List of British Press Awards Scoops of the Year

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

Year Newspaper Scoop Notes
2011 News of the World Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy[1] Associated award: reporter Mazher Mahmood won "News Reporter of the Year"[2]
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.[3]
2010 The Daily Telegraph United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal Associated 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.[4]
2009 The Mail on Sunday Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row Reporter: Miles Goslett[5]
2008 The Sun 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident Associated awards: "Reporter of the Year", for reporter Tom Newton Dunn[6]
2007 Daily Mirror John Prescott affair with his diary secretary Reporter: Stephen Moyes[7]
2006 Daily Mirror "Cocaine Kate" (Kate Moss) Reporter: Stephen Moyes[7]
2005 News of the World "Beckham's secret affair" Story: David Beckham affair with Rebecca Loos
2004 Daily Mirror 'Intruder at the Palace' Associated award: reporter Ryan Parry awarded the "Hugh Cudlipp award" for outstanding tabloid journalism[8][9]
2003 Daily Mirror 'Sven and Ulrika' Story: Sven-Göran Eriksson affair with Ulrika Jonsson[10]
2002 The Sun 'Baby traders' Reporter: Briony Warden. Story: "how Alan and Judith Kilshaw adopted twins over the internet"[11]
2001 The Independent on Sunday 'GM crops' Reporter: Geoffrey Lean. Story: "ministers had secretly sanctioned trials of GM crops".[12]
2000 News 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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