The New Day (newspaper) launch. "The New Day" was owned by Trinity Mirror, which also owns the "Daily Mirror", "Sunday Mirror", and "Sunday People". It was first published for free on Monday 29 February 2016, as the first new British national daily newspaper since the "i" in 2010, and the first new standalone title since "The Independent" in 1986. The newspaper, 40 pages long, was primarily aimed at a female audience between 35 and 55. It was edited by Alison Phillips, who had held the same position at the "Sunday Mirror" and "Sunday People". It was published by a staff of 25, most of
The Comet (newspaper) 2016—since then Matt Adams has been acting editor. The paper was formed in May 1971 as the successor to the long-established "Hertfordshire Pictorial", a paid-for weekly whose three editions covered Letchworth and Baldock, Hitchin and Stevenage. The free paper was originally named the "Stevenage Sun", "Hitchin Sun" or "Letchworth Sun", depending on the edition. The "Comet" name was adopted after less than a month after the national newspaper "The Sun" threatened legal action. Subsequent attempts by the "Surrey Comet" to prevent the "Comet" name being used were seen off. The "Comet"s average circulation, counting all three editions together, was 66,791