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On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the same ownership as The Sunday Times to form Times Newspapers Limited.

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Q: In what year did The Times resume printing news on the front page instead of small advertisements?
A: 1966', '
Q: In 1967, what well-known family sold The Times to a Canadian publishing magnate?
A: Astor family', '
Q: In 1967, which Canadian publishing magnate bought The Times?
A: Roy Thomson', '
Q: What is the name of the corporation that bought The Times in 1967?
A: Thomson Corporation', '
Q: Which other newspaper was brought under the same ownership as The Times in 1967 to form Times Newspapers Limited?
A: The Sunday Times']
The Thomson Corporation management were struggling to run the business due to the 1979 Energy Crisis and union demands. Management were left with no choice but to find a buyer who was in a position to guarantee the survival of both titles, and also one who had the resources and was committed to funding the introduction of modern printing methods.

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Q: In 1979, which corporation was struggling to run The Times?
A: Thomson Corporation', '
Q: What crisis in 1979 caused near ruin to The Times?
A: 1979 Energy Crisis', '
Q: What kind of demands were causing ruin to The Times in 1979?
A: union demands']
Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet the full Thomson remit, Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Robert Holmes à Court, another Australian magnate had previously tried to buy The Times in 1980.

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Q: A media magnate from which country bought The Times in the 1980s?
A: Australian', '
Q: What is the name of the media magnate that bought The Times in the 1980s?
A: Rupert Murdoch', '
Q: Who did a media magnate in the 1980s buy The Times from?
A: Thomson']
In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed three weeks of intensive bargaining with the unions by company negotiators, John Collier and Bill O'Neill.

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Q: What corporation bought The Times in 1981?
A: News International', '
Q: Who owned the major corporation that bought The Times in 1981?
A: Rupert Murdoch', "
Q: During the acquisition of The Times in 1981, John Collier and Bill O'Neill were part of what group that did three weeks of intensive bargaining?
A: the unions"]
After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, following agreement with print unions, the hot-metal Linotype printing process used to print The Times since the 19th century was phased out and replaced by computer input and photo-composition. This allowed print room staff at The Times and The Sunday Times to be reduced by half. However, direct input of text by journalists ("single stroke" input) was still not achieved, and this was to remain an interim measure until the Wapping dispute of 1986, when The Times moved from New Printing House Square in Gray's Inn Road (near Fleet Street) to new offices in Wapping.

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Q: When The Times was bought in 1982, who resigned as editor?
A: William Rees-Mogg', '
Q: How many years as an editor was editor who resigned from The Times in 1982?
A: 14 years', '
Q: In 1982, what is the name of the editor who replaced the previous editor of The Times?
A: Harold Evans', '
Q: What printing process for The Times was replaced by computers in 1982?
A: hot-metal Linotype printing process', '
Q: In 1982, the allowed print room staff at The Times and The Sunday Times was reduced by how much?
A: half']
Robert Fisk, seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting-down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his stories, and the paper's pro-Israel stance.

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Q: Which major journalist resigned as foreign correspondent of the Times in 1988?
A: Robert Fisk', '
Q: The foreign correspondent who resigned from The Times in 1988 won how many major journalism awards?
A: seven', '
Q: The foreign correspondent for The Times who resigned in 1988, resigned for what reason?
A: political censorship', '
Q: What airplane was shot down in July 1988 that a famous foreign correspondent from The Times wrote an article about that later lead to his resignation?
A: Iran Air Flight 655', '
Q: What stance did The Times take that cause a famous foreign correspondent to resign in 1988?
A: pro-Israel stance']
In June 1990, The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles ("Mr", "Mrs", or "Miss" prefixes) for living persons before full names on first reference, but it continues to use them before surnames on subsequent references. The more formal style is now confined to the "Court and Social" page, though "Ms" is now acceptable in that section, as well as before surnames in news sections.

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Q: In what year did The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles for living persons before full names on first reference?
A: 1990', '
Q: What kind of style is now confined to the "Court and Social" page of The Times when referring to the use of courtesy titles?
A: formal style', '
Q: When The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles, it continued to use them for what kind of name on references after the first?
A: surnames']
In November 2003, News International began producing the newspaper in both broadsheet and tabloid sizes. On 13 September 2004, the weekday broadsheet was withdrawn from sale in Northern Ireland. Since 1 November 2004, the paper has been printed solely in tabloid format.

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Q: In what year did News International begin producing The Times in both broadsheet in tabloid sizes?
A: 2003', '
Q: When The Times began producing its newpaper in both broadsheet and tabloid sizes, which region did The Times withdraw its broadsheet from sale?
A: Northern Ireland', '
Q: The Times is printed solely in what format since 2004?
A: tabloid format']
On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned its Letters page, dropping the practice of printing correspondents' full postal addresses. Published letters were long regarded as one of the paper's key constituents. Author/solicitor David Green of Castle Morris Pembrokeshire has had more letters published on the main letters page than any other known contributor – 158 by 31 January 2008. According to its leading article, "From Our Own Correspondents", removal of full postal addresses was in order to fit more letters onto the page.

