news 
/ˈnu:z, Brit ˈnju:z/ noun
/ˈnu:z, Brit ˈnju:z/ noun 1 [noncount] : new information or a report about something that has happened recently
▪ Do you have any news to report? ▪ I have some good news, and I have some bad news. ▪ Have you heard the good news? She's going to have a baby! ▪ What's the big/latest news? ▪ It was late summer when news of his death arrived. [=when we learned that he had died] ▪ We tried to break the news [=tell the bad news] to her gently. ▪ “The concert has been canceled.” “Well, that is news to me.” [=I didn't know that; no one told me that] ▪ Lower ticket prices are good news for [=make things easier for] sports fans. ▪ We haven't heard from his teacher lately, but no news is good news. [=if he was doing badly, his teacher would have told us] 2 [noncount] a : information that is reported in a newspaper, magazine, television news program, etc.
▪ local/international news ▪ The company has been in the news recently. ▪ and now this late-breaking news [=the most recent news of the day] ▪ front-page news [=important news that could be reported on the front page of a newspaper] — often used before another noun ▪ TV news reporters ▪ news stories/reports ▪ the news media ▪ a slow news day [=a day with little news to report]
b informal : someone or something that is exciting and in the news
▪ She's big news here in the city. ▪ That band is old news. = The band is yesterday's news. [=that band isn't new or exciting anymore] 3 the news : a television news program
▪ We saw it on the evening/nightly news. ▪ The local news is on at 5:30.
▪ Do you have any news to report? ▪ I have some good news, and I have some bad news. ▪ Have you heard the good news? She's going to have a baby! ▪ What's the big/latest news? ▪ It was late summer when news of his death arrived. [=when we learned that he had died] ▪ We tried to break the news [=tell the bad news] to her gently. ▪ “The concert has been canceled.” “Well, that is news to me.” [=I didn't know that; no one told me that] ▪ Lower ticket prices are good news for [=make things easier for] sports fans. ▪ We haven't heard from his teacher lately, but no news is good news. [=if he was doing badly, his teacher would have told us]
▪ local/international news ▪ The company has been in the news recently. ▪ and now this late-breaking news [=the most recent news of the day] ▪ front-page news [=important news that could be reported on the front page of a newspaper] — often used before another noun ▪ TV news reporters ▪ news stories/reports ▪ the news media ▪ a slow news day [=a day with little news to report]
b informal : someone or something that is exciting and in the news
▪ She's big news here in the city. ▪ That band is old news. = The band is yesterday's news. [=that band isn't new or exciting anymore]
▪ We saw it on the evening/nightly news. ▪ The local news is on at 5:30.
have news for someone
— used when you are making a definite and forceful statement that someone does not expect, know about, or agree with ▪ “You think you're going to win? Well, I've got news for you: you're not.” ▪ People tell me that my business will never succeed. Well, I have news for them. I'm going to make a profit by the end of the year.
— see also bad news
