3. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Khruschev denounces Stalin (Reuters, John Rettie, 1956)
The revelation by Reuters correspondent John Rettie that Soviet leader Khruschev had denounced his predecessor Stalin at a secret session…
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4. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Everest Conquered (The Times, James Morris, 1956)
Sub-editor James Morris, then 28, was sent to cover the Everest expedition with The Times owning the rights to all…
By5. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Grace Kelly’s wedding (The Daily Mail, 1956)
Former Daily Mail correspondent Jeffrey Blyth believes he scooped 1,380 journalists to get the inside exclusive on the wedding of…
By6. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: First Pictures of the Moon’s Surface (Daily Express, 1966)
In early 1966 the Russians made their first unmanned landing on the moon. Telemetry signals from the spacecraft were received…
By7. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: The survival of Harry Eddom (The Daily Express, 1968)
The Ross Cleveland was the third Hull trawler to sink in the space of 28 days in a particularly bitter…
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8. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Philby: I spied for Russia from 1933 (Sunday Times, 1967)
Four years after Kim Philby’s defection to Russia The Sunday Times’s Insight team tracked him down and unearthed a photo…
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9. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Thalidomide (The Sunday Times, 1972)
If a campaign can be a scoop then this deserves to be on a best-ever list – and was nominated…
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10. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Biggs Arrested (The Daily Express, Colin Mackenzie, 1974)
Perhaps the greatest Fleet Street caper of all – which resulted in Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs being tracked down…
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