Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week's newsquiz were Kirsty Lewis and George Mann both on 23, ahead of Janet Boyle on 21, Robert Rea on 20 and Ian McCulloch on 15. The top team was Tim Humphrey and the Globals Newsroom who clocked up an impressive maximum of 25. There were other very high scores including the Wells comedy trio of Our Peter, Jackie and Steve on 23.5 and the Broad Oak Boozers of Danny, Tim and Craig on 23, Maura and Phil Parsons on 22.5, the Barnard Castle FOC with Bill, Sue, Trev and Carole (assisted by Malcolm and Edie) on 21.5, Marc and Claire Beyeler on 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe on 18.5 and Newport Beach bums Thom, Rosie and George on 16. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.  

Today's front pages

1. Who wrote a 5,700-word essay advising the Government to reduce welfare spending, abandon restrictions on oil and gas, embrace AI and smooth relations with US President Donald Trump?
2. Which former Government minister published a review that warned urgent action was needed if Britain was to avoid creating 'a lost generation’?
3. The Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of young Neets in the UK passed the one million mark for the first time in more than a decade. What does Neets stand for?
4. The UK recorded its hottest ever temperatures in May for two consecutive days at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London. What temperature, in centigrade, was recorded? 
5. Three people were arrested and police officers were attacked with glass bottles and missiles as they tried to disperse unruly crowds on which English beach?
6. The youth rehabilitation sentences given by Southampton Crown Court to three teenage boys, convicted of what offence, were referred to the Court of Appeal?
7. What is set to rise by 13 per cent a year in July, meaning a typical cost of £1,862?
8. The UK's National Screening Committee said that testing for what should be restricted to people with a family history or a genetic variation as the risks of screening outweigh the benefits?
9. Former chief executive Peter Murrell admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP and spending it on luxury goods. What was his most expensive purchase?
10. Which of these was NOT on the list of items bought by Peter Murrell with SNP embezzled money? a) £4,225 for a fountain pen b) £2,595 for a coffee machine c) £730.50 for a Caledonia kilt with sporan d) £68.82 for two toilet seats

11. Who demanded an apology from the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election for 'disgusting comments' he made about her on social media?
12. There were 585,396 what in England and Wales last year … the lowest number since 1977?
13. Innocent bystander Shanice Brookes, 30, was shot dead outside a bar in which city centre?
14. Two children, aged 12 and 15, and two adults were killed in a collision between a train and a school minibus in which country?
15. Pam Bondi, 60, revealed she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after being removed from what role by US President Donald Trump? 
16. Which company launched its first electric car for a price of €550,000 to a mixed response and its share price falling by 8 per cent?
17. Which company dismissed its chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect over concerns including ‘bullying' and ‘overbearing’ behaviour?
18. A 21-year-old Austrian man was jailed for 15 years for planning a jihadist attack on a concert by who in Vienna in August 2024?
19. Broadcaster Judith Chalmers, who died aged 90, presented which ITV programme for 29 years, from 1974 to 2003?
20. Which former world champion sportsman suffered a head injury when intruders broke into his Swiss home?
21. At least 82 people were killed and more than 120 injured after an explosion at a coal mine in which country?
22. Which actress was called an ‘evil Zionist bitch’ in a London street by a pro-Palestine supporter?
23. How did sheep farmer Hogg Hodgson deal with day-trippers’ cars parked illegally in his field at Rydal Farm in the Lake District?
24. German YouTuber Tom Kopke retained his title as champion of what for the third year in a row?
25. Which football team won their first European trophy by beating Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final?

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