Tabloid Secrets

the long version

In nearly twenty years at the top of the News of the World, Neville Thurlbeck – chief reporter, news editor and scoop-hunter extraordinaire – served up some of the most famous, memorable and astonishing headlines in the paper's existence. They lit up the world of tabloid journalism and featured names such as David Beckham, Fred and Rose West, Jeffrey Archer and Robin Cook, among many others. Along the way, Thurlbeck was drawn into encounters with Cabinet ministers, rent boys, sports stars, serial killers, drug lords and, on one occasion, a devil-worshipping police officer. He worked with MI5 a.