Trainee Emma wins the newsquiz

I spent this week with four Daily Mail trainee subs in Kensington. They edited stories, wrote intros and headlines, took articles from the Press Association’s wire and turned them into Mail stories and met the backbench in the newsroom. They had a welcome session with managing editor and editorial director Alex Bannister. Last year’s former trainees talked about their journey - and what to expect - and former trainee sub turned travel writer Erin Waks gave an insight into life in the newsroom. Ellen Morris and Alfie Sansom won scratchcards for the best intros of the week and Miranda Crawford for the best headline. We finished, as always, with the newsquiz - 25 questions about the week’s events. The top scorer was Emma Gatrell with 19 who also won a scratchcard. Well done, Emma. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann on 23, ahead of Robert Rea on 18. The top team was Oli, Vic, George and Rex with 22.5, just ahead of Adam Batstone and the Mountain Men on 22 and the Barnard Castle FOC of Bill, Carole, Trevor, Jackie and Our Peter on 19.5. Nick Turner, Dave Robert, Lydia Turner and Georgina Harland; the King’s Head drinkers of Peter, Stacey and Kevin; Alex and Leigh and the Dubrovnik duo of Thom and Rosie all scored 18 and Phil and Maura Parsons scored 17. Here is this week’s newsquiz. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Emma’s score. 

Today's front pages

1. Which city was the Labour Party conference held in?
2. The Government said the triple lock would become a double lock from 2030, meaning state pensions would increase annually by either by 2.5 per cent or by the rate of inflation - but no longer by what?
3. The longest ovation during Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s party conference speech was when he pledged to use this job to build the kind of Britain that who wanted to see?
4. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that, although it 'wouldn't be the right thing to do right now’, it was ‘possible' a future Labour election manifesto could promise what?
5. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was representing the UK at an emergency G7 video conference today (Friday) to discuss what, following US President Donald Trump's threat of a temporary export ban?
6. According to the latest forecast, household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical bill projected to jump to how much a year?
7. To the nearest hundred, how many prisoners were released early yesterday (Thursday), the first of 4,500, under new rules introduced to prevent overcrowding?
8. What is the name of the Gloucestershire airbase used by the US military where five men were held for questioning by counter-terror officers?
9. An independent Premier League commission found Manchester City guilty of how many of the 115 financial charges they faced?
10. A pilot flying from where to Israel attacked another pilot before being overpowered by passengers in what is feared to have been an attempted hijacking.
11. An Orange Order parade was blocked by nationalist protesters following a Court of Appeal ruling that permitted the march to pass through which Catholic road for the first time in 28 years?
12. Three teenagers, two boys and a girl, died when the car they were in ended up in which English river?
13. At least 27 people were shot dead in two mass shootings within hours of each other in which country?
14. Six people, including a Briton and four Americans, were killed in an explosion that destroyed a holiday rental property in which European city?
15. More than 2,000 people were arrested and at least 65 teaching staff injured in violent student protests in which country?
16. Dame Esther Rantzen, who died aged 86, hosted BBC consumer affairs show That's Life! for 21 years which led to her setting up which charity in 1986, to provide counselling services for young people?
17. Death row inmate Christa Pike was taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by two lethal injections failed in which US state?
18. King Charles was reportedly blocked as he tried to check on the well-being of which long-time friend?
19. Who did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex describe as ‘extraordinarily reckless’?
20. Which company’s logo was given its biggest makeover in 30 years with its older woman, stirring a bowl of batter, replaced by a younger model?
21. Why did goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu refuse to play for the Republic of Ireland in their Nations League game on Sunday?
22. How was it decided whether the elite female and male races would take place on the Saturday or Sunday in next year's two-day London Marathon?
23. The Welsh football team ended a six-game winless run by coming from behind to beat which country in the Nations League?
24. Who controversially told other contestants that they were a Traitor in the first episode of the new series?
25. Who won artist of the year, best dance and best collaboration at the MTV Video Music Awards?

Answers here