Latest World & National News & Headlines (2024)

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Headline is the title of a news story. It is placed on the top of every news story to serve as the heading for the content written below. Apart from providing the crux of the news content, it helps the reader decide whether the news story is of interest to him or not.

In July 2011 it was announced that the newspaper would cease publication; the announcement followed intensifying allegations that members of its staff were responsible for the illegal hacking of telephones of celebrities, politicians, the British royal family, and private citizens. News of the World published its last ...

The News International phone hacking scandal was a controversy involving the now-defunct News of the World and other British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch. Employees of the newspaper engaged in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories.

From 2006, the newspaper was said to have hacked the phones of people in order to find news. The News of the World ended because of this on 7 July 2011. Many members of the News of the World were arrested by police for doing this.

2024 will be a landmark year: dozens of elections across the world, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza to address, and further milestones expected in everything from global temperatures to space exploration and artificial intelligence.

What is catching headlines? ›

Catchy headlines can mean the difference between enticing audiences to click on your page and getting lost in the noise. Your blog or resource headline is the first thing that people see when they find it in search, even if they don't read any of the content.

Headlines should be clear and specific, telling the reader what the story is about, and be interesting enough to draw them into reading the article. Avoid repetition - Headlines summarize; they don't repeat the lede.