Trinity Mirror group launches the first new paper in 30 years called The New Day

The Trinity Mirror newspaper group has confirmed it is to launch the first new standalone newspaper for 30 years - and said it will be an “optimistic” and “politically neutral” title.

The paper, to be called The New Day, will hit news stands next Monday.

The publisher said the newspaper “will cover important stories in a balanced way, without telling the reader what to think”, and stressed it will be a standalone paper and “not a sister title” to the Daily Mirror.