The Daily Mail received more nominations than any other title at the London Press Club awards, the paper said, with reporters shortlisted across investigative, political, royal and audio categories.
Leading the nominations were reporters Sam Greenhill and David Williams, who were shortlisted in the Scoop of the Year category for an exclusive that the paper says exposed a large data leak that threatened the safety of thousands of Afghans and prompted a legal challenge to a Ministry of Defence injunction. Chief Reporter Sam Greenhill was also nominated for Journalist of the Year.
Deputy Chief Reporter Inderdeep Bains was nominated after reporting that, the paper says, exposed a culture of sexual abuse and misogyny within Britain's Royal Navy submarines. Veteran reporter Stephen Wright was shortlisted in the Specialist Journalist category for his investigation into the wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan.
Charlotte Griffiths was shortlisted for a Scoop of the Year nomination for an article the paper described as revealing that aides to King Charles and Prince Harry held a private reconciliation meeting in central London. The Mail's Katie Hind was named in the showbusiness category, and the paper's Palace Confidential podcast received a nod in the podcast category. The Mail on Sunday also received recognition, with Political Editor Glen Owen shortlisted in politics and reporters Abul Taher and Daisy Graham-Brown among those named in the Young Journalist category.
Former Press Association editor-in-chief Pete Clifton, chair of the awards' judges, said: "It's been another exceptional year for news and the quality of the journalism has been remarkable." The London Press Club will announce winners at a ceremony in central London on Oct. 22.
The shortlists reflect coverage spanning national security, political reporting, criminal justice and the royal household. The data-leak story, as described by the paper, prompted a court fight to overturn a super-injunction the Ministry of Defence sought to impose; the reporting and subsequent legal challenges were cited in the nomination notices. Reporting on alleged abuses within the submarine fleet followed broader scrutiny of behaviour and safeguarding within elements of the armed forces.
The nominations come amid an awards season that has highlighted investigative work across British newsrooms. The London Press Club awards, judged by senior figures in British journalism, recognise reporting across print, digital and audio formats. Organisers said the shortlist demonstrates a wide range of journalism, from long-form investigations to fast-breaking exclusives and multimedia projects.
Winners will be revealed at the October ceremony, when the Press Media Title of the Year and other category winners will be announced. The shortlists give an overview of the stories and reporters the judges identified as notable from the past year; the final awards will determine which pieces take home the prizes.