcards. As usual we finished the week with the newsquiz, 25 questions about the last seven days. This week’s winner was Wilko Martinez with a score of 17.5. Why not give it a go and see if you can do better? 

New York trainees Eliot Force, Wilko Martinez, Jensen Bird, 

Anna Wright and Jack Toledo

1. Governor Greg Abbott said he was taking legal action to remove from office dozens of Democrats who have fled which state in order to block a plan to redraw electoral boundaries?
2. According to campaign expert Eric Bradner, who has emerged as a 'surprising' rival to Vice President JD Vance in the early race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination?
3. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that, in an effort to be ‘prepared’, he had moved what’?
4. Three people died and more than 70 were reported to be ill as an outbreak of what disease hit Harlem?
5. Fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, from Manhattan was found dead on a boat in which resort?
6. President Donald Trump threatened that the federal government would take over the running of which city because crime was ‘out of control’?
7. Which couple were subpoenaed to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of the investigations into pedophile Jeffrey Epstein?
8. What is the name of the actress, who died aged 79, who played Jennifer Marlowe in the American sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and was married to actor Burt Reynolds?
9. The Trump administration said it was offering a $50million reward to anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of which country's president?
10. The Office of Special Counsel launched an investigation into the justice department lawyer who oversaw criminal inquiries into Donald Trump during the Biden administration? What is he called?
11. President Donald Trump announced additional 25 per cent tariffs, taking them up to 50 per cent, on which country as a penalty for its purchase of Russian oil?
12. A third child died on Sunday, six days after a sailboat and barge collided in a bay in which state?
13. Experts said that chikungunya fever, which is carried and transmitted by what, had triggered Covid-era restrictions in China and was already in the US?
14. Which company announced on Wednesday that it plans to raise investment in the US by another $100billion?
15. Five American soldiers were injured after an army sergeant opened fire at a military base in Georgia called Fort what?
16. NASA was reported to be fast-tracking plans to build a nuclear reactor where by 2030?
17. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that certain conditions must be created before he would do what, adding ‘unfortunately, we are still far from creating such conditions’?
18. Former Superman actor Dean Cain revealed he was changing career and joining what?
19. President Donald Trump claimed whose downfall was because he endorsed Hillary Clinton before the 2016 presidential election? 
20. Why did singer Kelly Clarkson cancel her Las Vegas residency for the rest of August?
21. A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles, which forced thousands of people to evacuate, is known as the __ fire. What is the missing word?
22. It was announced that the Sex and the City spin-off series, which has what name, is to end?
23. Whose daughter said she did not go to her father’s funeral as she felt the most genuine way to honor him was to take her family to the beach?
24. President Donald Trump praised which actress, saying she was a 'registered Republican’ and had the hottest advert?
25. Two fans were arrested after what were thrown on to WBNA courts including in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle, Marion Fountayne, Robert Rea and Tim (still totally unremarkable) all with 20 just ahead of George Mann on 19. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with an impressive score of 23. The Barnard Castle FOC with Our Peter, Jackie, Trevor, Carole and Bill scored 22, the Red Lion drinkers Thom, George, Clare, Tim, James and Craig and Phebe’s gang of Chris, Victoria, Daniel and Dan both scored 21, the Rev Leon with Katherine and Nicole 20 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 16.5. Here’s 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. The Bank of England cut interest rates to what per cent, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years?
2. Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigned after reports that she evicted tenants from her London property before increasing the rent by how much a month?
3. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Labour government was making 'even bigger mistakes’ than who?
4. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage launched a campaign on Monday with the slogan 'Britain is __’. What is the missing word?
5. The Israeli security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to do what?
6. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner gave which country two weeks to explain why its plans for an embassy in London had been marked 'redacted for security reasons’?
7. Russian President Vladimir Putin said certain conditions had to be created before he would do what, adding ‘unfortunately, we are still far from creating such conditions’.
8. US President Donald Trump announced additional 25 per cent tariffs, taking them up to 50 per cent, on which country as a penalty for its purchase of Russian oil?
9. Dame Stella Rimington, who died aged 90, was the first woman to hold what position?
10. Victims of car finance misselling will get less than how much per claim under a compensation scheme proposed by the financial regulator?

11. What was the name of the storm that battered Scotland with 85mph winds, causing 50,000 homes to lose power and trains and ferries to be suspended?
12. Four bodies were found at the bottom of a cliff in which English town?

