In the UK there are daily national

In the UK there are daily national newspapers and Sunday newspapers. The UK newspapers are divided into quality newspapers and popular newspapers. Quality newspapers are usually broadsheet in format. Broadsheets* are the serious newspapers, and they cater for readers who want detailed information on a wide range of home and overseas news. They also offer a great variety of features such as sports sections, financial reports, book reviews, women’s pages, and art summaries. Popular newspapers, which are half the size of a broadsheet, are called tabloids. They are cheaper and cater for those who want to read shorter, entertaining stories and reports of the latest scandals about celebrities, often with large colourful photos. Tabloids are also known for their large headlines and simple style.
The oldest of the daily quality newspapers is “The Times”. It has a reputation as one of the most influential newspapers in the country. It is famous for its wide coverage of important home, overseas and business news, its financial and sports pages. “The Guardian” is famous for its lively reports and its original features. “The Independent” has a reputation for its excellent international news coverage and reporting. The best-selling quality daily newspaper is “The Daily Telegraph” which is known for its detailed reporting and good international news coverage, as well as its detailed coverage of sport. “The Financial Times” specializes in City* news but also offers some general news articles, features and reviews.
The most popular tabloids are “The Sun” and “The Daily Mirror”. “The Daily Star” is similar to “The Daily Mirror”, but it has a greater number of young women readers. “The Express” has a reputation for its lively writing and “no nonsense” reporting. “The Mail” is the most serious of the tabloids, with its well-written articles. Both newspapers have weekly book reviews, women’s pages and other regular features. “The Express” and “The Mail” are different from “The Sun”, “The Daily Star” and “The Daily Mirror” and are considered “middle market”.
Allmost all Sunday newspapers are national ones. The quality Sunday newspapers offer large sections on literature and the art, business and sport. They come with colour supplements, free magazines or television guides. The most popular Sunday newspapers are “The Sunday Times”, “The Observer”, which is the oldest Sunday paper “The Sunday Telegraph”, and “The Independent on Sunday”. “The News of the World”, which is the best-selling Sunday “popular”, has a reputation for its detailed reports of crime, sports reports and its political comment. “The Sunday Mirror” contains popular articles on celebrities, with much gossip and many photographs. “The people” offers “true life” stories and features. Both “The Sunday Express” and “Mail on Sunday” are similar to their daily equivalents in Style and content.
As well as the national press, there are many regional and local newspapers. These range from dailies to Sunday papers and others that are published once a week. Regional and local papers contain features on the community as well as details of local theatre and cinema performances. Local papers are not divided into “popular” and “quality” papers. Local newspapers are usually written in a Simple style. Many local papers, which usually contain nothing but advertisements, are delivered free and are called “free sheets”.