Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorers in last week’s newsquiz were Janet Boyle, Marion Fountayne, Robert Rea and Tim (still totally unremarkable) all with 20 just ahead of George Mann on 19. The top team was Maura and Phil Parsons with an impressive score of 23. The Barnard Castle FOC with Our Peter, Jackie, Trevor, Carole and Bill scored 22, the Red Lion drinkers Thom, George, Clare, Tim, James and Craig and Phebe’s gang of Chris, Victoria, Daniel and Dan both scored 21, the Rev Leon with Katherine and Nicole 20 and Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 16.5. Here’s this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score. 

Today's front pages

1. The Bank of England cut interest rates to what per cent, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years?
2. Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigned after reports that she evicted tenants from her London property before increasing the rent by how much a month?
3. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Labour government was making 'even bigger mistakes’ than who?
4. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage launched a campaign on Monday with the slogan 'Britain is __’. What is the missing word?
5. The Israeli security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to do what?
6. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner gave which country two weeks to explain why its plans for an embassy in London had been marked 'redacted for security reasons’?
7. Russian President Vladimir Putin said certain conditions had to be created before he would do what, adding ‘unfortunately, we are still far from creating such conditions’.
8. US President Donald Trump announced additional 25 per cent tariffs, taking them up to 50 per cent, on which country as a penalty for its purchase of Russian oil?
9. Dame Stella Rimington, who died aged 90, was the first woman to hold what position?
10. Victims of car finance misselling will get less than how much per claim under a compensation scheme proposed by the financial regulator?

11. What was the name of the storm that battered Scotland with 85mph winds, causing 50,000 homes to lose power and trains and ferries to be suspended?
12. Four bodies were found at the bottom of a cliff in which English town?

13. Lee Claydon, 45, fell to his death while attending what?
14. Two men appeared in court charged in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in which English town?

15. Former teacher Martyn Latchman, 38, from Milton Keynes, died while undergoing what procedure?
16. An emergency landing by a light aircraft caused cancellations and delays for thousands of travellers at which UK airport?
17. Which controversial broadcaster and radio personality whose career spanned six decades, including stints on the BBC, LBC and TalkSport died aged 74?

18. A book called the Rise and Fall of the House of York, by historian Andrew Lownie, claimed that who gave Prince Andrew a 'bloody nose’ during a heated argument at a 2013 family gathering?

19. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, sent a message after infidelity rumours by wearing shoes with which four-word motto on them?
20. Why did singer Kelly Clarkson cancel her Las Vegas residency for the rest of August?
21. Aalborg zoo in Denmark asked people to donate their unwanted pets so they could be used as what?
22. The BBC launched an investigation into allegations that two stars of Strictly Come Dancing had done what?
23. Who is to return to Saturday night television, hosting an ITV game show called The Box?
24. With England needing 17 runs to beat India at the Oval, Chris Woakes came out to bat wearing what?
25. Why was Mango the parrot in the headlines?

Answers here