13. Lee Claydon, 45, fell to his death while attending what?
14. Two men appeared in court charged in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in which English town?

15. Former teacher Martyn Latchman, 38, from Milton Keynes, died while undergoing what procedure?
16. An emergency landing by a light aircraft caused cancellations and delays for thousands of travellers at which UK airport?
17. Which controversial broadcaster and radio personality whose career spanned six decades, including stints on the BBC, LBC and TalkSport died aged 74?

18. A book called the Rise and Fall of the House of York, by historian Andrew Lownie, claimed that who gave Prince Andrew a 'bloody nose’ during a heated argument at a 2013 family gathering?

19. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, sent a message after infidelity rumours by wearing shoes with which four-word motto on them?
20. Why did singer Kelly Clarkson cancel her Las Vegas residency for the rest of August?
21. Aalborg zoo in Denmark asked people to donate their unwanted pets so they could be used as what?
22. The BBC launched an investigation into allegations that two stars of Strictly Come Dancing had done what?
23. Who is to return to Saturday night television, hosting an ITV game show called The Box?
24. With England needing 17 runs to beat India at the Oval, Chris Woakes came out to bat wearing what?
25. Why was Mango the parrot in the headlines?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Robert Rea and George Mann with 22, ahead of Janet Boyle on 20, Andy Cave on 17 and Ian McCulloch on 16. The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC with Trev, Carole, Our Peter, Jackie and Sue who also scored 22. Maura and Phil Parsons with Libby scored 19, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and the Broad Oak Boozers, including Tim, Thom and George both 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. 

Tuesday's front pages

1. The Lionesses became the first England team to win a major trophy on foreign soil when they beat which country in the Euros final?
2. Which Lioness played the whole of the Euros with a fractured tibia?  
3. Home Office statistics showed that the number of people arriving in the UK in small boats had passed what figure faster this year than since records began?
4. Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said the Government would make changes to its internship schemes in order 'to get more __ __ young people into the Civil Service’. What are the two missing words?
5. Nine out of ten members of which union rejected a 3.6 per cent pay offer and warned they would strike later this year unless salaries were improved?
6. Which country announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to do so after France and the UK?
7. More than 150 flights were cancelled across the UK because of an air traffic control outage that lasted how many minutes?
8. Ministry of Justice figures showed the number of foreign nationals in UK prisons were at a record high, with 1,193 from which country topping the list?
9. The sixth most severe earthquake in recorded history struck off Russia's eastern coast with a magnitude of how much?
10. Internet watchdog Ofcom launched an investigation into whether four companies - that run 34 what - are complying with age-check requirements?
11. A gunman who killed four people and himself in New York left a note that blamed which organisation for his brain injury?
12. On his visit to Scotland what did US President Donald Trump say were a 'con-job’ and 'some of the ugliest you've ever seen’?
13. A 76-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of what after eight children at a Leicestershire summer camp were taken to hospital?
14. What was the name of the singer, who died aged 97, who was the only female artist to be nominated for Grammy awards in the pop, jazz and classical categories and who was made a dame in 1997?
15. Where did the Bostin Brass Band, a New Orleans-style combo, perform on Wednesday?
16. Who flew to Tenerife as British police were seeking to question him over an alleged assault on a 64-year-old man at St Pancras Station, London?
17. Why did Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born to an Ohio couple on Saturday, set a new world record?
18. What is the name of the stage school pioneer, whose former alumni included Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Emma Bunton and McFly's Tom Fletcher, who died aged 86?
19. Which former football manager’s £5million home was broken into by masked burglars who stole his wife's jewellery?
20. A ride called 360 Degrees split in half while swinging in the air in a theme park in which country, leaving 23 people injured?
21. Singer Justin Timberlake revealed he had which disease, saying the diagnosis explained why he 'would be on stage and in a massive amount of nerve pain'?
22. Why did TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson say everyone at Diddly Squat farm was 'absolutely devastated’?
23. The US tech firm Astronomer, whose CEO and HR chief were caught on camera embracing at a Coldplay concert, released a promotional video featuring who as a 'temporary spokesperson’?
24. Which TV presenters announced they were ending their marriage ‘and were now separated’?
25. The most popular baby names in England and Wales were released with there being no change at the top. What were the top names for a boy and a girl? Half a point for each.

