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Google changes hit revenue at The Sun as losses grow to £53m

Google changes hit revenue at The Sun as losses grow to £53m

Published by Sam Flores

The Sun newspaper on a newsstand in January 2025. Picture: Shutterstock/Steve Travelguide Revenue at the publisher of The Sun fell 8% last year blamed in part on the impact of changes at platforms like Google on traffic and advertising. News Group Newspapers, the subsidiary of News UK that publishes The Sun, reported revenue of £273.1m in the year to 29 June 2025 (down from £296m in 2024). Pre-tax losses increased from £18m in 2024 to £53.3m, just below the 2021 level (loss of £51.1m). One off-charges increased from £14.1m to £36.7m including a £7.4m charge relating to legal fees and damages over previous illegal newsgathering activities at The Sun and News of the World. In 2024 there had been a £13.7m credit in respect of legal fees and damages. In January 2025 NGN settled claims brought by Prince Harry and Sir Tom Watson on the eve of a trial by admitting “unlawful activities” took place at The Sun and issuing a “full and unequivocal apology” as well as a payout rumoured to be in excess …

Who are the UK political editors?

Who are the UK political editors?

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All of the UK’s biggest political stories, both print and broadcast, have been approved by the outlets’ political editors. They are the minds behind every news story and coverage involving politics, and these names climbed the journalism ladder thanks to their innovative and critical thinking. Political editors are some of the best-known names in the industry, bringing in scoops from their overflowing books as well as typically juggling a team of political correspondents and reporters. These are the country’s main political editors across traditional newspaper outlets and broadcasters, from the BBC to The Sunday Times and GB News to the Daily Mail. Who are the UK national newspaper political editors? The Guardian – Pippa Crerar (2022 – present) Pippa Crerar picks up the Politics Journalism award at the British Journalism Awards 2022. Picture: ASV Photography Ltd for Press Gazette Pippa Crerar, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, attended Newcastle University, obtaining a degree in English. She later took a postgraduate course at City, University of London in newspaper journalism. Crerar began her journalistic career in 1999 when …

Huw Edwards Sun scoop reporter: Why Channel 5 dramatisation needed

Huw Edwards Sun scoop reporter: Why Channel 5 dramatisation needed

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Scarlet Howes (left, Press Gazette) | Martin Clunes playing Huw Edwards (Channel 5) The Sun’s US editor Scarlet Howes has said the dramatised TV version of her Huw Edwards expose will help raise the reputation of tabloid journalism and provide a voice for victims of the former BBC newsreader. Howes wrote the Sun story that first revealed an unnamed BBC newsreader had paid a young man £35,000 for naked images during a relationship that began when the man was aged 17. The Sun initially faced intense criticism about a story that some saw as a breach of privacy. But the paper’s decision to publish was vindicated by Edwards’ conviction in 2024 for possessing child pornography. The Sun investigation into Edwards won both scoop of the year and investigation of the year at the 2024 British Journalism Awards. Howes told the Society of Editors Future of News Conference in London on Tuesday: “For me it has always been about the family and getting justice for them and giving them a voice. “We got criticised a lot …

Sun grows video audience to 1bn+ monthly views with 25 new shows

Sun grows video audience to 1bn+ monthly views with 25 new shows

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Stills and logos for two Sun Originals shows: No Parental Guidance and Tactics Exposed The Sun has grown its video operation “even more aggressively” than planned in the past year. It has grown its video team from around 25 people to about 80 and at the time of writing was still hiring for roles including showbiz producer, Fabulous producer, senior sports video producer, senior producer on Royal Exclusive, and channel manager for Sun News Video. Total video views to Sun content were up 140% in 2025 compared to the year before, reaching 9.1 billion. December was its biggest ever month with 1.2 billion views. At the start of last year The Sun hired director of video Jon Lloyd and began to implement a video strategy based around two pillars: Originals (sponsorable episodic formats in genres like lifestyle and sport) and News (short breaking news videos and long-form news shows on topics like royals and defence). Since then it has racked up 214 million video views from its Sun Originals formats and reports a 110% increase …

