[10] On 31 December 2020, it was announced that JPIMedia Publishing Ltd (formerly Johnston Press[11]) and its subsidiaries were being sold to National World PLC on 2 January 2021.[5] In September 2023, it was announced that the Graham family-owned Claverley Group had sold its subsidiary Midland News Association to National World PLC.[22] National World also acquired the assets of football website publisher Scoopdragon and video content aggregator Newschain,[23] and news titles such as Newry Reporter,[24] Farm Week[25] and Banbridge Chronicle.The geographic readership of some titles extends across the Irish border into the Republic of Ireland, such as the Derry Journal which also covers County Donegal.On 7 August 2023[31] National World launched Shots!, a website devoted to football chat, true crime shows[32] and real life stories.