The Daily Telegraph course also started at the Press Association's headquarters in Howden. They started with a session by Ian MacGregor on life in a busy newsroom and held an ideas and news conference with PA training manager Tina Moran. Journalists Fergus Kelly and Nikki Murfitt helped the trainees with their interviewing skills.
As usual both sets of trainees finished the week with the newsquiz. This week's top scorer was Mail sports journalist Peter Rutzler with 16. Second was Jack Elsom with 14. The top Telegraph trainee was Lizzie Roberts with 8.5.
Last week's top solo scorer was Mail sports trainee George Bond with 17. The top team scores were Adam Batstone and the Mountain Men with 17.5 and the Three Legs drinkers with 16.
Here's this week's quiz. As usual, there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and see if you can beat Peter's score.
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| The EU's reaction to Theresa May's Salzburg speech dominates today's front pages |
1. In her hastily arranged statement after the Salzburg summit, Theresa May said that no UK prime minister would ever agree to a border where?
2. Malta's PM Joseph Muscat revealed that there was 'almost unanimous' support among EU leaders for Britain to do what?
3. Which leading Conservative accused some of the Prime Minister's critics of being more interested in their careers, telling them to 'put the sharp elbows and the personal ambition away’?
4. A memo circulating among Tory MPs gave assessments of Theresa May’s possible successors. About which Cabinet minister did the memo say say: ‘Dark horse, near the front of the pack coming up on the rail (note John Major 1990)?'
5. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable fluffed the key line in his closing speech at his party’s conference. He meant to say that years of economic pain was being ‘justified by the ___ ___ of leaving the European Union’. What are the missing two words?
6. Michael Spurr was asked to step down as chief executive of what after nine years in charge?
7. Terrorist Khalid Masood had a fish and chip supper the night before he killed five people on Westminster Bridge, an inquest heard this week. In which city was the chip shop?
8. What is the name of the MP who tried to save a police officer fatally injured in the Westminster Bridge attack and who urged the public to ignore government advice and step forward during terrorist atrocities?
9. Two SAS servicemen have been acquitted of charges involving an exercise in which three reservists died. Where was the exercise?
10. What is the name of the cookbook that was published this week with the foreword written by Meghan Markle?
11. What is responsible for one in eight casualties on motorways and major A-roads, according to Highways England?
12. The first storm of the year, Storm Ali, was quickly followed by a Met office warning that a second storm was about to hit the UK. What was it called?
13. What was the name of the typhoon that killed at least 70 people as it tore through the Philippines, Hong Kong and South China?
14. Prince Harry revealed in an ITV documentary, Queen of the World, that he does what when he bumps into the Queen in the corridors of Buckingham Palace?
15. He was credited with inventing the phrases Trouble at t’mill and Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells. Who is he?
16. Claire Foy won the best actress in a drama award at the Emmy’s for her performance in which programme?
17. What is the name of the discount supermarket chain launched by Tesco this week to compete with Aldi and Lidl?
18. Why was Mario Kart character Toad trending on social media this week?
19. An overcrowded ferry capsized killing at least 100 people on which lake?
20. Which airline spelt its name wrong on the side of its own plane?
21. London Indie band Wolf Alice picked up the 2018 Mercury Prize for their second album. What is it called?
22. What has Japanese billionaire Yusaka Maezawa paid to do in 2023?
23. Broadcaster Chris Evans called his twins Ping and Pong before they were born but after their birth he announced their real names. What are they? Half a point for each.
24. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in his first Champions League game for new club Juventus against which team?
25. Grace Jones, Britain’s oldest woman, said at her birthday celebration this week that ‘whisky is very good for you. I never miss my night cap'. Which birthday was she celebrating?
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