Front pages, six national and regional titles, October to April. Compiled without comment.


October, week one

THE COURIER (Eastbourne local): "MYSTERY MAN" HELD AFTER CLIFF INCIDENT — Coastguard Says No Vessel Detected

October, week three

THE NATIONAL HERALD: FOG MAN: WHO IS HE, AND WHY WON'T THE HOME OFFICE SAY?

November

THE DAILY REGISTER: EXCLUSIVE — INSIDE THE "PROTECTIVE DETAINMENT" LOOPHOLE NO MP HAS EVER HEARD OF

December

THE SUNDAY WITNESS: CULT, CONSPIRACY OR COVER-UP? SHOOTERS BOTTOM VIGIL SPLITS A NATION

February

GROUNDLINE (independent): THE STATE SPENT TWO MONTHS PROVING ONE BAREFOOT MAN DIDN'T ARRIVE BY BOAT. IT HAS NEVER ONCE ASKED WHERE ITS OWN FUNDERS KEEP THEIR MONEY.

April

THE NATIONAL HERALD: THE FOUR-MINUTE BROADCAST THAT REACHED MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY MESSAGE IN HUMAN HISTORY — AND THEN HE WALKED AWAY


Six further headlines, run the same six months, from titles that never once quoted each other and rarely agreed on anything beyond the date.

December, regional

THE KENT ADVERTISER: HOTEL PERIMETER BREACHED IN "ISOLATED" INCIDENT, HOME OFFICE SAYS, AS RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS

January

THE GLOBAL WIRE (international syndication): FIVE CAPITALS, FIVE IDEOLOGIES, ONE INSTINCT — HOW GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD CHOSE CONTROL OVER CLARITY