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
National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody Sunday newspaper of that period. The (originally separate) sections within the newspaper included: National News, Local News, More Local News, Sports Section, Entertainment, Television Listings, Travel, Real Estate, Gardening, Your Pet, Women's Pages, Classified Ads, a "Swillmart Discount Store" Advertising Supplement, a "Parade" magazine parody, and eight pages of comics. The "Newspaper Parody" was reissued, but in book form, in 2004. The newspaper's name is the "Dacron, Ohio "Republican–Democrat"", a reference to the cities Akron, Ohio and Dayton, Ohio, and to the cheap polyester fabric Dacron. Use of the imaginary city "Dacron, Ohio" links the "Newspaper Parody" to the "National