Daily Mail

Website: www.dailymail.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: Dail Mail and General Trust

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Politial Affiliation: Conservative

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news

Frequency: Daily

Founded in 1896, Daily Mail was Britain's first daily newspaper aimed at the newly literate lower-middle class, and the first to sell over 1 million copies a day, Today, Daily Mail is still among the top-selling newspapers in the United Kingdom, with a daily circulation of over 1.7 million copies. The paper is politically aligned with conservative views. It has received numerous British Press Awards, among them the National Newspaper of the Year, Critic of the Year, Political Journalist of the Year, Sports Reporter of the Year, and Sports Photographer of the Year.

Financial Times

Website: www.ft.com

Owner / Publisher: Pearson PLC

Language: English, German, Chinese

Region Served / Publication Area: National, international

Politial Affiliation: Centrist

Type of Coverage: Business

Frequency: Daily

Established in 1888, Financial Times is an English-language daily with a special focus on international business and finance. Two international editions are published online in German and Chinese. It is known for its back-page Lex column of analysis and opinion regarding global economics and finance. The paper takes a centrist political stance, but advocates for free markets and globalization. Daily circulation is approximately 230,500 copies.

London Evening Standard

Website: www.standard.co.uk/

Owner / Publisher: Alexander Lebedev, Evgeny Lebedev, Daily Mail and General Trust

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news, sports, business, lifestyle

Frequency: Daily

Formerly called Evening Standard, the London Evening Standard renamed itself in 2009 when it became a free newspaper. It is London's dominant regional evening newspaper, with a daily circulation of approximately 263,000. This English-language populist paper covers local, regional, national, and international news, sports, business, and lifestyle.

The Daily Mirror

Website: www.mirror.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: Trinity Mirror

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Politial Affiliation: Liberal, Labour Party

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news, sports, business, entertainment

Frequency: Daily

Launched in 1903, The Daily Mirror is a liberal English-language newspaper in the United Kingdom. The paper was at times called The Mirror. It is owned by Trinity Mirror, and has usually supported the Labour Party in general elections. Familiar aspects of the paper are its cartoon strips, "shock" articles, Dear Marje column, and columnist "Cassandra."

The Guardian

Website: www.guardian.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: Guardian Media Group

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Politial Affiliation: Liberal

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news

Frequency: Daily

The Guardian was established in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian, and has since grown into one of the leading daily newspapers in the UK. The paper is politically aligned with social liberalism and has supported the Liberal Democrats in elections. The Guardian is known for its investigative journalism, and has broken stories of several high-profile scandals, including phone-hacking by News International, a secret collection of Verizon phone records held by US president Barack Obama, and widespread surveillance by the US National Security Administration (NSA), as revealed by Edward Snowden. The paper has won a variety of British Press Awards, as well as the Bevins Prize for investigative journalism and the Martha Gelhorn Prize for Journalism.

The Independent

Website: www.independent.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: Independent News and Media

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Politial Affiliation: Liberal

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news

Frequency: Daily

Founded in 1986, The Independent is one of the youngest papers in the UK. The paper claims to be "free from party political bias," but tends to have liberal views on culture and politics and pro-market views on economic issues. The Independent is known for having an unusual front page, sometimes using graphics and images instead of headlines, or campaigning for causes. Daily circulation is approximately 64,000. 

The Scotsman

Website: www.scotsman.com/

Owner / Publisher: Johnston Press

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news, sports, business, entertainment

Frequency: Daily

Founded in 1817 as a liberal opposition paper, The Scotsman is an English-language daily newspaper published in Edinburgh. The paper covers local, regional, national, and international news, sports, business, and entertainment. The Scotsman received a prize for Newspaper of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards in 2012. 

The Sun

Website: www.thesun.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: News UK

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National

Politial Affiliation: Populist, conservative

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news, sports, entertainment

Frequency: Daily

One of the leading papers in the UK, The Sun is an English-language daily newspaper with a circulation of approximately 1.6 million. The populist and conservative paper has been accused of sensationalist articles and malicious coverage of left-wing politicians.  In 2011, several staff members were arrested on corruption charges in connection with the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Coverage includes local, regional, national, and international news, sports and entertainment.

The Telegraph

Website: www.telegraph.co.uk

Owner / Publisher: Telegraph Group Ltd

Language: English

Region Served / Publication Area: National, international

Politial Affiliation: Conservative

Type of Coverage: Local, regional, national, international news, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, culture

Frequency: Daily

Launched in 1855, The Telegraph is a English-language daily distributed in the UK and internationally. The paper covers local, regional, national, and international news, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, and culture. Its editorial perspective is generally conservative. It has won several prized at the British Press Awards, including "National Newspaper of the Year," "Journalist of the Year," "Team of the Year," and "Columnist of the Year."