List of British Press Awards Scoops of the Year

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The Scoop of the Year award is one of the honours given annually by the British Press Awards.

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YearNewspaperScoopNotes
2017

|The Sunday Times

|Police: We found porn on deputy PM’s computers as part of the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations.{{Cite web |title=Financial Times crowned Newspaper of the Year at National Press Awards for 2017 – Society of Editors |url=https://www.societyofeditors.org/soe_news/financial-times-crowned-newspaper-of-the-year-at-national-press-awards-for-2017/ |access-date=2022-10-29 |language=en-GB}}

|Won by Tom Harper, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Richard Kerbaj.

2011News of the WorldPakistan cricket spot-fixing controversypressawards.org, [http://www.pressawards.org.uk/page-view.php?pagename=Scoop-of-the-Year Scoop of the Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322093541/http://www.pressawards.org.uk/page-view.php?pagename=Scoop-of-the-Year |date=2012-03-22 }}, accessed 24 July 2011Associated award: reporter Mazher Mahmood won "News Reporter of the Year"guardian.co.uk, 6 April 2011, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/apr/06/guardian-times-win-big-press-awards-2011 Guardian, Times and NoW win big at Press Awards]
Nominees: David Laws expenses scandal, The Daily Telegraph; Vince Cable undercover sting, comments, The Daily Telegraph; WikiLeaks revelations (Afghan War files, United States diplomatic cables leak), The Guardian; phone hacking scandal, The Guardian; FIFA World Cup corruption scandal, The Sunday Times; Wayne Rooney vice allegations, Sunday Mirror; "secret life of Jon Venables", Daily Mirror.British Press Awards, [http://www.pressawards.org.uk/page-view.php?pagename=Scoop-of-the-Year Scoop of the Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322093541/http://www.pressawards.org.uk/page-view.php?pagename=Scoop-of-the-Year |date=2012-03-22 }}, accessed 30 July 2011
2010The Daily TelegraphUnited Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandalAssociated awards: The Daily Telegraph was named the "National Newspaper of the Year" for its coverage of the scandal, with William Lewis winning "Journalist of the Year" for his role.Press Gazette, [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=99&navcode=92# Roll of Honour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616181807/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=99&navcode=92%23 |date=2011-06-16 }}, accessed 24 July 2011
2009The Mail on SundayRussell Brand Show prank telephone calls rowReporter: Miles Goslett{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/british-press-awards-2009-the-full-list-of-winners/|title = British Press Awards 2009: The full list of winners}}
2008The Sun190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incidentAssociated awards: "Reporter of the Year", for reporter Tom Newton DunnPress Gazette, 8 April 2008, [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=40818 British Press Awards: Sun wins four gongs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113142342/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=40818 |date=2012-01-13 }}
2007Daily MirrorJohn Prescott affair with his diary secretaryReporter: Stephen MoyesPress Gazette, 20 April 2007, [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=37316§ioncode=1 How being Mr Nice Guy led to the scoop of the year]
2006Daily Mirror"Cocaine Kate" (Kate Moss)Reporter: Stephen Moyes
2005News of the World"Beckham's secret affair"Story: David Beckham affair with Rebecca Loos
2004Daily Mirror'Intruder at the Palace'Associated award: reporter Ryan Parry awarded the "Hugh Cudlipp award" for outstanding tabloid journalismPress Gazette, 19 March 2004, [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=25342§ioncode=1 Hello boss? We won!']guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2005, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/may/13/mirror.pressandpublishing Mirror's royal scoop reporter off to New York]
2003Daily Mirror'Sven and Ulrika'Story: Sven-Göran Eriksson affair with Ulrika JonssonVivek Chaudhary, The Guardian, 20 April 2002, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/apr/20/football.vivekchaudhary Sven 'playing away' with Ulrika]
2002The Sun'Baby traders'Reporter: Briony Warden. Story: "how Alan and Judith Kilshaw adopted twins over the internet"
2001The Independent on Sunday'GM crops'Reporter: Geoffrey Lean. Story: "ministers had secretly sanctioned trials of GM crops".The Independent, 25 March 2001, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106074345/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5138883.html We're top for scoops - and the best paper on green issues]
2000News of the World"Archer quits"Story: withdrawal of Jeffrey Archer from the London mayoral election of 2000 over allegations of perjury in a 1987 libel trial

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