Celebrity Traitors 2026 ‘line-up’: All the stars rumoured to be taking part

Celebrity Traitors 2026 ‘line-up’: All the stars rumoured to be taking part

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Fingerless gloves and oversized turtlenecks at the ready – rumours are already rife around the famous line-up heading to Scotland for the Celebrity Traitors’ new series. The hit show will be back on the BBC later this year after Alan Carr emerged as the show’s inaugural champion in November. From singer Paloma Faith and rugby player Joe Marler to iconic actors Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie, last year’s stellar cast is a tough one to beat – but if the reports are true, the Beeb might just do it. Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville and Oscar nominee Richard E Grant are among the latest tipped to don the coveted Traitors cloak. A source told The Sun on Tuesday (17 February) that the pair of “national treasures” are being eyed up by producers. “Both would be hugely entertaining at the roundtable and in the turret, if made Traitors,” they added. The Independent has contacted the BBC for comment. With more speculative stars being added to the mix, here are the contestants rumoured to be entering the Celebrity …

News subscriptions prices and offers tracked in 2026

News subscriptions prices and offers tracked in 2026

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Subscriptions pages for the Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Scotsman and Bloomberg Media on 23 January 2026 Digital news subscriptions prices have increased by an average of 3% in the UK for the second year running, according to Press Gazette analysis. However many publications were offering discounts in January of up to 89%, indicating that many consumers may be able to avoid paying the full price. Of 23 publications included in Press Gazette’s dataset both in January 2025 and January 2026, ten increased their annual digital subscription prices in the past year. Six saw no change in annual price and seven reduced the cost of their digital subscription. As a result the average percentage change among these 23 digital news subscriptions was 3%, close to the UK inflation rate of 3.6% (2.7% in the US) over the past 12 months. This contrasts to UK national newspaper cover prices, which were up by an average of 10% in the past year as publishers look to make up for falling newsstand sales and advertising. From January 2024 …

More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media

More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media

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Faces of fakery (left to right): perfume writer Esme Gelder (AI generated byline pic and written work), sex expert (uses photo of porn actress with another name), travel expert Jessie Chambers (AI generated pic and articles). New research from Press Gazette has uncovered a fresh tranche of likely fake and AI-generated experts making their way into UK publications. Press Gazette looked at 50 pieces each from five UK newsbrands which quoted “experts”. The titles were selected because they have all come up in previous Press Gazette research as having published fake and likely AI-generated content shared by PRs. Out of a sample of 250 expert-quoting articles published in The Sun, Daily Express, Mirror, Daily Mail and Daily Star in 2025 and late 2024, 27 experts do not exist, are impossible to track down/verify online or were not named in the first place. Many more stories (not included in the 27) quoted sources where the expertise was merely questionable, such as a widely-quoted gut health expert dispensing health advice with no apparent medical qualifications, quoted in …

Newspaper cover prices rising fast in 2026

Newspaper cover prices rising fast in 2026

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UK newsstand. Picture: Shutterstock UK national newspaper cover prices have increased by an average of 10.2% compared to January 2024, nearly three times the rate of other consumer prices. Daily newspapers’ weekday editions saw prices rise by an average of 11.2% compared to a year ago, while Saturday editions increased by 8.4% and Sunday editions were up by 11.2% Consumer price inflation was reported as 3.6% in the year to December 2025, with food and non-alcoholic beverages up 4.5% and alcohol and tobacco up 4%. Inflation did not rise above 3.8% throughout the year. Six editions kept their cover prices the same throughout the year, including The Times’ Saturday edition, The Sunday Times, all editions of The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times. FT Weekend, which remains the most expensive title among UK-wide national papers, increased its price in the past year by 5.9%, after it kept its price level from January 2024 to January 2025. It has overtaken the average cost of a 175ml glass of wine in the UK since last year. (Press …

Jobs at risk as Sun set to merge features desk and Fabulous team

Jobs at risk as Sun set to merge features desk and Fabulous team

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Sun Fabulous magazine cover on 1 February and top of Fabulous website section on 4 February 2026 The Sun has proposed merging its features team with the Fabulous celebrity and lifestyle desk. Sun editor-in-chief Victoria Newton told staff last week that they plan to create a single features team, which will write and commission for Fabulous and features in print and online. This will include the daily print section Fab Daily and Sun on Sunday supplement Fabulous Magazine. Jobs have been put at risk, with a 45-day consultation period ongoing, but Newton said “new opportunities and roles” are being created by investment in the new structure. In an email, seen by Press Gazette, Newton said: “We need to future-proof the business, diversify revenue streams and meet the challenges facing all modern publishers, and I’m confident that this new proposed structure will unlock even more potential in the newsroom.” Fabulous has had a dedicated section on the Sun website since 2017 as part of a relaunch of the magazine into a seven-day publication. Verticals under the …