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 Sunday Funnies associated with the classic comics reprints of Another Rainbow Publishing, Gladstone Publishing and Gemstone Publishing. Cochran stated, "These are full-size, full-page comics from the greatest years of newspaper comics. Initial print runs will be very small and early issues are likely to sell out." The source of the strips is the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University, which houses Bill Blackbeard's collection of comic strips, the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Design and production is by Michael Kronenberg, who previously designed the EC Archives for Cochran. "The Sunday Funnies" was originally planned as a