NEWS

[noun] [U] - information or reports about recent events, or a television or radio programme consisting of such reportsThat's the best (piece of) news I've heard for a long time!We've had no news of them since they left for Australia.Have you heard the news about Tina and Tom? They're getting divorced.Do write and tell us all your news.Is there any news, Doctor? Is she going to be alright?The news that Madge had resigned took everyone by surprise. [+ that clause]I like to watch the early evening news when I get home from work.Was there anything interesting on the news this evening?Shares in the company rose 7p to 90p on the news of the increased profits (= when this became generally known).They've been in the news (= reported about) a lot recently because of their marital problems.Our news desk (= place where news is collected) is staffed twenty-four hours a day.She made news (= was publicly reported) last year when she broke the world record for the 100 metres.I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you, madam. Your husband's been seriously injured in a road accident.We've got some good news for you. We're getting married.If you break the news to someone, you tell them about something bad which has just happened and which has an effect on them.I was absolutely devastated when the doctor broke the news to me about my illness.Where were you when the news of the assassination broke (= became known)?"I hear you and Phil are going to Paris for the weekend." "Really? That's news to me (= I didn't know about that)."(figurative) He's bad news for (= has a bad effect on) the company. He should never have been given the job.(figurative) Madeleine says Kate's new boyfriend is very good news (= is a good person and suitable for her).I've got news for him (= He'll be unpleasantly surprised), if he thinks he can carry on living here free of charge.A news agency is an organization which supplies reports to newspapers, magazines and broadcasters.A news conference is a meeting in which someone makes a statement to reporters or answers questions from them.As soon as the allegations were published, she called a news conference to give her side of the story.(saying) 'No news is good news' means that you would have been told if anything bad had happened.We haven't heard anything from the hospital today, but I suppose no news is good news.