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It was founded in 1900 and was bought in 1916 by the future Lord Beaverbrook. It was one of the first papers to carry gossip, sports, and women's features, and the first newspaper in Britain to have a crossword. It moved in 1931 to Fleet Street. Under Beaverbrook the newspaper achieved a phenomenally high circulation, setting a new record for any newspaper several times throughout the 1930s. This came about due to an aggressive marketing campaign in a vigorous circulation war with other populist newspapers, with many making offers of insurance and free gifts for new subscribers.
It switched to tabloid form in 1977 and was bought by United Newspapers in 1977, and was briefly renamed The Express in 1996. In 2000, it was bought by Richard Desmond, who previously published such pornographic magazines as Big Ones and Asian Babes.
The paper has for many years been a rival of the Daily Mail, and each frequently attacks the other's journalistic integrity. As of 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, the Express has a less stridently right wingIn politics, right-wing the political right or simply the right are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. It is usually, but not always, associated with conservatism. political stance than the Mail, and sells less than half as many copies. However, it has run front-page stories railing against asylum seekers, while at the same time denouncing the extreme-right British National PartyThe British National Party BNP is a United Kingdom political party, and is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. History and overview The modern BNP was founded in 1982 by John Tyndall, a former chairman of the National Front. In the 2001 general electionThe United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as "the quiet landslide" by the media. After a landslide victory of the Labour Party in the previous 1997 elections, they now had another major victory by managing to maintain their position. it supported the Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre- left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and forme, but has recently switched its support to the Conservative PartyThe Conservative Party is the largest centre right political party in the United Kingdom. It is descended from the Tory Party and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories''. It votes with the European People's Party bloc in the European Parlia.
Because of its lower sales in recent years, the Express has implemented subtle economy measures such as reducing the height of its pages by a centimetre and printing on slightly lower-grade paper.
The Sunday Express is the Sunday edition of the Daily Express.
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