news

noun (U)

1 information about something that has happened recently: That's great news! | Sit down and tell me all your news.

(+ about/of): There hasn't been any news of him since he left home. (+ that): Our delegates returned with the news that negotiations had broken down. | good/bad news: You're looking upset - not bad news, I hope? | hear news (=receive news): Have you heard any news from Emily yet? | piece of news: Your brother's just told me an interesting piece of news. | have news for: I've some good news for you - they've signed the contract. | I've got news for you (=some bad news): You may think you've fooled him, but I've got news for you - he's wise to your little trick. | break the news to (=tell someone some bad news): I don't know how to break the news to her.

2 reports of recent events in the newspapers or on the radio or television

(+ of/about): News is coming in of a major explosion at the World Trade Centre. | We'll bring you more news about the election at 11 o'clock. | news that: Several evening papers carried the news that a cabinet minister was about to resign. | latest news: the latest news from the Olympic stadium | local/national etc news: a programme bringing you national and international news | make the news (=be considered important enough to be in the news): Twenty years ago environmental issues rarely made the news. | be in the news: I see Michael Jackson's in the news again. | be front page news (=be interesting enough to be on the front page of a newspaper): Wallace's resignation was front page news. | news story/report: Wilks had been paid by journalists to simply invent bogus news stories.

3 the news a regular television or radio programme that gives you reports of recent events: on the news: It must be true - I heard it on the news last night.

4 be good/bad news for if the facts about something are good or bad news for someone, they are likely to make life better or worse for them: House prices are very low at the moment, which is good news for first-time buyers.

5 he's/she's bad news informal used to say that someone is likely to cause trouble: Stay away from that guy, he's bad news.

6 that's news to me! spoken used when you are surprised or annoyed because you have not been told something earlier: So, the meeting's been cancelled? Well that's news to me!

7 no news is good news spoken used when you have not received any news about someone and you hope this means that nothing bad has happened