A selection of today's front pages
1. What is the name of the Liberal Democrat who overturned a Tory majority of almost 23,000 and won the North Shropshire seat which the Conservatives had held for nearly 200 years?
2. Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered his largest revolt since taking office as how many Tories voted against his plan B measures, including Covid passes?
3. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to get a booster, saying: 'Let’s keep going. Let’s carry on giving Omicron ___ ___’. What are the two missing words?
4. Who quit as chair of the police and crime committee after it emerged he attended a Covid regulation-breaching Christmas party last year?
5. The Queen cancelled her annual family Christmas lunch next Tuesday for around 50 relatives which was due to be held where?
6. Chancellor Rishi Sunak cut short a trip to where and flew back to London to draw up an emergency rescue package for hospitality firms hit by Christmas cancellations because of Omicron?
7. From 11pm tonight (Friday), travellers who are not French citizens must give a 'compelling reason' for entry to France from the UK. Which of these is not listed as a compelling reason? a) People working on the land b) People working for the Channel Tunnel c) Second-home owners who are triple vaccinated d) Travellers in transit for less than 24 hours in French airports.
8. The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years from 0.1 per cent to what?
9. Savannah Brockhill was jailed for a minimum of 25 years for the murder of 16-month-old Star Hobson as Frankie Smith, the girl's mother, was jailed for how many years for doing nothing to stop her?
10. Tornadoes swept through America killing at least 88 people, the majority of them in which state?
11. Coastguards opened an investigation into 'drunkenness at sea’ after one crew member of a Danish barge died and another was feared drowned in a crash with a UK-flagged carrier in what sea?
12. Which bank was fined more than £264 million for anti-money-laundering failures that involved black bin liners stuffed with cash being deposited?
13. The Crown Prosecution Service announced that who would appear via video-link at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 18 to face charges of death by dangerous driving?
14. A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twins, aged three and four, were killed in a house fire in which London borough?
15. The judge at a Crawley Court told former model Katie Price she would avoid jail for drink-driving while disqualified but said: 'Unlike you not everyone has the luxury of putting themselves into the ___ ___ when their lives get hard.' What are the two missing words?
16. A tearful Sergio Aguero, 33, announced he was making the 'very difficult’ decision to retire from football in order to protect what?
17. Mike Nesmith, who died aged 78, was a member of which 1960s pop group who had their own TV series and reached No 1 in the UK with I’m A Believer?
18. Two of the six nominees for the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year, to be held on Sunday, are women. Tennis player Emma Raducanu is one, who is the other?
19. Carrie Johnson announced the three names of her baby daughter on Instagram saying: 'Romy after my aunt, Rosemary. ___ from the Greek, meaning rainbow. ___ after Boris's late mum whom we miss so much’. What are the two missing names? Half a point for each.
20. Max Verstappen became Formula 1 world champion after overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the last lap at which Grand Prix after a late safety car was introduced?
8. The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years from 0.1 per cent to what?
9. Savannah Brockhill was jailed for a minimum of 25 years for the murder of 16-month-old Star Hobson as Frankie Smith, the girl's mother, was jailed for how many years for doing nothing to stop her?
10. Tornadoes swept through America killing at least 88 people, the majority of them in which state?
11. Coastguards opened an investigation into 'drunkenness at sea’ after one crew member of a Danish barge died and another was feared drowned in a crash with a UK-flagged carrier in what sea?
12. Which bank was fined more than £264 million for anti-money-laundering failures that involved black bin liners stuffed with cash being deposited?
13. The Crown Prosecution Service announced that who would appear via video-link at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 18 to face charges of death by dangerous driving?
14. A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twins, aged three and four, were killed in a house fire in which London borough?
15. The judge at a Crawley Court told former model Katie Price she would avoid jail for drink-driving while disqualified but said: 'Unlike you not everyone has the luxury of putting themselves into the ___ ___ when their lives get hard.' What are the two missing words?
16. A tearful Sergio Aguero, 33, announced he was making the 'very difficult’ decision to retire from football in order to protect what?
17. Mike Nesmith, who died aged 78, was a member of which 1960s pop group who had their own TV series and reached No 1 in the UK with I’m A Believer?
18. Two of the six nominees for the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year, to be held on Sunday, are women. Tennis player Emma Raducanu is one, who is the other?
19. Carrie Johnson announced the three names of her baby daughter on Instagram saying: 'Romy after my aunt, Rosemary. ___ from the Greek, meaning rainbow. ___ after Boris's late mum whom we miss so much’. What are the two missing names? Half a point for each.
20. Max Verstappen became Formula 1 world champion after overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the last lap at which Grand Prix after a late safety car was introduced?
21. Lewis Hamilton became the fourth Formula 1 racer to receive a knighthood. Name any one of the other three.
22. Marks & Spencer went to the High Court to seek an injunction against Aldi for the alleged infringement of the design of what?
23. Who was Time’s Person of The Year, with the magazine describing him as a 'clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman’?
24. What had to be redone three hours after it was initially carried out due to a ‘technical problem with the software of an external service provider’?
25. Who came second to Emmerdale actor Danny Miller, who was crowned King of the Castle in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here?
22. Marks & Spencer went to the High Court to seek an injunction against Aldi for the alleged infringement of the design of what?
23. Who was Time’s Person of The Year, with the magazine describing him as a 'clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman’?
24. What had to be redone three hours after it was initially carried out due to a ‘technical problem with the software of an external service provider’?
25. Who came second to Emmerdale actor Danny Miller, who was crowned King of the Castle in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here?
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