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Q: On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned what page of its newspaper?
A: Letters page', '
Q: In 2005, The Times dropped the practice of printing what kind of feature of its correspondents?
A: full postal addresses', '
Q: Which author and solicitor has had more letters published on the main letters page of The Times than any other known contributor?
A: David Green of Castle Morris Pembrokeshire', '
Q: The leading author and solicitor of the letters page in The Times had how many articles published?
A: 158', '
Q: What is the name of the leading article that referenced the removal of a major feature in The Times in 2005?
A: From Our Own Correspondents']
In a 2007 meeting with the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications, which was investigating media ownership and the news, Murdoch stated that the law and the independent board prevented him from exercising editorial control.

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Q: In what year was the meeting of the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications that was investigating media ownership and the news?
A: 2007', '
Q: In the 2007 meeting with the government, Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Times, stated that the law and the independent board prevented him from doing what?
A: exercising editorial control', '
Q: What government committee was investigating Rupert Murdoch and The Times in 2007?
A: House of Lords Select Committee on Communications']
In May 2008 printing of The Times switched from Wapping to new plants at Broxbourne on the outskirts of London, and Merseyside and Glasgow, enabling the paper to be produced with full colour on every page for the first time.

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Q: In May 2008, The Times switched from what plant to new plants in Broxbourne, Merseyside, and Glasgow?
A: Wapping', '
Q: In 2008, The Times switched to a new plant in Broxbourne, which is on the outskirts of what city?
A: London', '
Q: In May 2008, The Times switched to new plants which allowed for what kind of feature to be printed on every page for the first time?
A: full colour']
On 26 July 2012, to coincide with the official start of the London 2012 Olympics and the issuing of a series of souvenir front covers, The Times added the suffix "of London" to its masthead.

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Q: What major event took place in London in 2012?
A: London 2012 Olympics', '
Q: What kind of front cover did The Times issue on 26 July 2012?
A: souvenir', '
Q: In 2012, The Times added what suffix to its masthead?
A: of London']
The Times features news for the first half of the paper, the Opinion/Comment section begins after the first news section with world news normally following this. The business pages begin on the centre spread, and are followed by The Register, containing obituaries, Court & Social section, and related material. The sport section is at the end of the main paper. The Times current prices are £1.20 for the daily edition and £1.50 for the Saturday edition.

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Q: The Times features what in the first half of its newspaper?
A: news', '
Q: What section begins after the first half of The Times newspaper?
A: Opinion/Comment section', '
Q: What is The Times current price for the daily edition?
A: £1.20', '
Q: What feature begins on the centre spread of The Times?
A: business pages', '
Q: What section is featured at the end of the main paper of The Times?
A: sport section']
The Times's main supplement, every day, is the times2, featuring various lifestyle columns. It was discontinued on 1 March 2010 but reintroduced on 11 October 2010 after negative feedback. Its regular features include a puzzles section called Mind Games. Its previous incarnation began on 5 September 2005, before which it was called T2 and previously Times 2. Regular features include columns by a different columnist each weekday. There was a column by Marcus du Sautoy each Wednesday, for example. The back pages are devoted to puzzles and contain sudoku, "Killer Sudoku", "KenKen", word polygon puzzles, and a crossword simpler and more concise than the main "Times Crossword".

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Q: What is the name of the lifestyle column of The Times?
A: times2', '
Q: The Times features a puzzles section called what?
A: Mind Games', '
Q: What is the name of the sudoku game in The Times?
A: Killer Sudoku']
The Game is included in the newspaper on Mondays, and details all the weekend's football activity (Premier League and Football League Championship, League One and League Two.) The Scottish edition of The Game also includes results and analysis from Scottish Premier League games.

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Q: What sports activity is featured in The Times on Mondays?
A: football', '
Q: What kind of football game is featured in the Scottish edition of The Times?
A: Scottish Premier League', '
Q: What is the name of the section that features football on Mondays in The Times?
A: The Game']
The Saturday edition of The Times contains a variety of supplements. These supplements were relaunched in January 2009 as: Sport, Weekend (including travel and lifestyle features), Saturday Review (arts, books, and ideas), The Times Magazine (columns on various topics), and Playlist (an entertainment listings guide).

