• The Times won Daily Newspaper of the Year, The Sunday Times won Sunday Newspaper of the Year and Sun Online won Best News Website
• A further 11 News UK journalists were highly commended in their categories

At last night’s National Press Awards, News UK titles scooped a record 15 category wins for work published in 2018.

The Times won Daily Newspaper of the Year, The Sunday Times won Sunday Newspaper of the Year and Sun Online won Best News Website.

The Times was praised for its “immensely powerful” work, The Sunday Times for its “terrific Brexit scoops” and reinvigorated magazines, and The Sun Online for its investment into original journalism and blending serious investigations with celebrity gossip.

The Times’ chief reporter Sean O’Neill took Scoop of The Year for his investigation into Oxfam staff’s treatment of Haiti survivors. The story unveiled senior aid workers’ use of prostitutes in the earthquake torn region, and led to an inquiry into the humanitarian sector.

In total, The Times secured seven awards, along with four for both The Sunday Times and The Sun. A further 11 journalists were highly commended in their categories.

Rebekah Brooks, CEO of News UK said: “Every day we strive to create the best stories and finest editorial, telling our readers the stories that matter. We invest in quality journalism that sets the agenda.

“We are enormously gratified that our talented and dedicated editors, journalists and photojournalists have been recognised with a record number of wins for News UK.”

• The Times won Daily Newspaper of The Year, which was praised for its "immensely powerful" investigation into Oxfam.
• The Sunday Times won Sunday Newspaper of The Year, for its "terrific Brexit scoops", reinvigorated magazines and investigations.
• The Sun Online won News Website of The Year, commended for its investment into original journalism and blending serious investigations with celebrity gossip.
• Supplement of The Year was given to T2, lauded for its bold comment offerings and ability to secure provocative exclusives.
• Magazine of The Year was awarded to The Times Magazine, which was praised for its "astute ideas, prescience of topical issues and underlying wit".
• Tim Shipman, The Sunday Times political editor won both the Political Reporter of the Year and Political Commentator of the Year accolades.
• The Times’ chief reporter Sean O’Neill, who broke the Oxfam staff paying Haiti earthquake survivors for sex scandal, won both Scoop of the Year and News Reporter of the Year.
• Clemmie Moodie of The Sun on Sunday was named Showbiz Reporter of the Year, with her exclusive story on Pippa Middleton’s pregnancy earning praise from judges.
• Decca Aitkenhead of The Sunday Times Magazine was selected as Interviewer of the Year – Broadsheet. Judges were impressed with her “fearless and razor-sharp questioning”.
• Described by judges as "absolutely in touch with her readers", and praised for "laugh-out-loud" columns, Deborah Ross of The Times won Broadsheet Columnist of The Year.
• Judges declared they were “mightily impressed” with The Sun snapper Richard Pelham’s entry that saw him land the Sports Photographer of the Year accolade.
• The judges described The Sun’s Jane Moore’s delivery of the tragic story that Barbara Windsor had Alzheimer’s as ‘pitch-perfect’, winning her Scoop of the Year for Popular Life.
• Veteran war zone reporter Anthony Loyd of The Times scooped the Foreign Reporter of the Year award. Loyd, currently in war-torn Syria, was praised by judges for “his knowledge of the Syrian crisis”.