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National newspapers published in the United Kingdom

  • The TimesTimes New Roman was created because a critic said The Times was badly printed. It first ran in 1932.
  • The GuardianGCHQ agents supervised the destruction of The Guardian's Snowden hard drives in July 2013.
  • Daily ExpressThe Daily Express front page read "NO WAR THIS YEAR" on the 7th of August 1939.
  • The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph began in 1855 as one colonel's way to air a grudge. The paper cost two pence and had four pages.
  • The ObserverFor thirteen years, one woman edited both The Observer and The Sunday Times.
  • The IndependentThree journalists who left The Daily Telegraph launched The Independent newspaper in 1986.
  • Daily MailA Daily Mail story about Blackburn potholes ended up in a Beatles song. John Lennon read it.
  • Financial TimesThe Financial Times turned pink in 1893 because unbleached paper was cheaper.
  • The EconomistThe Economist was launched in 1843 to help kill a law. James Wilson wanted Britain's Corn Laws abolished.
  • The Guardian WeeklyNelson Mandela called the Guardian Weekly his window on the wider world in prison. It began in 1919.

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