News & Politics

Political events drive significant reader engagement

Political events drive significant reader engagement

A series of seismic political events drove significant reader engagement with Politics last week, with more than 65m page views for the content up by almost a third. With a UK General Election and a US Presidential Election to come in the second half of 2024, more growth is on the way.

Pension news drives readers’ future planning (w.e Jul 2)

Pension news drives readers’ future planning (w.e Jul 2)

Last week, Mel Stride – the Work and Pensions Secretary – moved to reassure retirees that the pension triple lock is here to stay and would be a key commitment in the next Conservative manifesto.

Glastonbury interest sees engagement rocket (w.e Jun 25)

Glastonbury interest sees engagement rocket (w.e Jun 25)

The Glastonbury Festival returned last week to light up engagement with our Music & Audio content like the Arcadia stage’s giant fire-breathing techno spider. Music, arts and culture are huge topics of interest among our national audience of online readers. Our latest Reading the Nation has more.

Mortgage time bomb drives cost of living crisis

Mortgage time bomb drives cost of living crisis

In the past fortnight attempts by the Bank of England to bring down stubbornly high inflation in the UK, by setting a higher base interest rate, has exacerbated the cost of living crisis for millions of mortgage holders. We’ve seen this translate into higher engagement with relevant content.

Brits celebrate Charles and Camilla’s big day (w.e May 7)

Brits celebrate Charles and Camilla’s big day (w.e May 7)

British history was made over the weekend at the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla, which dominated the news agenda and drove engagement with multiple categories and content topics across our premium publishers.

The BRITS amps up Music & Audio engagement (w.e February 12)

The BRITS amps up Music & Audio engagement (w.e February 12)

The only direction for Harry Styles was up last week as the former boy band star and solo artist picked up major prizes at the Grammy’s and the BRITS. With interest in this year’s BRITS already high due to the awards being gender neutral for the first time, engagement with our Music & Audio content grew.

The Queen’s passing rules the headlines (w.e. September 11)

The Queen’s passing rules the headlines (w.e. September 11)

Last Thursday, our beloved sovereign Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle. Her passing has impacted the world in ways that are difficult to comprehend, with people in every corner of the globe expressing their deepest condolences. Reading the Nation this week looks at how Ozone publishers responded.

"Them's the Breaks", As Boris is finally felled (we. 10th July)

"Them's the Breaks", As Boris is finally felled (we. 10th July)

The second half of the year started explosively last week as an avalanche of Government resignations backed Boris Johnson into a corner that even he could not escape from. More than 98m News & Politics page views last week was +14% higher than the 2022 weekly average.