The Scoop of the Year award is one of the honours given annually by the British Press Awards.
Year Newspaper Scoop Notes2026Daily Mail"Secret Afghan Airlift"Associated award: The story was also shortlisted for Investigation of the Year.2025The Sun"Huw Edwards Charged With Indecent Images"2024Financial Times"How Crispin Odey Evaded Sexual Assault Allegations for Decades"Associated award: FT Weekend Magazine, in which the piece ran, won "Supplement of the Year". 2023The Sun"[Matt] Hancock's affair with aide"Associated award: The initial story was the focus of the "Front Page of the Year - Tabloid". 2020Daily Mirror and The Guardian (joint winners)Dominic Cummings breaking Covid-19 lockdown rulesAssociated award: Pippa Crerar of the Mirror won "Political Reporter of the Year". 2019The Daily Telegraph"Sir Philip Green and Britain’s #MeToo scandal"Associated awards: reporter Claire Newell was joint recipient of "News Reporter of the Year", and the story was the focus of the "Front Page of the Year". 2018The Times"Oxfam staff paid Haiti survivors for sex"Associated award: reporter Sean O'Neill won "News Reporter of the Year". 2017The Sunday Times"Police: We found porn on deputy PM’s computers" as part of the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations.Won by Tom Harper, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Richard Kerbaj. 2011 News of the World Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversypressawards.org, Scoop of the Year , accessed 24 July 2011 Associated award: reporter Mazher Mahmood won "News Reporter of the Year"guardian.co.uk, 6 April 2011, Guardian, Times and NoW win big at Press AwardsNominees: 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, Scoop of the Year , accessed 30 July 2011 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.Press Gazette, Roll of Honour , accessed 24 July 2011 2009 The Mail on Sunday Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row Reporter: Miles Goslett 2008 The Sun 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident Associated awards: "Reporter of the Year", for reporter Tom Newton DunnPress Gazette, 8 April 2008, British Press Awards: Sun wins four gongs 2007 Daily Mirror John Prescott affair with his diary secretary Reporter: Stephen MoyesPress Gazette, 20 April 2007, How being Mr Nice Guy led to the scoop of the year 2006 Daily Mirror "Cocaine Kate" (Kate Moss) Reporter: Stephen Moyes 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 journalismPress Gazette, 19 March 2004, Hello boss? We won!'guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2005, Mirror's royal scoop reporter off to New York 2003 Daily Mirror 'Sven and Ulrika' Story: Sven-Göran Eriksson affair with Ulrika JonssonVivek Chaudhary, The Guardian, 20 April 2002, Sven 'playing away' with Ulrika 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". 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 1994 Grimsby Telegraph Resignation of Norman Lamont As told to the newspaper by the mother of the then Chancellor of the Exchequer
References
External links British Press Awards - roll call