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FORTUNE ROOKIE
The Mail has unveiled a new horoscope expert – but Jemima Cainer isn't completely new to Mail readers: she's daughter of the original caner, Jonathan.

ZERO AGREEMENT
While the Mail's coverage shows it's no fan of government plans for net zero, its parent company DMGT takes a rather different approach.

LOCAL PHEWS
David "Rommel” Montgomery is selling his National World local paper titles for £65m, in a repeat of his previous cost-cutting-then-cash-out model.

M PEOPLE
DMG Media's head of publishing strategy Vere Harmsworth has celebrated the success of Mail Plus's second incarnation in an unusual fashion.

PEARSON INSIGHT
Columnist Allison Pearson picked another fight on Twitter in December –with three Jewish journalists, over who was the greatest champion of their religion.

SPLIT SCREEN
The Guardian's "50 best TV shows of 2024” and "TV letdowns of the year” bore an uncanny similarity.

HARM'S REACH
Media juggernaut Retch is so desperate for reader eyeballs it is giving up any pretence of restricting its clickbait to the actualité.

TIMES'S BOER WAR
An ex-Times staffer was not happy after noticing that a Sunday Times "exclusive” splash about the alleged Chinese spy and friend of Prince Andrew.

OPEN SECRETS
Campaigning organisation Spotlight on Corruption has struck a blow for open justice in a court battle over publication of documents from a key bribery case.

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