Daily Star (United Kingdom)

Daily Star

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Reach plc
Publisher	Reach plc
Editor	Jon Clark
Founded	2 November 1978; 45 years ago (1978-11-02)
Political alignment	Labour (historical) Politically neutral (current)
Headquarters	Canary Wharf London, E14 United Kingdom
Circulation	132,979 (as of January 2024)[1]
Website	dailystar.co.uk

The Daily Star is a tabloid newspaper published from Monday to Saturday in the United Kingdom since 1978. In 2002, a sister Sunday edition, Daily Star Sunday was launched with a separate staff. In 2009, the Daily Star published its 10,000th issue. Jon Clark is the editor-in-chief of the paper.^[2]

When the paper was launched from Manchester, it was circulated only in the North and Midlands. It was conceived by the then-owners of Express Newspapers, Trafalgar House, to take on the strength of the Daily Mirror and The Sun in the North. It was also intended to use the under-capacity of the Great Ancoats Street presses in Manchester as the Daily Express was losing circulation. The Daily Star sold out its first night print of 1,400,000. Its cover price has decreased over the years to compete with its rival The Sun.^[3]

The Daily Star is published by Reach plc. The paper has predominantly focused on stories revolving around celebrities, sport, and news/gossip about popular television programmes, such as soap operas and reality TV shows.