The i Paper, known as i until December 2024,[7] is a British national newspaper published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust and distributed across the United Kingdom.

[2] On 6 December 2019 the Competition and Markets Authority served an initial enforcement order on DMGT and DMG Media Limited, requiring the paper to be run separately pending investigation.

[citation needed] Since its inception, The i Paper has expanded its layout and coverage, adding special sections for notable events and revamping its weekend edition.

[18] On 11 February 2016, it was revealed that regional publisher Johnston Press, which owned The Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, were in the advanced stages of talks to buy the i for around £24 million.

[23] They stated that this was the result of: "Johnston Press management's strategy of investing in improved content under editor Olly Duff's clear leadership, increased brand awareness, distribution, and advertiser solutions, while delivering efficiencies".

Lord Jonathan Harmsworth of Rothermere, the chair of DMGT, said that the paper would maintain its politically independent editorial style.

[2] In March 2021, the i broke the story that Pontins holiday parks used a list of common Irish surnames as an internal document to prevent bookings by "undesirable guests".

[28] In December 2021, DMGT announced that both i and the DMGT-owned New Scientist magazine would be moved to a new division of the company, to be called Harmsworth Media.

Editor Oliver Duff explained that the rebrand was made "to reflect how we are talked about in conversation, in newsagents and on television.

[18] The newspaper contains "matrices" for news, business and sports — small paragraphs of information which are sometimes expanded upon in full articles further on in the paper.

[citation needed] The subscription can be either six months or a year long and can be chosen Monday to Friday or including Saturday.

[37] Ahead of the 2015 UK general election, Duff said the paper would remain neutral and refrain from endorsing a vote for any political party.

"[16] Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, a centrist party, was a fortnightly columnist for the i; however, he has not written for i since 2018.

[41] During the 2016 UK European Union membership referendum, held in June 2016, the paper chose not to declare for either "Leave" or "Remain", unlike a majority of other British newspapers who came out for either side of the debate.