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Q: What is the name of the section of the Saturday edition of The Times that features travel and lifestyle?
A: Weekend', '
Q: Arts, books, and ideas are featured in what section in the Saturday edition of The Times?
A: Saturday Review', '
Q: An entertainment listings guide in the Saturday edition of The Times is called what?
A: Playlist']
The Times Magazine features columns touching on various subjects such as celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and gardens or simply writers' anecdotes. Notable contributors include Giles Coren, Food and Drink Writer of the Year in 2005 and Nadiya Hussain, winner of BBC's The Great British Bake Off.

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Q: What is the name of the notable contributor to The Times Magazine columns that became the Food and Drink Writer of the Year in 2005?
A: Giles Coren', "
Q: What is the name of the winner of BBC's The Great British Bake Off who is also a column writer in The Times Magazine section?
A: Nadiya Hussain", '
Q: In what year did notable Times Magazine contributor, Gile Coren, become Food and Drink Writer of the Year?
A: 2005', '
Q: Nadiya Hussain, a Times Magazine column writer, is known for being the winner of what BBC contest?
A: The Great British Bake Off', "
Q: What is the name of the section that features columns touching on subjects such as celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and garden or simply writers' anecdotes?
A: The Times Magazine"]
The Times and The Sunday Times have had an online presence since March 1999, originally at the-times.co.uk and sunday-times.co.uk, and later at timesonline.co.uk. There are now two websites: thetimes.co.uk is aimed at daily readers, and the thesundaytimes.co.uk site at providing weekly magazine-like content. There are also iPad and Android editions of both newspapers. Since July 2010, News UK has required readers who do not subscribe to the print edition to pay £2 per week to read The Times and The Sunday Times online.

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Q: Since what year has The Times and The Sunday Times had an online presense?
A: 1999', '
Q: What is the URL of online website for The Times?
A: timesonline.co.uk', '
Q: The website, thetimes.co.uk, is aimed at what kind of reader?
A: daily readers', '
Q: The website, thesundaytimes.co.uk, provides what kind of content?
A: weekly magazine-like content', '
Q: How much does a non-subscriber of The Times need to pay to read the online versions?
A: £2 per week']
The Times Digital Archive (1785–2008) is freely accessible via Gale databases to readers affiliated with subscribing academic, public, and school libraries.

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Q: What is the name of the digital archive that holds The Times historical archive?
A: The Times Digital Archive', '
Q: The Times historical archive is freely accessible online from what database?
A: Gale databases', '
Q: What kind of reader can subscribe to the digital archive of The Times?
A: academic']
Visits to the websites have decreased by 87% since the paywall was introduced, from 21 million unique users per month to 2.7 million. In April 2009, the timesonline site had a readership of 750,000 readers per day. As of October 2011, there were around 111,000 subscribers to The Times' digital products.

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Q: Visits to The Times website have decreased by how much since October 2011?
A: 87%', '
Q: What is the reason for the dramatic drop in visits to The Times website?
A: paywall', '
Q: In April 2009, how many readers did the timesonline website have per day?
A: 750,000', "
Q: As of October 2011, how many subscribers does The Times' digital product currently have?
A: 111,000"]
At the time of Harold Evans' appointment as editor in 1981, The Times had an average daily sale of 282,000 copies in comparison to the 1.4 million daily sales of its traditional rival The Daily Telegraph. By November 2005 The Times sold an average of 691,283 copies per day, the second-highest of any British "quality" newspaper (after The Daily Telegraph, which had a circulation of 903,405 copies in the period), and the highest in terms of full-rate sales. By March 2014, average daily circulation of The Times had fallen to 394,448 copies, compared to The Daily Telegraph's 523,048, with the two retaining respectively the second-highest and highest circulations among British "quality" newspapers. In contrast The Sun, the highest-selling "tabloid" daily newspaper in the United Kingdom, sold an average of 2,069,809 copies in March 2014, and the Daily Mail, the highest-selling "middle market" British daily newspaper, sold an average of 1,708,006 copies in the period.

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Q: What year was Harold Evans appointed to editor of The Times?
A: 1981', '
Q: The Times has a traditional rival with what other major British newspaper?
A: The Daily Telegraph', '
Q: What is the name of the highest-selling tabloid daily newspaper in the United Kingdom?
A: The Sun', '
Q: What is the name of the highest-selling middle market British daily newspaper?
A: Daily Mail']
The Sunday Times has a significantly higher circulation than The Times, and sometimes outsells The Sunday Telegraph. As of January 2013, The Times has a circulation of 399,339 and The Sunday Times of 885,612.

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Q: Which newspaper has a significantly higher circulation, The Sunday Times or The Times?
A: The Sunday Times', '
Q: As of January 2013, The Times has a circulation of how many people?
A: 399,339', '
Q: As of January 2013, The Sunday Times has a circulation of how many people?
A: 885,612']
In a 2009 national readership survey The Times was found to have the highest number of ABC1 25–44 readers and the largest numbers of readers in London of any of the "quality" papers.

