1. tidings
He heard the ill tidings without emotion.
2. scoop
What's the scoop on your new boyfriend?
scoop of ice cream
target 'leaky' phone apps like Angry Birds to scoop user data
A few years ago, that would have been a big scoop.
As to a scoop, just hold the article back for a while and I think you'll have one.
to scoop a hole in a hillside; scoop the sugar out of the container
He scooped up sand by the handful / The film Gladiator scooped a number of awards at the Oscars this year
Hey boss, I have a scoop. It's rad.
Yes, he scooped me, but I was right behind him.
Last night cops did a scoop in this neighbourhood.
I'd give anything for a scoop.
This is the scoop that will get me promoted.
a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others: The paper managed to secure a major scoop and broke the scandal to the world.