Newspapers

The owner of the Independent has confirmed that the newspaper is to ditch its print editions and go online only, making it the first national daily to cease publication since Today in 1995.

Johnston Press hopes to have drastically reduced its huge £90m-plus pension deficit following a reassessment of its scheme.

Polestar has won back the Express Newspapers supplements that were previously printed on the continent in a deal that encompasses some 125m magazines a year.

Trinity Mirror plans to close its Newcastle printing plant putting 49 jobs under threat.

The Guardian had to pulp a supplement with a print run of more than 160,000 at the weekend, according to reports.

Nine national newspapers have added augmented reality to their mastheads in a fundraising link-up between them, the Royal British Legion and Blippar.

Guardian News & Media (GNM) has established a standalone print-focused unit in a major reorganisation of its commercial operations.

Agfa Graphics will launch its new N95-VCF chemistry-free violet offset plate next month.

The latest National Readership Survey (NRS) figures have highlighted the continued high consumption of newspapers and magazines in Great Britain.

Kodak and Jersey’s Guiton Group have teamed up to set up an inkjet newspaper printing operation that will be the first of its kind worldwide.

Trinity Mirror has doubled its cost reduction target for this year from £10m to £20m, but said it has no immediate plans to close any more print sites.

News UK has renewed major contracts to print both the London Evening Standard and Financial Times newspapers.