History of British newspapers to those being employed by News International. Even though the last major British news office, Reuters, left in 2005, the term "Fleet Street" continues to be used as a metonym for the British national press. "The Independent" was first published on 7 October 1986. The paper was created at a time of fundamental change and attracted staff from the two Murdoch broadsheets who had chosen not to move to the new headquarters in Wapping. Launched with the advertising slogan "It is. Are you?", and challenging "The Guardian" for centre-left readers, and "The Times" as a newspaper of record, it reached
You Are The Ref refereeing. Five years later, "The People" newspaper signed Trevillion to produce a dedicated refereeing cartoon quiz, and gave it the title "Hey Ref". In the 1960s, the strip began appearing in a much larger format alongside Trevillion's work for "Roy of the Rovers" in official "Roy" annuals, under the title "If You Were The Ref". But it was in 1969 that the strip took on its famous name, when it moved to be part of newly launched children's football magazine "Shoot". The strip continued to run until 1983. Trevillion returned to "You Are The Ref" in 2006, producing new artwork