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Marion Fountayne and George Mann with 21, ahead of Robert Rea, Janet Boyle and Tim (totally unremarkable) on 20 and the Rev Leon on 17. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 20, ahead of the Broad Oak Boozers, Thom, Tim, George, Craig, Jay, Anna and Dale on 18, Joe and Sarah on 17, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 16 and the Barnard Castle FOC and Our Peter and Jackie both on 15.5. Here is this week's new quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. Resident doctors began a five-day strike today (Friday) in pursuit of a pay rise of what per cent over two years?
2. The UK signed a £4.8billion trade deal with which country, ending three and a half years of negotiations and opening up trade for cars, whisky, clothing and food products?
3. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch carried out a minor reshuffle which saw who return to the front bench as shadow housing secretary?
4. Environment Secretary Steve Reed announced the Government will abolish what ‘in the biggest overhaul of water regulation in a generation’?
5. Former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana announced a new political party which, they insisted, is not to be called what?
6. Market research indicated that the average UK household annual spend on what is £5,283 and is on target to rise by £275 this year?
7. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said violent UK offenders could be jailed overseas and named which country as a likely destination?
8. More than 100 international aid organisations warned of 'mass __' in Gaza, blaming an Israeli 'siege'. What is the missing word?
9. The United States announced it was to leave which international body, accusing it of supporting 'woke, divisive cultural and social causes’?
10. Which country announced it will become the first G7 nation to recognise a Palestinian state, a decision the US described as ‘reckless’?
11. According to documents handed over to the National Archives, who was advised in 2003 to pay back thousands of pounds in discounts received on designer clothing?
12. Police said claims they had bussed anti-racism demonstrators to a protest outside a hotel which was housing asylum seekers in which town were 'categorically wrong’?
13. A tourist boat capsized during a thunderstorm in which country, killing at least 38 people including children?
14. Why are 1,500 police officers being deployed to Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire in Scotland this weekend?
15. An inquest heard that which sportsman begged his wife to help him die days before he was hit by a train in Surrey?
16. A double-decker bus crashed into a bridge in which English market town, injuring 20 people?
17. How was Terry Gene Bollea, who died aged 71 at his Florida home, better known?
18. Which country banned the Irish rap group Kneecap, accusing them of engaging in 'antisemitic hate speech' and 'supporting terrorism’?
19. What did a cast member do during the curtain call of Il Trovatore at the Royal Opera House in London, which the Royal Ballet and Opera described as 'completely inappropriate’?
20. According to research published in the Lancet, walking how many steps a day can be enough to boost brainpower and help protect against diseases?
21. Which charity announced plans to close at least half of its 200 branches across the UK and Ireland and move volunteers into larger regional hubs?
22. Who put her Cotswold house on the market for £22million after leaving the United States because of the re-election of President Donald Trump?
23. Ozzy Osbourne, who died aged 76, fronted heavy metal band Black Sabbath whose only top ten single in the UK was in 1970? What was the song called?
24. England's women footballers announced they would no longer do what before matches?
25. What is the name of the 19-year-old footballer who came off the bench to equalise in the 96th minute of normal time in England’s Euros semi-final victory over Italy?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 23, just ahead of Janet Boyle, Penny Dawson, Robert Rea and Marion Fountayne all on 22, the Rev Leon and Kirsty Lewis on 20 and Jaymes Bryla on 18. The top team was Tim Humphrey and the Globals Newsroom who scored a maximum 25. Well done to them. The FOC away day scored 23, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 22 and the Broad Oak Boozers including Tim, Thom, Craig, Danny, Anna, Dale, George and Taylor scored 21 as did Bruce and Sarah Hayward. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. 

Tuesday's front pages

1. A data breach contained the personal information 'associated' to how many Afghans who had applied for UK relocation schemes?
2. Who was the Defence Secretary at the time of the data breach who said this week there was no 'cover-up’ just the need to 'protect Afghans who could be at risk’?
3. What was used in the courts to suppress the data breach on Afghans working for Britain so that the media could not report it?
4. Which union voted to suspend Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner over her role in the Birmingham bin strike row?
5. The Office for National Statistics announced that UK inflation, driven by fuel and food prices, rose last month to what per cent?
6. The Government announced plans to allow 16-year-olds to vote in the next General Election. Apart from not being allowed to vote, which one of these can 16-year-olds not do in the UK?

