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.

YearNewspaperScoopNotes
2017 The Sunday Times Police: We found porn on deputy PM’s computers as part of the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations. [1] Won by Tom Harper, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Richard Kerbaj. [1]
2011 News of the World Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy [2] Associated award: reporter Mazher Mahmood won "News Reporter of the Year" [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
2009 The Mail on Sunday Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row Reporter: Miles Goslett [6]
2008 The Sun 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident Associated awards: "Reporter of the Year", for reporter Tom Newton Dunn [7]
2007 Daily Mirror John Prescott affair with his diary secretaryReporter: Stephen Moyes [8]
2006 Daily Mirror "Cocaine Kate" (Kate Moss)Reporter: Stephen Moyes [8]
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 [9] [10]
2003 Daily Mirror 'Sven and Ulrika'Story: Sven-Göran Eriksson affair with Ulrika Jonsson [11]
2002 The Sun 'Baby traders'Reporter: Briony Warden. Story: "how Alan and Judith Kilshaw adopted twins over the internet"
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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