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Q: In a 2009 national readership survey, what newspaper has the highest number of ABC1 25-44 readers?
A: The Times', '
Q: What newspaper has the highest number of readers in London of any of the "quality" papers?
A: The Times', '
Q: The Times is found to have the highest number of readers from what age group?
A: 25–44']
The Times commissioned the serif typeface Times New Roman, created by Victor Lardent at the English branch of Monotype, in 1931. It was commissioned after Stanley Morison had written an article criticizing The Times for being badly printed and typographically antiquated. The font was supervised by Morison and drawn by Victor Lardent, an artist from the advertising department of The Times. Morison used an older font named Plantin as the basis for his design, but made revisions for legibility and economy of space. Times New Roman made its debut in the issue of 3 October 1932. After one year, the design was released for commercial sale. The Times stayed with Times New Roman for 40 years, but new production techniques and the format change from broadsheet to tabloid in 2004 have caused the newspaper to switch font five times since 1972. However, all the new fonts have been variants of the original New Roman font:

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Q: The Times commissioned what serif typeface in 1931?
A: Times New Roman', '
Q: Who is the creator of the serif typeface created in 1931 for The Times newspaper?
A: Victor Lardent', '
Q: Who commissioned the change of the typeface of The Times in 1931?
A: Stanley Morison', '
Q: What is the name of the typeface that Times New Roman is based on?
A: Plantin', '
Q: How many years has The Times stayed with Times New Roman?
A: 40']
Historically, the paper was not overtly pro-Tory or Whig, but has been a long time bastion of the English Establishment and empire. The Times adopted a stance described as "peculiarly detached" at the 1945 general election; although it was increasingly critical of the Conservative Party's campaign, it did not advocate a vote for any one party. However, the newspaper reverted to the Tories for the next election five years later. It supported the Conservatives for the subsequent three elections, followed by support for both the Conservatives and the Liberal Party for the next five elections, expressly supporting a Con-Lib coalition in 1974. The paper then backed the Conservatives solidly until 1997, when it declined to make any party endorsement but supported individual (primarily Eurosceptic) candidates.

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Q: At the 1945 general election, The Times adopted a stance that was referred to by what name?
A: peculiarly detached', '
Q: What kind of political coalition did The Times support in 1974?
A: Con-Lib coalition', '
Q: After 1945, The Times supported what party for 5 years afterwards?
A: Tory', '
Q: From the 1970s until 1997, The Times supported what political party?
A: Conservatives', '
Q: After 1997, The Times declined from making any party endorsements however, they supported individual candidates known by what name?
A: Eurosceptic']
For the 2001 general election The Times declared its support for Tony Blair's Labour government, which was re-elected by a landslide. It supported Labour again in 2005, when Labour achieved a third successive win, though with a reduced majority. For the 2010 general election, however, the newspaper declared its support for the Tories once again; the election ended in the Tories taking the most votes and seats but having to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats in order to form a government as they had failed to gain an overall majority.

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Q: In the 2001 general election, The Times declared support for what political party?
A: Labour', "
Q: What is the name of the political party's leader that The Times supported in the 2001 general election?
A: Tony Blair", '
Q: For the 2010 general election, which political party did The Times support?
A: Tories', '
Q: What political party did the Tories have to form a coalition with in 2010?
A: Liberal Democrats', '
Q: What political party was re-elected by a landslide in 2001?
A: Labour']
This makes it the most varied newspaper in terms of political support in British history. Some columnists in The Times are connected to the Conservative Party such as Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Montgomerie, Matthew Parris and Matt Ridley, but there are also columnists connected to the Labour Party such as David Aaronovitch, Phil Collins, Oliver Kamm and Jenni Russell.

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Q: What is the name of the newspaper with the most varied political support in British history?
A: The Times', '
Q: Which political party is The Times columnist, Daniel Finkelstein, associated with?
A: Conservative Party', '
Q: Which political party is The Times columnist, David Aaronovitch, associated with?
A: Labour Party']
The Times occasionally makes endorsements for foreign elections. In November 2012, it endorsed a second term for Barack Obama although it also expressed reservations about his foreign policy.

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Q: In what year did The Times make an endorsement for Barack Obama?
A: 2012', '
Q: Who did The Times support in 2012 for the election of the U.S. president?
A: Barack Obama', '
Q: What kind of policy did The Times express reservation for when concerning the political stances of Barack Obama?
A: foreign policy']
The Times, along with the British Film Institute, sponsors the "The Times" bfi London Film Festival. It also sponsors the Cheltenham Literature Festival and the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House, London.

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Q: What film festival does The Times support that is also supported alongside the British Film Institute?
A: London Film Festival', '
Q: What festival is featured at Asia House, London?
A: Asia House Festival of Asian Literature', '
Q: The Cheltenham Literature Festival is supported by what major newspaper?
A: The Times']