a) Order wine or beer with a restaurant meal b) Consent to sex c) Get a tattoo d) Change name by deed poll
7. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband acknowledged a report by which office was a 'stark warning’ which put the 'British way of life under threat'?
8. In a speech to City bosses at Mansion House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said what was a 'boot on the neck' of businesses and risked 'choking off’ innovation?
9. What linked Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell this week?
10. US President Donald Trump shrugged off the fact he will not be able to do what during his three-day state visit in September?
11. Hundreds of veterans, joined by MPs including Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Mark Francois, marched outside Parliament to protest against the repeal of which Act?
12. Two men who felled the Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall were each jailed for how long?
13. Doctors in Newcastle announced the pioneering births of how many babies with the DNA from three people, which would protect them from inheriting genetic disorders?
14. MasterChef presenter John Torode was sacked by the BBC after an allegation that he used 'an extremely offensive racist term’ while singing a song by which artist?
15. In recovered cockpit voice recordings from the Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people, one of the pilots can be heard asking the other why he had done what?
16. Four people died when a medical transport plane crashed at which UK airport?
17. Courtney Wright, 12, was prevented from giving a speech at a culture day celebration at Bilton School in Rugby, while wearing what?
18. What was 56-year-old stuntman Felix Baumgartner doing when he died?
19. Which car company announced it was to cut up to 500 management jobs in the UK, as it was facing pressure on profits from US tariffs?
20. The Duke of Sussex followed in the footsteps of his mother, Princess Diana, as he visited a charity clearing landmines in which country?
21. Which two Harry Potter actresses were banned from driving for speeding when they appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on the same day? Half a point for each.
22. Which football team beat European champions Paris St-Germain 3-0 to win the Club World Cup?
23. Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek became the first women’s Wimbledon champion since 1911 to do what?
24. England beat Sweden in the quarter finals of the Women's Euros in a dramatic shootout in which how many of the 14 penalties were missed or saved?
25. Chief executive Andy Byron was seen awkwardly jumping out of the arms of a woman as they flashed up on a 'kiss cam' during a performance by which band in Boston?

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Anjola and Matthew at the i offices

I spent the week working with two young journalists at The i Paper in London. Anjola Fashawe and Matthew Bailey spent the week writing stories, intros and pitching ideas to the newsdesk. They start in the newsroom on Monday. We finished the week with the newsquiz with Matthew collecting a scratchcard for the highest score. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 23, ahead of Robert Rea and George Mann on 21, ahead of the Rev Leon on 20, Andy Reed and Tim Humphrey on 19, Adam Batstone on 17 and Ted Ditchburn on 16. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with Alexandra, Libby and Will who scored 22, ahead of the Smith Posse (Carole, Trev, David, Gilly, Oliver, Annabel and Tom) on 20, the Broad Oak Boozers Thom, Craig, George and Tim on 19, Lucy Thorpe and the Rincón Massive in Spain on 18 and Nicky and Les on 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the last seven days. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. 

A selection of Wednesday's front pages

1. Addressing MPs from the Royal Gallery in parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron said France and the UK had a shared responsibility to address what 'with humanity, solidarity and fairness'?
2. What is to be returned to the UK for the first time in more than 900 years as part of a loan agreement between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron?
3. Who said they planned to strike from July 25 for five days as part of demands to secure a 29 per cent pay rise? 
4. Which one of these statements about former Tory Party chairman Norman Tebbit, who died aged 94, is not true? a) He was a FT journalist b) He needed plastic surgery after the Brighton bomb c) He was a pilot d) He wrote a vegetarian cookery book

