thumb|right|The former headquarters and newsroom of The News, at 1000 Lakeside
The News is the only local paid-for newspaper and website in Portsmouth, England, and covers a wide area of south Hampshire. It is produced by NationalWorld at their office at the Technopole building. Its official title is The News, though it was formerly known as The Portsmouth Evening News and is still popularly referred to as The Evening News despite being printed in the early hours of the morning.
The News is printed Monday to Saturday. There was also a weekly sports paper, The Sports Mail, which followed the fortunes of local club Portsmouth F.C. and local sports news. Sales have declined rapidly following price rises and the rise of social media. The News has remained in the control of Johnston Press, whose slogan is "Life is Local".
In 2000 the paper launched the "We can do it" awards recognising "unsung heroes" in the community. It continues to host awards promoting and highlighting the city's local businesses.
The News' current editor is Kelly Brown
Offices
thumb|right|The former offices of The News, in Hilsea
For many years, the newspaper was based out of offices in a former slaughterhouse in Portsmouth's Stanhope Road. In 1969, The News moved from the centre of Portsmouth to a new location in Hilsea, under the supervision of Ted Galpin, a Director and general manager (South) of P&SN. Galpin was subsequently made an OBE for his services to the newspaper industry, an honour he dedicated to his staff. When Lord Buckton died in 1978 his son Richard (who inherited his father's baronetcy) assumed the role of chairman of the company.
In 1982 an £11 million plan to develop The News Centre was announced. This hoped to provide the latest equipment for editorial, marketing, production and administration departments.
The extension was opened in 1983 by Kenelm Storey, the son of the former chairman, who became the fifth generation of the family to be involved with the company. In the following years, southern editions of a number of national newspapers have been printed at the News Centre, using the time when the presses are not needed to print evening papers.
In April 2013, The News announced it would be closing its Hilsea headquarters and moving to new offices in Portsmouth's former IBM headquarters at Lakeside in North Harbour. The newspaper's newsroom, advertising, newspaper sales, finance, IT, and front counter staff moved to the new headquarters in June. The former News Centre site is now being demolished to make way for a new bus depot.
In 2023 editorial staff moved to their current office at the Technopole building in Portsmouth.