Have a crack at this week's newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann with 21, ahead of Robert Rea on 18 and Josh Haining and Sue Campbell on 17. The top team was Tim Humphrey and son Robert on 22. The Barnard Castle FOC of Bill, Trevor, Jackie and Our Peter scored 17.5, the Globe Giants of Thom, Tim, Craig and Danny scored 15.5 as did Joe and Sarah. It must have been a tougher weeks with lots of regulars posting lower than average scores. This week's might be a little easier. As usual there are 25 questions about the week's news. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. Labour's Andy Burnham convincingly won the Makerfield by-election with how many votes (to the nearest thousand)?
2. Labour won the Makerfield by-election with Reform UK in second place but which party came third?
3. Apart from Makerfield, there were two Scottish by-elections. The SNP retained Arbroath and Broughty Ferry and which party won Aberdeen South?
4. What did Royal Marine Commandos, with the support of the RAF, intercept in the English Channel?
5. G7 leaders including Donald Trump and Keir Starmer gathered in which French town on Lake Geneva to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and world challenges?
6. At the G7 summit US President Donald Trump laid out two primary 'components' of his deal to end the Iran war - one was that the Strait of Hormuz will re-open and be 'toll-free’. What was the other one?
7. The Government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing social media platforms. Which of these are not included in the ban? a) WhatsApp b) TikTok c) Facebook d) YouTube.
8. The Government raised objections to a proposed £10billion rescue of which company, saying it did not do enough to protect consumers or the environment?
9. What happened to retired British couple Jane and Alan Kelvey while sailing 23 miles off the Isle of Wight?
10. Following the record-breaking stock market debut of SpaceX, Elon Musk became the world's first what?
11. Which Sheffield Wednesday fan, Yorkshire County Cricket Club supporter and long-standing politician died aged 93?
12. A Derbyshire police officer, who was removed from front-line duties, is being investigated after being accused of using what to 'create evidential material in a number of cases’?
13. Which organisation announced 550 job cuts as part of its first stage in of a plan to save £500million over the next two years?
14. What is the name of the investigative journalist, who won a Bafta for his long-running TV show and was credited with having invented the doorstep interview, who died aged 83?
15. How was American musician Oliver Tree, 32, with five other people, killed in Rio de Janeiro?
16. A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy was attacked by what near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire?
17. Monica Serro, 42, was fined £150, later rescinded, for dropping what in her supermarket trolley while collecting food for vulnerable people at a Sainsbury’s branch in Nottingham?
18. Which rugby league player was knighted in the King's Birthday Honours in recognition for raising millions of pounds for motor neurone disease charities?
19. Who marked his 80th birthday by staging a cage fight on the lawn outside his workplace?
20. What did Jeremy Clarkson reveal in the final episode of the fifth series of Clarkson's Farm?
21. Scotland celebrated their first World Cup victory in 36 years when they beat which country 1-0?
22. At 41 years and 132 days, who became the oldest outfield player to start a match in FIFA World Cup history?
23. Harry Kane scored twice in England’s opening game against Croatia to move level with Gary Lineker’s record of how many World Cup goals?
24. British adventurer Karl Bushby was refused permission to use what to complete his 36,000-mile walk around the world?
25. London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced what major change to next year’s London Marathon?

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Time to tackle the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann on 23, narrowly ahead of Robert Rea and Janet Boyle on 22. Josh Haining scored 18. The top teams were the Broad Oak Boozers including Jack, Sophie, Thom, Tim and Craig and Laybouts Bill, Sue, Sally and James on 22. The Spetses holiday team of Adam, Lucy, Polly and Rory and the Port Camargue FOC including Trev, Carole, Stephen, Julie, Colin and Joy both scored 20, Joe and Sarah and the Chorley Massive of Our Peter, Jackie, Sam and Anna both scored 19. Here is this week’s newsquiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Why not give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. What are the names of the Defence Secretary and Armed Forces Minister who resigned over funding for the Government's defence investment plan? Half a point for each name.
2. Hadi Alodid, charged with attempted murder of a NHS radiographer Stephen Ogilvie, had claimed asylum in Northern Ireland after arriving from which country?
3. Belfast man Maitiu Mag Tighearnan was called a hero after he fought off knifeman Hadi Alodid, hitting him five times on the head with what?
4. After the stabbing in Belfast about 100 masked men kicked in doors and broke windows reportedly shouting they were 'getting the __ out’. What is the missing word?
5. Police in Belfast used what to disperse crowds during the unrest in Belfast following the stabbing?
6. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said he told who, in a phone call, that he was wrong to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration?
7. The US military Central Command said it carried out a series of strikes on Iranian military in response to what?
8. NHS data revealed that almost how many patients a day had to be cared for in hospital corridors or make-shift treatment areas in England?
9. The co-owner of which football club was accused of abusing his power and preying on women for sex?
10. At least 12 people were killed, and nine injured, in a mass shooting in which African city?
11. At least 48 people died after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck which country?
12. What was the name of the British actor, known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, who died aged 72?
13. Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has been diagnosed with what?
14. Which company announced it had raised $75billion, valuing it at $1.77 trillion, as it begin trading on Wall Street?
15. Businessman Mike Ashley's Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct, made a takeover offer of €1.98 billion for which fashion brand?
16. Which US pop star asked the White House not to use her music on a video promoting its immigration policies, saying: 'Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense’?  
17. Artist David Hockney, who died aged 88, had lived in LA since the mid-60s but was born in which British city?
18. What was captured for the first time on video in the Mediterranean, spotted between Sicily and Tunisia?
19. A race involving which creature was cancelled by Nottingham council after complaints by an animal rights campaign group?
20. Who married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony in Kemble, Gloucestershire?
21. Why were England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson dropped from the squad for the second Test against New Zealand?
22. Trainer Aidan O’Brien clocked up a record 12th win in the Epsom Derby with a horse named what? 
23. Why will referee Omar Artan, from Somalia, not be taking charge of any matches at the World Cup?

