Surging Cost of Printing UK Newspapers Is Making Some Thinner.

The price of paper in Europe has more than doubled since a year ago, with the cost of newsprint reaching an "all-time high", Reach Plc said Tuesday while releasing its first-half results. (Bloomberg) -- The costs of printing newspapers in the UK soared this year amid paper shortages and spikes in energy prices, prompting the owner of the Mirror and Express tabloids to trim page counts. [Extracted from the article]