5. Which former chairman of the Conservative Party said: 'If you were deliberately trying to wreck the country, you'd be hard pressed to do a better job than the last two decades of Labour and Tory rule’?
6. Ofcom gave Royal Mail the go-ahead to make what change to its service to help cut costs?
7. Chancellor Rachel Reeves called the latest figures on the economy ‘disappointing' after the GDP shrank unexpectedly by 0.1 per cent in May? What does GDP stand for?
8. According to the findings from a public inquiry, how many people may have killed themselves as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal?
9. A report by the Intelligence and Security Committee said there had been 15 murder or kidnap attempts against British citizens by which country’s intelligence service since the beginning of 2022?
10. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump he would nominate him for what as the two leaders met in Washington?
11. The names of how many people, all those killed in London's 7/7 bombings, were read out at a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral on the 20th anniversary of the attacks?
12. More than 100 people were killed and at least 160 are still missing after which Texan river rose 26 feet in 45 minutes?
13. Thomas Partey, who was charged with five counts of rape and one of sexual assault, had his contract with which football club terminated?
14. Gregg Wallace was fired from MasterChef after BBC News said that more than how many people had come forward with fresh claims?
15. Elon Musk posted on X that he had set up a new political party with what name to challenge the Republican and Democratic 'Uniparty'?
16. Police officer Lydia Ward told a jury she was 'absolutely terrified' after she was floored with a punch to the face and had her nose broken as she tried to arrest an assault suspect at which airport?
17. Erin Patterson, 50, was found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another by serving what dish containing death cap mushrooms at her home in Australia?
18. Christian Horner 'broke down' during his goodbye speech to the staff of which F1 team after 20 years in charge?
19. Which European city closed its airport and suspended train services after a wildfire on the outskirts forced 400 people to be evacuated and left 100 injured?
20. The country's first hosepipe ban of the year, with fines of up to £1,000, was introduced today (Friday) by which county’s water authority?
21. Raynor Winn, the author of which best-selling memoir which was made into a film, said a report in The Observer which disputed some of the key facts was 'highly misleading’?

22. Which original fashion accessory, made for singer Jane Birkin in 1985, was sold for €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m) at Sotheby’s in Paris?
23. After defeat to France, the Lionesses kept their European Championship defence alive when they beat the Netherlands by what score?
24. Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made history by becoming the first Britons to do what? 
25. Black Sabbath featuring Ozzy Osbourne went out with a bang at which stadium in what the band said would be their final gig?

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The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim Humphrey with 22, ahead of Robert Rea and the Rev Leon on 21, George Mann and Janet Boyle on 20, Marion Fountayne on 19 and Nick Turner on 18. The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC of Bill, Carole, Sue and Trevor who scored 22, ahead of Peter and Stacey with 20 and Our Peter, Jackie, Sarah and Joe on 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual here are 25 questions about the last seven days. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who died with his brother in a car accident in Spain, had 49 caps for which country?
2. Among the Anfield tributes to Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident, were balloons with which number on them?
3. According to senior ministers, Chancellor Rachel Reeves was crying at PMQs on Wednesday because she had an altercation with who?
4. Talking of her tears at PMQs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: ‘When I'm having a __ day, it's on the telly and most people don't have to deal with that.’ What is the missing word?
5. The Government announced a ten-year plan to change the National Health Service with the launch of a new NHS. What does the N stand for in the relaunched service?
6. Suspended MP Zarah Sultana announced she was resigning from Labour to start a new party with who?
7. MPs voted for changes to the welfare system, after the Government offered concessions to Labour rebels, by a majority of how many?
8. Conservative MP George Freeman referred himself to the standards commissioner after it was claimed he did what?
9. BBC director general Tim Davie faced questions over why live footage from Glastonbury of which duo, chanting for the death of Israeli soldiers, was not pulled?
10. MPs voted, by 385 votes to 26, to proscribe which group as a terrorist organisation?
11. A seven-year-old girl died and a six-year-old was seriously hurt after a tree collapsed in a park in which English city?
12. Research by employment website Adzuna said entry-level jobs had fallen by a third in three years and suggested what was to blame?
13. American rapper and producer Sean ‘Diddy' Combs was denied bail despite being found not guilty of racketeering and what other offence?
14. Why did EasyJet cancel 274 flights and Ryanair 170 flights this week?
15. Three managers at the Countess of Chester hospital, where jailed nurse Lucy Letby worked, were arrested on suspicion of what?
16. The US Senate narrowly passed Donald Trump's One __ __ Bill on tax and spending? What are the two missing words?
17. In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said Israel has agreed to the 'necessary conditions' to finalise a ceasefire in Gaza for how many days?
18. As part of King Charles’s drive to modernise the monarchy and reduce costs, what is to be decommissioned in 2027?
19. What was the name of the veteran broadcaster, who died aged 97, who was foreign correspondent for ITN and presenter of News at Ten?
20. How old is Ryland Headley who was sentenced to life for the rape and murder of 75-year-old woman at her Bristol home in June 1967?

