Last news vs latest news

[internet junkee]

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 6

This television gives you the ......... news.

(a) last
(b) latest
(c) least
(d) later

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 6

This television gives you the latest news.

Correct answer: (b) latest
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Hello, why is it wrong to say "the last news"?

[Torsten]

Hi Internet Junkee,

In the sentence you are referring to we talk about the recent news - those events that have just happened.
If a broadcasting station casts its last news then it stops working after that. So the last news is the final news and the latest news is the most recent news.
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