Good news, lost all credibility and hopefully a lesson to the industry.

20+ Years ago I was a friend of a reporter from said rag and he always told me that he did his most creative writing on a Sunday morning when filling out his expenses for the week.

He would collect others receipts from bars and restaurants all week and if looked into it would have sometimes shown him eating up to 4 evening meals the same night and drinking enough to kill a man most days of the week.

He did eventually pass away due to liver disease but I bet the MP’s expenses scandal would be nothing compared to newspaper reporters. Good job they are privately owned and it is only their cost.

Could it be a legal get out - you cant sue us - we don't exist? Ergo - we have no money.

Ken Clarke has it right

This is simply a re-branding exercise.