Mail Online has accused The Tab of a “hatchet job” as the website for students quoted numerous unnamed sources complaining about the workplace culture at the world’s most popular newspaper website.

The Tab reports that ten of the 16 graduate trainees who joined the Mail Online’s graduate scheme in 2016 had already left.

Mail Online has confirmed that those who leave early from the scheme can be asked to repay up to £1,500 to contribute to the cost of their training.