A NATIONAL newspaper is conducting an investigation after a web page address which insulted Newport was used on their website.
The article, posted on the Independent, reported that Newport "has the fastest moving market in the UK compared to last year".
As reported by the BBC, when readers opened the URL it read "people-probably-wanted-to-sell-up-so-they-could-get-out-of-there" also using a swear word.
In a statement published by the BBC, an Independent spokesman said: "The appearance of this inappropriate URL was an unacceptable error.
"We apologise for the offence it has caused and are conducting a full investigation to establish how it came about.
"We changed the URL immediately that the problem was brought to our attention."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article