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The Daily Telegraph's editor, Charles Moore, is stepping down after eight years.
He is succeeded by Martin Newland, 42, the former deputy editor of the National Post in Canada and a former home editor of The Telegraph.
A statement from The Telegraph said that Moore, 46, 'has reluctantly decided to retire' to write his biography of Lady Thatcher.
However, there has been speculation for some time over Moore's role as the newspaper's circulation fell below the one-million sales mark. Some observers have suggested that Moore's highbrow approach has failed to keep or attract readers, particularly at the younger end of the market.
Newland rose through the editorial ranks at The Telegraph before moving to Canada to assist the Telegraph Group chairman, Lord Black, with the launch of the National Post in 1998.
Newland said: 'It's an honour to ...