21. How were two female tourists from the UK and New Zealand killed in Zambia?
22. According to Royal Mail, its staff members were subjected to almost 2,200 what in the UK last year?
23. Lottery bosses in which country sent a message apologising to tens of thousands of players who were wrongly told they had won large sums of money?
24. Norway’s footballers beat which country, the hosts, in the opening game of the women's Euros?
25. Thousands of Oasis fans arrived in which city to watch the band reunite on stage for the first time in 16 years?

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The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Janet Boyle with 22, ahead of the Rev Leon on 20, George Mann on 19 and Robert Rea and Giles Borg on 18.
The top team was Tim Humphrey and Global’s Newsroom and Barnard Castle FOC including Carole, Trevor and Bill also with 22. Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with Peter and Heather Clifton scored 20 and Maura and Phil Parsons and the Broad Oak Boozers Tim, Thom and Craig 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. 

A range of today's front pages

1. The operation by America to send 125 military aircraft to target three nuclear sites in Iran was codenamed what?
2. American B-2 planes dropped GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators - known by what nickname - on Iran?
3. US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he was 'really unhappy’ that Israel and Iran had breached the ceasefire, adding: 'We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what __ __ they’re doing.’ What are the two missing words?
4. Western leaders, including US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, attented the Nato Summit in which European city?
5. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte referred to US President Donald Trump’s comments on Israel and Iran by saying that who had 'to sometimes use strong language’?
6. A National Security Strategy report said the British public must 'actively prepare’ for war where?
7. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted the Government would stand firm on its welfare reforms saying: 'The additions to PIP each year are the equivalent of a city the size of Leicester. That is not a system that can be left unreformed.’ What does PIP stand for?
8. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner insisted at PMQs that, despite a potential rebellion by Labour backbenchers, the vote on welfare reforms would go-ahead on what day?
9. MPs in the Commons voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by a majority of how many votes?
10. The Reform leader of which English county council resigned, leaving his 18-year-old deputy, George Finch, in charge?
11. Five people were taken to hospital when a double decker bus full of students crashed into what in Eastleigh, Hampshire?

12. Who was left ’shattered and traumatised’ after being attacked by a gang as she was leaving a Waterstones in Piccadilly, London? 
13. Why was the village of Goult, near the south-eastern French city of Avignon, in this week’s headlines?
14. BBC newsreader Martine Croxall thanked supporters after she changed which phrase on her autocue during a news report.
15. Thomas Robinson, 55, was jailed for three and a half years after being found guilty at Stirling Crown Court of a fraud in which he earned £550,000 by selling what?
16. Marcus Monzo, 37, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after being found guilty of killing a 14-year-old schoolboy and injuring four others in London using what?
17. Briton Jacky Jhaj, 39, appeared in court charged in connection with a mock wedding with a nine-year-old bride at which venue?
18. A memorial for Queen Elizabeth II is to feature a bridge with a glass balustrade, inspired by the shape of what, in London’s St James's Park?
19. Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos and fiancee Lauren Sanchez shrugged off protests to go ahead with their wedding in which city?
20. Dame Anna Wintour, 75, announced she was is stepping down from what position after 37 years?
21. England cricketers chased down 371 to beat India by five wickets with who scoring 149 in the second innings?
22. Gareth Southgate became the seventh football manager to receive a knighthood. Name any three of the others. Bonus point if you name all six.
23. What two animals caused the evacuation of a wildlife park near Exeter after escaping from their enclosures?
24. Who posted a photo of her husband in hospital with his arm in a sling and a message that said: ‘Get well soon daddy’?
25. Singer Rod Stewart said he wished his billing at Glastonbury wasn’t called what, saying ‘it sounds like pipe and slippers’?

