Tabloid veteran David Montgomery is leading talks to consolidate Britain’s local newspaper sector.

So if standards of journalism are to be maintained, then investment is required and that means end-users are going have to pay for it. The alternative is so-called citizen journalism which is great in theory but which has more flaws than merits because of the unprofessional approach often adopted by its users

Losses for consumer-facing firms failed to stop the London market making strong gains today as oil and metal stocks traded higher.

Commodity stocks put the FTSE 100 Index back on the front foot today as buyers returned to the market following yesterday’s sell off.

British investor David Montgomery said today he has expanded his German newspaper business with the purchase of a Hamburg-based daily.

Families of the Bloody Sunday victims tonight urged Lord Saville to clear the names of the 13 people shot dead by British paratroopers in Derry.

IRISH Independent owners, Independent News & Media, may yet get their hands on Trinity Mirror’s stable of Irish newspapers.

URGENT steps are to be taken to close a legal loophole which has left thousands of drink-driving prosecutions in doubt after the Supreme Court found procedures used in breath tests had no legal basis.