Have a go at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Yvonne Ridley with a score of 22.5, ahead of Andy Reed on 21, Janet Boyle on 20, Judith M on 19, Robert Rea on 18, Marion Fountayne on 17.5 and the Rev Leon on 16.5. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with 22, ahead of Tony and Christine Smith on 21, Bruce and Sarah Hayward on 20, Adam Batstone, Lucy Thorpe, Polly and Meg on 17 and Our Peter, Jackie, Sarah and Joe on 16. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. During a phone call with the president of which country, Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned there was a 'serious risk of miscalculation' if an attack was launched on Israel?
2. In a speech, who criticised the Government’s response to this summer's unrest saying rioters should have been confronted earlier with an 'overwhelming police presence’?
3. Former Prime Minister Liz Truss walked off stage while promoting her book in Suffolk, after a picture of a lettuce with the words 'I crashed the economy’ appeared behind her. Which group claimed responsibility for the stunt?
4. Who announced they were to strike every weekend in September, October and two in November?
5. Regional differences were evident in what this week, with London having a success rate of 31.3 per cent and the East Midlands being the lowest with 22.5 per cent?
6. The World Health Organisation declared what disease as a global health emergency, for the second time in two years, after 450 deaths?
7. An inquest heard that 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs, of Barking, died within hours of doing what?
8. A 13-year-old girl was convicted of violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in which town?
9. How old was the girl who was stabbed eight times by a stranger in London’s Leicester Square?
10. A statement from the families of the people killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham, said Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire police forces, health departments and individual professionals had __ __ __ __’. What are the four missing words?
11. Violence against women and girls in which places rose by more than 50 per cent over two years - from 7,561 in 2021 to 11,357 in 2023 - according to official figures?
12. Three Thames Valley police officers, won their claim after a tribunal ruled they had been passed over for promotion for what reason?
13. Why was amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina from Los Angeles jailed for 12 years in Russia?
14. Five people, including two doctors, were charged in connection with whose death in Los Angeles?
15. Five teenagers were arrested after five children and one adult were injured by air rifles in which city?
16. How did former England cricketer Graham Thorpe, 55, die?
17. Which two personalities were named in a criminal 'cyber-bullying’ lawsuit brought by Olympics gold medal boxer Imane Khelif? Half a point for each.
18. What is the name of the Team Australia breakdancer who scored zero in the Olympics, prompting both ridicule and praise for her unique style?
19. Team GB runner Rose Harvey completed the marathon at the Paris Olympics in under three hours despite what?
20. Josh Kettler left his role as chief of staff to who after three months because he was 'not the right fit’?
21. Why has Great British Bake Off presenter Paul Hollywood reportedly upset his neighbours?
22. Seven people were taken to hospital after a crowd surge at which music festival in Newquay, Cornwall?
23. New analysis found that the six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the which country - not from Wales as previously thought?
24. Who joined Taylor Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium and sang Everything Has Changed?
25. Monday was declared the hottest day of the year in the UK so far this year, reaching 34.8C (95F) in which city, according to the Met Office?

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