ian jenkins

If you want in depth analysis of the news and current affair, then go for The Times or The Telegraph. If you want some tits and an irreverent look at the latest gossip then go for The Sun or The Star. If however, you want a mixture of the both and in an easy to read bite size format, then the metro is what you are looking for.

its like newsround in it

I was always a fan of Newsround when I was younger, it gave the kids the latest news in a simple yet informative matter, and was a nice 5 minute overview of the headlines affecting the world. The Metro is Newsround in paper format. Ok not so dumbed down and the local ads for casual sex would certainly not be found on Newsround, but the way in which it breaks down the news is brilliant.

its branched to your locality

Despite focusing on the national headlines and gossip it also dedicates a section to local events, reviews and jobs. Thus combining a local paper to the Times/Sun combo mentioned earlier. It is really quite brilliant to read a major news headline and then see that the restaurant 5 minutes down the road does an awesome sirloin steak!

it has a fascination with science

I love the little microcosm snippets and the friday metrocosm section. It is really intriguing to read up on this science and I find it quite fascinating. This is partly due to the way they do it, again breaking it down in to bite size chunks, with neat diagrams and graphics.

it loves the web

They have a new section which basically rounds up all the things that are viral on the web for you to muse at. It also regularly features news on things like twitter (can you imagine the Daily Mail doing that?).

its ermm FREE!

Thats right its absolutely free, my favourite price. Its a commuter paper, and as I’m a commuter I think its bloody great. For those of you who don’t work in a city, or don’t commute you may not have come across the metro, and if that’s the case then you are missing out. It’s an awesome paper and definately makes my commute that little bit faster!