Aloysius wins the newsquiz Champagne

The trainees in Northcliffe House this afternoon. Aloysius (fourth from left) collected the newsquiz Champagne

The Daily Mail trainees had another busy week in Kensington. They had sessions with consultant editor Andrew Pierce, weekend editor Amy Marley and editor emeritus Peter Wright, who went through Ipso and the editor's code. On Wednesday they had a day with the lawyers. Associate night editor Chris Dean and Katherine Cowles, from last year's course, gave talks to the subbing trainees. Trainee Kathryn Batte spent time on the sports desk and her story on England's record at St Mary's, before Tuesday's game against Kosovo, was published. You can read it here. 

As always we finished the week with the newsquiz. The joint top scorers this week are Kumail Jaffer and Lewis Steele who both scored 17.5. The highest scoring reporter over the two weeks, though, was Aloysius Atkinson who won the Champagne. Well done to him.
The reporters now head off to their placements in Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool and Birmingham. I wish them well and look forward to their success stories. The subs have another two weeks of training in London. 
The newquiz was done at the same time by the Press Association's trainees and the top scorer was Rebekah Evans with 16.
In last week's quiz Aloysius's score of 20 was unbeaten by the online players. Liz Gerard scored 19 and Lydia Willgress 17. The top teams were Bruce and Sarah Hayward and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe, both on 18. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and see if you can beat Lewis and Kumail's 17.5?

Today's front pages

1. The answer Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave to a question he was asked, while on a lighthouse tender on the Thames, was ‘absolutely not’. What was the question?
2. Works and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd quit the Cabinet, calling Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to expel 21 MPs from the parliamentary Conservative party an 'act of ___ ___’ . What are the two missing words?
3. Works and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resigned her post and said she would stand down from her seat where she has a majority of just 346. Which two towns does she represent?
4. John Bercow, the longest serving Speaker of the commons since the 1940s, announced his retirement after how many years in the chair?
5. After the Speaker John Bercow announced his resignation bookmakers said which two MPs were the clear favourites to replace him. Half a point for each.
6. Which two people did a senior Conservative source say were 'not fit and proper persons’? Half a point for each.
7. Who told Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a face-to-face meeting that ‘there’s no such thing as a clean break or just getting it done’?
8. Asked about the criticism of his knighthood on Radio 4's Today programme, former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott responded: 'I don't give a ___ about her, love. It was 25 years ago so you can take your political nature and do whatever you want with it.’ What is the missing word?
9. A study revealed that the UK performed worse than Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway in what?
10. British Airways started cancelling flights for thousands of passengers at the end of September when pilots belonging to which union are threatening strike action?
11. What was dropped by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue because it might put women off joining the brigade?
12. Former F1 champion Michael Schumacher was reported to be 'conscious' after undergoing stem-cell treatment in which city?
13. The Duchess of Sussex returned to official duties after her maternity leave to launch a five-piece clothing range for unemployed women trying to enter the workplace. What is it called?
14. Little Mix's Jesy Nelson in a BBC documentary this week spoke about attempting to take her life after trolls who mocked her looks and weight. What was the documentary called?
15. Why was K2-18b in the headlines?
16. Banker Stacey Macken won a sexual discrimination claim against BNP Paribas because her male colleagues were paid more than her. She also said that colleagues had left what on her desk?
17. A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 11-month-old Zakari William Bennett-Eko who died after he was thrown in a Moses basket into which river?
18. In England’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo what did Harry Kane do that had not been done by an England player since 2004?
19. US President Donald Trump has fired his third national security adviser in three years. What is his name?
20. What nationality is 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu who beat Serena Williams in the US Open final to claim her first Grand Slam title and deny the American a 24th major?
21. The Independent Commission on Examination Malpractice, set up to investigate cheating, said that what should be banned from exam halls?
22. More than 23 of which actor's family members are feared missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas?
23. What did athlete Mo Farah do for the sixth time in a row?
24. Actor Asan N’Jle was sacked after getting into a brawl with fellow actor Jamie Lomas at the TV Choice Awards. Which two soaps do they work for? Half a point for each?
25. Top Gear presenter Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff said he was 'absolutely fine' after crashing a three-wheeled motorcycle at Elvington Airfield near which city?

Answers here