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Metro (British newspaper) published in the London region. Metro launched two new mobile app products in 2016: 11versus11, which is a football news app, and Guilty Pleasures, a celebrity news app. Both apps offer personalised content based on a user's interest profile. 11versus11 won the Best Lifestyle, Sports & Entertainment App award at the 2017 European Digital Media Awards. Metro (British newspaper) Metro is the United Kingdom's highest circulation newspaper, published in tabloid format by DMG Media. The free newspaper is distributed from Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) mornings on trains, buses, stations, airports and hospitals across urban areas of England, Wales