England

Local morning papers have suffered from the universal penetration of London-based national press. Less than 20 survive on the entire territory of England, and their combined circulation is far less than that of "The Sun" alone. Among local daily papers those published in the evenings are much more important. Each of about 70 towns has one, selling only within a radius of 50 to 100 kilometers. The two London evening papers, the "News" and " Standard", together sold two million copies in 1980, but they could not survive, and merged into one, now called "The London Evening Standard" with a circulation of 528,700. It covers national and international news as well as local affairs. Local weeklies include papers for every district in Greater London, often in the form of local editions of an individual paper. Wales has one daily morning newspaper, the "Western Mail", published in Cardiff, with a circulation of 76,200 throughout Wales. In north Wales "the Daily Post", published in Liverpool, gives wide coverage to events in the area. "Wales on Sunday", published in Cardiff, has a circulation of 53,100. Evening papers published in Wales are the "South Wales Echo", Cardiff; the "South Wales Argus", Newport; "The South Wales Evening Post", Swansea;

The weekly press (82 publications) includes English-language papers, some of which carry articles in Welsh; bilingual papers; and Welsh-language papers. Welsh community newspapers receive an annual grant as part of the Government's wider financial support for the Welsh language.