Trainee Emma wins the newsquiz again

The Daily Mail trainee subs had a lively second week in Kensington. They drafted a page lead for the paper, edited a spread, submitted personality profiles, wrote animal picture captions and pitched stories to chief reporter Sam Greenhill. They had sessions with night editor Andy Gregory and joint heads of digital production Mike Hearn and Dan Bourke and senior sub-editor Kat Derbyshire. Katie Jenkins, Aimee Miller and Kristina Wemyss, all former trainees who now hold senior positions, talked about their journey. Features sub Tina Moran also set tasks and gave the trainees feedback. Trainees Miranda Crawford and Alfie Sansom won scratchcards for the best picture headlines. We finished the week as always with the newsquiz. The top scorer, for the second week, was Emma Gatrell with 21.5, ahead of Miranda on 18.5 and Alfie on 16.5. Emma also won a scratchcard. The top solo scorer in last week’s newsquiz was George Mann on 23, ahead of Janet Boyle on 22, Robert Rea and Emma Gatrell on 19. The top team was the Broad Oak Boozers of Tim, Thom, Danny, Craig and George with 21. Oli, Vic, George and Rex; Adam Batstone and Lucy Thorpe and Alex and Leigh all scored 20. Here is this week’s quiz. As usual there are 25 questions about the week’s news. Why not give it a go and see if you can beat Emma’s score. 

Today's front pages

1. Sagal Abdi-Wali, who won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Labour, was a child refugee from which country?
2. In which city was the Conservative Party conference held?
3. Who made an appearance on stage at the Conservative Party conference and asked: ‘Why would anybody set up a business in this country right now'?
4. Despite newspaper headlines, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said she had not proposed building an iron dome but a __ Shield. What is the missing word?
5. In her conference speech, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said that the next Conservative government would legislate so nobody would ever do what?
6. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said that, if nobody won the next General Election, she would rather have another election than do what?
7. The High Court said that warrants used by Thames Valley Police to search whose homes were unlawful?
8. Which clothing company said it was investigating 'unauthorised activity' after customers received a hacking message on the app?
9. Which company announced that 2,500 employees could lose their jobs under an 'organisational review’ next year?
10. Wittington Investments Ltd, a company in which country, agreed to buy the 1,800 Boots stores across the UK and Ireland for £6.7billion?
11. It was revealed that Sainsbury’s had held talks with which other retailer to propose a potential multibillion-pound merger?
12. Twelve people were arrested during an anti-migrant protest that gathered near Haslar Marina in which town after reports that a boat carrying 149 people was due to arrive?
13. US Vice President JD Vance said that what were being removed from the UK out of an 'abundance of caution’?
14. Junior Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of what?
15. Two people from which country were arrested after breaching the perimeter fence near RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire?
16. Who was banned from entering Israel after his party's members adopted a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism?
17. Author and politician Jeffrey Archer died aged 86 on Monday, the day before his final novel was published. What is it called?
18. Which entertainer announced on social media that his 52-year-old wife had died, saying: 'My gorgeous bride of twenty years has gone to the Lord in Heaven’?
19. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people in Texas, would be what?
20. According to organisers, tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2027 sold out in how many minutes?
21. England captain Harry Kane scored twice against the Czech Republic on his 125th game, meaning he is level with who at the top of the Three Lions' all-time appearance list?
22. What are the names of the Match of The Day presenters whose romance made the headlines this week? Half a point for each name.
23. Former England rugby league captain Kevin Sinfield said his late friend Rob Burrow would be ‘laughing' but 'enormously proud’ at what?
24. The Bank of England revealed that four creatures will feature on UK banknotes. Which of these is not included? a) the Atlantic puffin b) the buff-tailed bumblebee c) the red fox d) the European hedgehog e) the barn owl
25. Who was banished by the Round Table on Celebrity Traitors after she was spotted winking at traitor Richard E Grant?

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