The Press Awards has announced its 2026 shortlist. Photograph: Jason Leung on Unsplash. The Press Awards celebrates some of the best national journalism in the UK – from individual achievements to the accomplishments of entire news organisations. The awards will be presented on Thursday 21st May 2026 at a black tie event in central London. - 1843/The EconomistEpstein’s Enduring Ties to the British Establishment - BloombergMinistry of Defence superinjucton after Afghan data breach - The TimesPipeline: Left to Die - Daily MailThe Beast of Birkenhead - Daily Mail & The Mail on SundayThe Secret Afghan Airlift - Daily MailThe Tyre Scandal - SourceMaterial and BBCSCOOP OF THE YEARDiane Taylor on one-in, one-out - The GuardianDownfall of the Yorks - The Mail on SundayRayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty - The TelegraphRussia’s secret war in UK waters by Harry Yorke - The Sunday TimesSecret Afghan Airlift - Daily MailUkraine's Stolen Children - The i PaperNEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEARBloomberg UKFinancial TimesThe GuardianThe SunThe TelegraphThe Times and The Sunday TimesNEWS PODCAST OF THE YEARBed of Lies: Conflict - The TelegraphMissing in the Amazon - The GuardianPipeline: Left to Die - Daily MailThe Global Jigsaw - BBC MonitoringThe Poppy Day Bomb - The Times and The Sunday TimesUkraine: The Latest - The TelegraphUntold: Toxic Legacy - Financial TimesBEST AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEARApp redesign - The GuardianDeep Dive - Daily MailFrontline - Daily MailLive Audio Q&A Tool - BloombergLondon Centric Newsletter - Centric PublishingShorts' - The i PaperTactics Exposed - The SunDAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARDaily ExpressDaily MailThe Daily TelegraphThe GuardianThe i PaperThe SunThe TimesFRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR - BROADSHEETThe GuardianThe Guardian - David TeatherThe Guardian / Clare MargetsonThe Sunday TelegraphThe Sunday TimesThe TimesFRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR - TABLOIDDaily ExpressThe Mail on SundayThe Mail on SundayThe Mail on SundayThe SunThe Sun on SundaySUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR1843 Summer Issue - The EconomistBritain's 1,000 Unsolved Murders - The MirrorFemail Magazine - Daily MailFT Weekend Magazine - Financial TimesSaturday Magazine - The GuardianStyle Magazine - The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times Magazine - The Sunday TimesThe Times Magazine - The TimesCAMPAIGN OF THE YEARBrick By Brick - The IndependentGive Us Our Last Rights - ExpressHannah Summers and Louise Tickle (as Freelancers), Transparency in the Family CourtsSave Britain's Rivers - The i PaperVaccine Crisis Campaign - The Sunday TimesEXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARDTelegraph Women's Sport - The TelegraphThe Guardian, The Long Wave - The Guardian‘Island of Strangers’ video, online and print series - The MirrorORGANISATIONS AWARDDAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARDaily ExpressDaily MailThe Daily TelegraphThe GuardianThe i PaperThe SunThe TimesSUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEARThe Mail on SundayThe Sun on SundayThe SunThe Sunday TelegraphThe TelegraphThe Sunday TimesKeep up-to-date with publishing news: sign up here for InPubWeekly, our free weekly e-newsletter.

Source: The Times February 19, 2026 09:34 UTC