Storyful, which describes itself as a social news agency, is beefing up its operations in the UK by launching a dedicated news channel, as it looks to attract new publishers to sign up to its social media verification service.

News UK, which acquired the business in 2013, is launching what its calls a “UK Newswire” channel and is doubling the size of its London team to ten.

Storyful is hoping to cash in on the growing demand from newspapers and other publishers for stories generated through social media.