Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was Tim (still totally unremarkable) with 23, just ahead of Tim Humphrey on 22, George Mann on 21.5, Janet Boyle on 19.5 and Robert Rea on 18. The top teams were the Gainford Ghouls and Maura and Phil Parsons who both scored 23.5. The Broad Oak Boozers, featuring Thom, Danny, Tim and Craig, scored 23, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe with Ben and Bella 22, Nick Turner and Mark Walton 18.5 and Trevor and Carole in Krakow 18. 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. A train from Doncaster to London made an unscheduled stop at which station so that armed police and paramedics could treat 11 people who had been stabbed?
2. Two prisoners were released by mistake from which prison?
3. Zohran Mamdani became New York City's first Muslim mayor and the youngest person in over a century to lead the city. How old is he?
4. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor received a letter from who, requesting an interview in connection with his 'long-standing friendship' with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein?
5. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage predicted that 'economic collapse' would force Prime Minister Keir Starmer to do what?
6. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer for being 'the only person from a serious country' to attend what?
7. Which former White House chief of staff, defence secretary and vice-president died aged 84?
8. Which BBC programme was accused of selectively editing a Donald Trump speech to make it appear that he encouraged the US Capitol attack?
9. At Leicester Crown Court Julia Wandelt, 24, was found guilty of harassing who?
10. Which country declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 188 dead?
11. Pregnant Bella Culley, 19, who faced a 20-year sentence, arrived back in Teesside after being freed from prison in which country?
12. The BBC upheld a complaint against newsreader Martine Croxall after she changed what two-word term and raised her eyebrows during a news broadcast?
13. A worker was killed when a medieval tower collapsed in which European city?
14. ITV said it was in ‘preliminary' discussions to sell its broadcasting business to which company for £1.6billion?
15. Four passengers were injured when a Glasgow to London train derailed at 80mph, after hitting a landslip in which county?
16. At least 12 people were killed after a cargo plane, owned by which supply chain company, crashed during take off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky?
17. A mayor was shot dead in front of dozens of people during Day Of The Dead festivities in which country?

18. Which TV presenter posted on social media: ‘The hate, vitriol and racism aimed at me because of my personal decision not to wear a poppy *on air* has begun again?’
19. Pauline Collins, who died aged 85, was best known for playing the title role in which 1989 film that earned her a best actress Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win?
20. Who vowed to use his knighthood 'for the good of the UK’ after he received the honour from King Charles?
21. Which Premier League team sacked their head coach after failing to win a game all season?
22. Eleven people were arrested after hundreds of protestors gathered before Aston Villa's game against which team on Thursday?
23. Whose autobiography All In caused a ‘furore’ in the world of sport?
24. Who came out of acting retirement, after eight years, for a role in a Hollywood movie called Close Personal Friends?
25. Alan Carr won Celebrity Traitors and took a prize fund of how much for the children’s cancer charity Neuroblastoma UK?

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