5+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) FIFA's Club World Cup 2025 is underway in the US with 32 top teams vying for the trophy Around 32 of the world's best football clubs have begun battling it out for supremacy as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 gets underway in the United States. Manchester City are the reigning champions from 2023 but they face clubs such as Spain's Real Madrid and Germany's Bayern Munich in this tournament. Since 2023, the event has undergone a format change, replacing the old FIFA Club World Championship. Now, the most successful club sides from each of the six international confederations " AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA " are up against each other from 14 June to 13 July in a bid to win the trophy and be crowned the new Club World Cup Champions. There are 32 teams competing in the 2025 Club World Cup, with 63 matches over the course of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (460+ words) The awards recognise and celebrate the dedication and accomplishments of journalists and newsrooms across all sectors of the UK media industry The i Paper's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown has been named 2025 Commentator of the Year at the prestigious Media Freedom Awards, which honour excellence in campaigning and investigative journalism. Judges praised her writing on Britain's carers " "the millions of extraordinary people who give up jobs, freedoms, leisure and many other pleasures to care for vulnerable children, siblings, parents or grandparents they deeply love. Alibhai-Brown argued that carers are being persecuted by the DWP. Judges also applauded her article on the grooming gangs that target young white girls in UK towns. She did what few journalists had bothered to do: speak to men and women of Pakistani heritage about these crimes. Alibhai-Brown "highlights the real people behind every decision, noted judges, "bringing an…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago (338+ words) Add to the fun of Saturday's big race by organising a friendly competition Add to the fun of Saturday's big race by organising a friendly competition The 2025 Grand National is here and that can only mean one thing: the return of The i Paper's sweepstake kit. Last year's winner I Am Maximus heads the field for Saturday's big race at Aintree, with 34 runners set to go to post in the world's most famous steeplechase. A sweepstake is a great way to have some fun competition with family, friends and/or work colleagues, even if they don't know much about horse racing. If you're looking to set up your own, have no fear " we've got you covered. Right click on the image below and open in a new tab or window. Windows users can hit CTRL + P on the keyboard to…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) Southbank Centre will once again host the celebration of the brightest and best from the past year's world of film" The red carpet is rolled out and ready as stars of the silver screen head to London for this year's Bafta Film Awards. Rivals star David Tennant will be the host, once again, for the glittering ceremony celebrating the brightest and best from the past year's world of film from actors and directors to screenplay and score. And some of celluloid's most esteemed citizens are expected to be filling the seats at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall including Demi Moore, Edward Norton, Hugh Grant, Isabella Rossellini, Ralph Fiennes and Timoth'e Chalamet. Emma Baehr, executive director of awards and content, said:It's a true honour to bring together the international film community in London for this year's EE Bafta Film Awards…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (539+ words) The i Paper, iWeekend and our journalists have received nominations for the 2025 Press Awards - which celebrate the best of UK national journalism The i Paper has been short-listed in nine categories at the 2025 Press Awards including News Website of the Year, Daily Newspaper of the Year, and Sunday Newspaper of the Year thanks to our "uniquely fearless approach. Our Save Britain's Rivers campaign has been short-listed for Campaign of the Year following 12 months of dogged reporting which has exposed how water companies are dumping illegal sewage in our waterways " and held politicians and utility firms to account. The i Paper's investigations revealed water company wrongdoing and regulator incompetence. An exclusive story from Environment Correspondent Lucie Heath, revealing the locations of thousands of hidden sewage overflow points, challenged the then-Conservative government's claim that all sewage spills were being monitored. Following publication,…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) The i Paper, iWeekend and our journalists have received nominations for the 2025 Press Awards - which celebrate the best of UK national journalism The i Paper has been shortlisted in nine categories at the 2025 Press Awards including News Website of the Year, Daily Newspaper of the Year, and Sunday Newspaper of the Year thanks to our "uniquely fearless approach. Our Save Britain's Rivers campaign has been shortlisted for Campaign of the Year following 12 months of dogged reporting which has exposed how water companies are dumping illegal sewage in our waterways " and held politicians and utility firms to account. The i Paper's investigations revealed water company wrongdoing and regulator incompetence. An exclusive story from Environment Correspondent Lucie Heath, revealing the locations of thousands of hidden sewage overflow points, challenged the then-Conservative government's claim that all sewage spills were being monitored. Following publication,…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) The vibrant relaunch of iweekend, our campaigning on the sewage crisis, and coverage of the Post Office scandals all impressed the judges The i Paper and iweekend have been shortlisted in three categories at the prestigious 2025 Newspaper Awards: National Newspaper of the Year, Weekend Newspaper of the Year and Team of the Year. The current holder of the National Newspaper of the Year award, The i Paper was hailed by judges last year for triumphing against "an exceptionally strong field of market-leading brands" including The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times. The weekday paper has been nominated again for the crown, in a year in which our journalists delivered policy change that will help protect Britain's precious rivers from sewage, exposed a health scandal caused by modern kitchen renovations and revealed a second Post Office IT…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago (653+ words) The i Paper has been shortlisted for five awards at the 2025 Media Freedom Awards, including National News Media Organisation of the Year. Ian Birrell, who writes weekly for The i Paper, was shortlisted for Popular Commentator of the Year, receiving praise for two pieces which offered original perspectives on pressing moral questions. Responding to the passage of the assisted dying bill by the House of Commons in June, Birrell argued that the legislation could fail the marginalised, while in the other piece, a reflection on the Gis'le P'licot case, he suggested a reckoning on the role of pornography in our society was imminent. Two of our columnists, Ian Dunt and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, were shortlisted for Broadsheet Commentator of the Year, reflecting the strength of The i Paper's balanced political coverage. Writing from a liberal perspective, Dunt, who joined The i…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago (554+ words) As well as writing The Media Column for the i each Monday, Ian Burrell writes The News Business column for The Drum on Thursdays and is a Media Consultant. He is a former Assistant Editor of The Independent and previously worked for the Sunday Times and ITV. Personal website: www.ianburrellmedia.com From this Sunday, the historic weekly will re-emerge with a different feel After 234 years of continuous publication in paper and ink, The Observer will finally have its first bespoke website from this Friday. But Tortoise Media, the digital start-up which controversially acquired the venerable title in December, is aiming to surprise the UK news industry by reinvigorating interest in the age-old format of the printed newspaper. It's a bold plan but many are unconvinced it will succeed, not least the large number of Observer staff who have preferred…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago (355+ words) The first big Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season is just days away The first of the big four Grand Slam tennis tournaments is about to get under way with some of the biggest names in the sport heading to Australia. Melbourne plays host to the Australian Open as ever with Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka looking to defend their titles and men's and women's singles champions. While Novak Djokovic will be hoping to win back the men's title he has previously held 10 times. We take a look at what's in store for the first few days of the tournament. The Australian Open is a two-week tennis tournament which runs from Sunday 12 January to Sunday 26 January. Top-ranked players are entered automatically, other players must go through the qualifying rounds which began on Monday 6 January. Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of…...