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FEUD CHAIN
A long-running feud between Dan Sanderson, head of the Mail's "online global team", and actor Warwick Davis came to a head last week.

SPINNING WHEELER
Caroline Wheeler has left her job as political editor of the Sunday Times, six weeks after her husband smeared her colleague as a potential Russian asset.

CASH FOR KUDOS
Jan Moir took aim at Saudi Arabia in a recent Mail column, but her employer's commercial bosses evidently have no such qualms about the regime.

TOTAL ROWLOCKS
In 2025 the Times and Sunday Times largely ignored the Boat Race, but this year it was all over the papers. So what had changed?

PINK SLIP
Mystery surrounds the fate of two pieces the Financial Times had ready for publication on the sale of the Telegraph to publisher Axel Springer last month.

LACK OF SUBSTANCE
The Mail loves any stories about cocaine, particularly among the rich residents of the Cotswolds. But is there any truth behind this obsession?

DYING STAR
The era of japes at the Daily Star (such as Liz Truss v the lettuce) is gone, and now it focuses on publisher Retch's sole strategy: chasing online clicks.

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Star's war
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