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The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with an impressive 23, ahead of Janet Boyle and Marion Fountayne on 21, the Rev Leon on 18 and Robert Rea on 17. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with Alexandra, Libby and Will on 21, ahead of the Barnard Castle FOC including Bill, Trevor and Sarah on 18, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 17 and the Broad Oak Boozers Tim, Thom and Craig on 16. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's news. Why not give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified the initial attack on Iran, saying he had acted to pre-empt a secret programme to build what?
2. Iran warned the US and which other two countries that their military bases and ships would be targeted if they helped block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack? Half a point for each?
3. US President Donald Trump made an early departure from the G7 summit in which country as he 'had to see to affairs at home as Israel's strikes on Iran continue’?
4. Iran responded to US President Donald Trump’s claim that the country had reached out to Washington by saying: 'No Iranian official has ever asked to __ at the gates of the White House.’ What is the missing word?
5. MPs were voting on the Assisted Dying Bill in the Commons today (Friday). What is the name of the MP who proposed the bill?
6. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had decided to hold a national inquiry into what after reading a report by Dame Louise Casey?
7. MPs voted, by a majority of 242, to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for doing what?
8. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced that energy bill discounts of how much will be extended to another 2.7 million households to help with fuel costs this winter?
9. Renewing her call to ban phones in schools, Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott said giving children smartphones was the same as giving them what?
10. Blaise Metreweli is to become the first female to head up which organisation?
11. What is the name of the company which owns Air India, along with other brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea, which is under investigation following the crash which killed 270 people?
12. How was mother-of-four Belinda Taylor, 48, from Totnes in Devon killed?
13. A fire engulfed a 67-storey skyscraper in which city with 3,820 people being evacuated?
14. Pro-Palestine protesters broke into which RAF base and damaged two military planes? 
15. An Irish couple were awarded £300,000 in libel damages after they sued which ’toxic' gossip website, leading to the publisher’s identity being revealed?
16. A 59-year-old woman from Barnsley died from rabies after being ‘scratched' by a puppy while on holiday in which country?
17. Which sportswoman revealed she had been targeted by online abusers who sent death threats, explicit pictures, comments hoping she got cancer and threats to damage her grandmother’s grave?
18. Wincey Willis, whose death at 76 was announced, was the first woman to do what on ITV?
19. Who was charged by the Football Association for comments made about ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in a video that was leaked on social media?
20. Kim Woodburn, who died aged 83, was best known for presenting which Channel 4 TV programme?
21. The highest temperature of the year so far, of how many degrees centigrade, was recorded at Kew Gardens, London, on Thursday?
22. Museum Palazzo Maffei, in Verona, called on people to 'respect art' after a couple were filmed breaking what?
23. The Princess of Wales pulled out of what event at the last minute?
24. Which rock frontman, who launched the Teenage Cancer Trust’s Royal Albert Hall concerts, said he felt 'very humbled’ and would celebrate with 'a bottle of plonk’ after being knighted?
25. At Soccer Aid, which raised £15 million for Unicef, who scored four goals to give the World XI a 5-4 victory over England?

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The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 22, ahead of Tim Humphrey and the Rev Leon on 21, Janet Boyle on 20, Maura Parsons and Robert Rea on 19 and Ian McCulloch on 18. The top teams were Mary, Tim, Kevin, Mand and George and the FOC of Carole, Trevor, Our Peter, Jackie, Bill and Sue both with 21, ahead of Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 18. 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. A passenger plane heading to Gatwick from which Indian city crashed into a residential area killing 241 people on board?
2. British man Vishwashkumar Ramesh, who reportedly walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash, was in what seat?
3. Protests in Downtown Los Angeles were against deportations being carried out by ICE. What does ICE stand for?
4. What is the position held by Gavin Newsom who accused US President Donald Trump of a 'brazen abuse of power' and 'of putting our people, our officers and even our National Guard, at risk'?
5. Protesters threw petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks at police during nights of disorder after an alleged sexual assault in which Northern Ireland town?
6. Israel launched an attack on Iran, in an operation with what name, that killed commanders, scientists and the head of the country's Revolutionary Guard?
7. In a U-turn on Government's policy, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said pensioners in England and Wales with an annual income of up to how much per year will now receive the winter fuel payment?
8. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said what was to be decriminalised next year, describing the 200-year-old law as 'cruel and outdated'?
9. In her spending review, Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised an extra 3 per cent a year for what, saying it amounted to an extra £29billion? 
10. The Government committed £14.2billion of investment to build what within ten years, creating 10,000 direct jobs?
11. A gunman shot ten people in a secondary school in which city, the second biggest in Austria?
12. The Prince of Wales described the challenge of protecting the world’s oceans in a speech, delivered in both English and French, at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in which country?
13. Which retail chain was expected to close dozens of stores after it was sold to the investment company Gordon Brothers for £1?
14. The BBC suspended which EastEnders actor after he used a disability slur to describe the people of Blackpool while filming Strictly Come Dancing?
15. Uriah Rennie, who died aged 65, was the Premier League's first what?
16. Former television presenter and doctor David Bull was named as chairman of what?
17. Author Frederick Forsyth, who died aged 86, published more than 25 books including which 1971 novel that became a film starring Edward Fox and a TV drama starring Eddie Redmayne?
18. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, on a mission aiming to break the sea blockade of Gaza, was deported by Israel to which country?
19. Brian Wilson, who died aged 82, was the co-founder of the Beach Boys who had two No 1 singles in the UK in the 1960s with Do It Again and which other song?
20. The BBC said it was 'unacceptable' for David Walliams to do what during a recording of comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? 
21. Who 'unreservedly' apologised and took down a video she posted where she appeared to mimic Israel's supporters over the war in Gaza?
22. Billy Boston, 90, become the first ever player from which sport to receive a knighthood?
23. Carlos Alcaraz, who won tennis’s French Open, was only the third man to win a major final having survived what?
24. Tottenham Hotspur appointed Thomas Frank, who has been in charge of which club for seven years, as head coach?
25. Who did rocker Bruce Springsteen bring on to stage at Liverpool's Anfield stadium to play with him on his encore?

