Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Robert Rea and George Mann with 21, just ahead of Kirsty Stewart and Janet Boyle on 20, Tim Humphrey on 19. and Ian McCulloch on 15. The top team was the Barnard Castle FOC with Carole, Trevor, Bill, Sue, Our Peter and Jackie with an impressive 24. The King’s Head drinkers of Nicky, Les, Stacey and Simon scored 21, ahead of Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Marc and Claire Beyeler on 19. 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. Olly Robbins, the former top official at the Foreign Office, told the foreign affairs select committee that Downing Street 'took a __ attitude' to Peter Mandelson’s vetting. What is the missing word?
2. Following talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, Donald Trump announced that the ten-day ceasefire had been extended by how many weeks?
3. Reports that US President Donald Trump is seeking to punish Nato allies, who failed to back the Iran war, suggested he could withdraw America’s backing for British control of what?
4. US President Donald Trump said who was 'not speaking for the UK' after a call for America to show ‘leadership' on Ukraine?
5. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a three-year £662 million agreement with which country that will see at least 50 police officers, with tear gas and rubber bullets, drafted in to tackle hostile crowds?
6. Latest figures showed that inflation had risen to what per cent, largely due to higher fuel prices?
7. Education minister Jacqui Smith said the Government planned to introduce a legal ban on what in schools in England?
8. The Commons and Lords settled on a final draft of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that will stop people born after what year from smoking?
9. Sean Egan was sacked from his job with which supermarket after 29 years for confronting a shoplifter?
10. Gunman Shamar Elkins killed eight children in Louisiana including how many of his own?
11. Which airline announced it was to cut 20,000 European short-haul flights over the summer, saying fuel prices have made many journeys unprofitable?
12. To mark the late Queen’s 100th birthday, King Charles posted a video saying: 'God bless you __ __, you remain forever in our hearts and prayers.’ What are the two missing words?
13. Stolen medical data from how many NHS patients went up for sale on a Chinese website?
14. Tim Cook stepped down as CEO of which company, a position he has held since 2011?
15. Antonia Eastwood was given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £5,000 in compensation after admitting doing what at a wedding?
16. Zoologist, author and television presenter, Desmond Morris, who died aged 98, was best known for writing which book, that was published in 1967?
17. Which former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter died aged 66? 
18. The oldest member of which pop group, that had five UK top ten hits including a Number 1 in the 70s, died aged 76 with his wife and eight children by his side?
19. Music impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed that he was getting help every day for what?
20. Who left the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity... South Africa after collapsing in the camp, before being diagnosed with cancer?
21. A robot won a half-marathon, running faster than the human world record, in which city?
22. Which former Premier League champions were relegated to football's third tier for only the second time in the club's 142-year history?
23. Which football team sacked their head coach after losing five consecutive matches without scoring for the first time since 1912?
24. The BBC said that 'following extensive consideration’ it had made the difficult decision to 'say goodbye’ to which show after 52 years?
25. The BBC announced that who is to replace Scott Mills as the host of Radio 2's breakfast show?

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