Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Jayme Bryla with 23, ahead of Marguerite Turner on 21.5. Also on the leaderboard were George Mann and Rob Lawrence with 21, Janet Boyle with 20.5, Stuart Bagnall and Robert Rea 20, Gavin Devine, Giles Borg and Toby Brown 19 and Phil Lambell 17. Three Legs drinkers Peter, Stacey, Nicki, Les, Simon and Jim were the top team with 22.5, narrowly ahead of Simon, Sue and Will Cole with 22. Maura and Phil Parsons scored 20.5, Neil and Jo Benson 19, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 18 and Bruce and Sarah Hayward 17. Here is this week's newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.

A selection of today's front pages

1. In his Autumn Statement Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the Office for Budget Responsibility had judged 'that the UK, like other countries, is now ___ ___.' What are the two missing words?
2. In his Autumn Statement Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that in England, the NHS budget would increase by how much a year for the next two years?
3. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told the Commons that he was raising the national living wage from £9.50 per hour to what amount?
4. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt also announced that what would no longer be exempt from duty from April 2025?
5. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, challenged by Labour deputy Angela Rayner at PMQs over bullying complaints, denied throwing what at staff?
6. Under a new agreement, signed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in Paris, the UK will pay France how much a year in an attempt to stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats?
7. A Dutch court found three men guilty of murder for shooting down a passenger jet with which flight number over Ukraine in 2014 killing 298 people?
8. President Volodymyr Zelensky disagreed with Nato and US President Joe Biden and said he had 'no doubts' that Ukraine was not to blame for what?
9. The G20 meeting, attended by world leaders, was held on which island?
10. A coroner said that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died from a respiratory condition caused by what in the flat where he lived with his parents in Rochdale?
11. A woman was arrested after six people were killed and 81 wounded in an explosion in which city?
12. Why was former American television host Jay Leno in the headlines?
13. Asda said it was limiting what to two boxes for each customer because of supply disruptions?
14. Wimbledon relaxed which rule to relieve a 'potential source of anxiety’ for female tennis players?
15. What was Budweiser responding to when it tweeted: 'This is awkward’?
16. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos promised to give away his $124billion fortune during his lifetime and gave $100mlllion to who to donate to charities of her choice?
17. England beat Pakistan to win the men's T20 cricket World Cup with who being named player of the tournament?
18. Comedian Joe Lycett said he would do what if David Beckham did not end his multimillion pound deal with Qatar to promote the World Cup?
19. England’s World Cup team flew to Qatar on a Virgin chartered plane called what, in an apparent act of defiance?
20. In his controversial interview with Piers Morgan, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo referred to former colleague Wayne Rooney and others as what animals who were going to criticise him?
21. Australian soap Neighbours, which stopped broadcasting in July, is to be resurrected by which company?

22. Former rugby player, and the Princess Royal’s son-in-law Mike Tindall, was accused of breaking Royal Protocol by calling who 'f***ers' on I’m A Celebrity?
23. Who quit due to injury saying: 'Roly polys are for six-year-olds, not fifty-year-olds!’?
24. Who raised more than £1million for Children In Need by completing a 24-hour treadmill challenge?
25. Syabira triumphed over Sandro and Abdul to win what?

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