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The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were the Rev Leon and Robert Rea both on 20, just ahead of George Mann, Janet Boyle, Marion Fountayne and Kirsty Lewis on 19 and Phil Lambell on 18. The top teams were the Hay Festival team of Phil and Maura Parsons, Sue Milton and Jane and Mike Barring with 22, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 21, Neil and Jo Benson on 20, King’s Head drinkers Peter, Stacey, Heather and Les on 18 and the FOC of Carole, Trevor, Peter, Jackie and Bill on 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. 

A selection of today's front pages

1. Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out the Government's defence strategy including building 12 what as part of the Aukus programme in partnership with Australia and the United States?
2. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the defence strategy in a speech at which 'legendary' location?
3. The Government announced changes on who will be able to claim free school meals in England from September 2026 and said the change would make how many more pupils eligible?
4. In a spectacular falling out, X-owner Elon Musk suggested that US President Donald Trump appeared in unreleased files related to who?
5. Zia Yusuf resigned from what role say it was no longer 'a good use of my time’?
6. Davy Russell became a Labour MSP after a surprise by-election victory in which constituency?
7. The Government announced that six water companies would be banned from doing what if they did not meet environmental standards, were not financially resilient or had been convicted of an offence?
8. What reached more than 1,100 for the first time this year on Saturday - a figure that Defence Secretary John Healey described as 'shocking'?
9. Attorney General Richard Hermer apologised for comparing Conservative and Reform calls to quit the European Convention of Human Rights to what?
10. Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was awarded how much in damages, in euros, over a BBC story saying he had sanctioned the murder of a British agent? 
11. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said that builders would be required to fit what to the 'vast majority' of new build homes in England?
12. Ukraine said it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with 117 drones used in an operation, known by what name, that struck '34 per cent of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers’?
13. US President Donald Trump announced a travel ban for 12 countries from Monday (June 9). Which one of these countries was not on his list? a) Libya b) Somalia c) Vietnam d) Sudan
14. France's interior ministry said that what event had led to two people being killed, 192 injured, 559 arrested, including 491 in Paris, and 264 vehicles set on fire?
15. Hamit Coskun, 50, was found guilty after doing what outside the Turkish consulate in London?
16. German police officers scoured more than 20 plots of land using underground radar equipment looking for what?
17. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, after injuring six people by throwing what at a pro-Israel demonstration?
18. Actress Loretta Swit, who died aged 87, won two Emmy awards for her role as Margaret __ __ Houlihan in the comedy TV series M*A*S*H. What is the missing nickname?

19. It was widely reported, after an exclusive by The Sun, that which 50-year-old will be awarded a knighthood next week as part of King Charles’s birthday celebrations?

20. Who made a video of himself confronting fare evaders on the London Underground which he said he hoped would 'shame people into action’?
21. After a deal with Shamrock Holdings who announced on her website: 'All the music I've ever made now belongs to me’?
22. The Duchess of Sussex posted a video on Instagram saying: 'Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!’ What did she do?
23. What did Harry Moulding, 34, from Blackpool win?
24. Which programme swept the boards at the British Soap Awards collecting eight of the 14 awards, including Best British Soap?
25. In the series finale of Dr Who, Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into which actress?

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