24. What happened in the first game of the World Cup, Mexico v South Africa, for only the seventh time in the competition's history and the first time ever in an opening match?
25. The 2026 World Cup began in Mexico City with an opening ceremony including a performance by which singer?

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Have a crack at the newsquiz

The top solo scorer in this week’s newsquiz was George Mann on 22, ahead of Nick Turner on 20, Robert Rea on 19, Ian McCulloch on 18 and Josh Haining on 17. The top teams were the Barnard Castle FOC with Trevor, Carole, Bill and Lisa and Phil, Maura, Alexandra, Libby Will and Tom who both scored 23. Sue and Sarah Campbell scored 22, the Broad Oak Boozers of Danny, Thom, Tim and Craig 20, Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe 19, the Port Camargue bon-viveurs of Nigel, Jenny, Stephen and Julie also 19 and Our Peter, Jackie, Joe and Sarah 18.5. Here is this week's quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week. Give it a go and let me know your score.

Today's front pages

1. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life for stabbing student Henry Nowak, 18, with a large blade he claimed to carry for what reason?
2. Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused who of interfering in British politics and of 'trying to whip up division' over the murder of Henry Nowak?
3. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage cited anti-racism guidance and claimed that the death of student Henry Nowak was the result of __ __ policing. What are the two missing words?
4. Eleven officers and a police dog were injured during riots over Henry Nowak’s murder in which city?
5. On BBC’s Question Time, outgoing Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said: 'I think Wes Streeting seems to have launched a __ __, so if that is running I would seek to join it.’ What are the missing two words?
6. What did the Government publish on Monday, saying it was 'an unprecedented piece of government transparency’? 
7. The National Audit Office revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from sub-letting how many cottages on the Royal Lodge estate?
8. The Environmental Services Association called for a deposit of up to £5 to be charged on what to encourage people to dispose of them properly?
9. A review by Government adviser Lord Mann recommended that NHS staff should be barred from wearing what?
10. Who held back tears and told the BBC she was 'serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit'?
11. How was Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, Britain’s only serving female naval commando, killed?
12. Why did US President Donald Trump call the House of Representatives ‘unpatriotic’?
13. At a ceremony at the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump showed a chart which compared what to different skyscrapers?
14. Kanya King, who died aged 57, known as a ‘visionary' who 'changed the face of culture and music’,  founded and funded which awards in 1996? 
15. A 21-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a member of the safety staff at the University of Surrey in Guildford was attacked with what?
16. Sainsbury’s announced it was scrapping what from its shelves in a bid to hit net-zero targets?
17. Polish-born Marion Kozak, who survived the Holocaust and became a human rights activist, died aged 91. Who are her sons?
18. A 52-year-old guide believed to have died a week ago was found where, days after his funeral rites had begun?
19. Which former England footballer was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after he allegedly crashed his car into barriers on the M3 in Hampshire?
20. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accused the BBC of being biased after claims he had been ‘banned' from appearing on what show?
21. Arsenal lost the Champions League final in Budapest as they missed how many penalties in the shoot-out against Paris St Germain?
22. Who was appointed as the new Liverpool FC head coach after the sacking of Arne Slot?
23. Why did actress Rosamund Pike call out an audience member during her performance in the West End play Inter Alia? 
24. The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir, which won Britain's Got Talent, was initially set up by which TV presenter?
25. Who wore a wide-brimmed white hat when she married Hollywood actor Callum Turner at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London?

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