diff --git a/backend/app/db/models.py b/backend/app/db/models.py
index 9af8bdc..af6df7d 100644
--- a/backend/app/db/models.py
+++ b/backend/app/db/models.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class News(Base):
     title = Column(String)
     content = Column(String)
     created = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
+    taps = Column(Integer, default=0)
 
 
 class AnonymousUser(Base):
diff --git a/backend/app/views/news/api.py b/backend/app/views/news/api.py
index 754ca3d..4dd695a 100644
--- a/backend/app/views/news/api.py
+++ b/backend/app/views/news/api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Annotated, Union
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from uuid import UUID
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
@@ -39,3 +40,12 @@ async def create_news(
     db: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_db)],
 ) -> schemas.NewsInDb:
     return services.create_news(news=news, current_user=current_user, db=db)
+
+
+@router.post("/{news_id}/tap")
+async def create_news(
+    news_id: UUID,
+    db: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_db)],
+) -> schemas.TapResponse:
+    services.tap_news(news_id=news_id, db=db)
+    return schemas.TapResponse(tap="ok")
diff --git a/backend/app/views/news/schemas.py b/backend/app/views/news/schemas.py
index dda29da..fe7074a 100644
--- a/backend/app/views/news/schemas.py
+++ b/backend/app/views/news/schemas.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class News(BaseModel):
     title: str
     content: str
     created: datetime
+    taps: int
 
 
 class NewsInDb(News):
@@ -20,3 +21,7 @@ class NewsInDb(News):
 
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
+
+
+class TapResponse(BaseModel):
+    tap: str
diff --git a/backend/app/views/news/services.py b/backend/app/views/news/services.py
index ef3afdb..dce3625 100644
--- a/backend/app/views/news/services.py
+++ b/backend/app/views/news/services.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
 from typing import Annotated
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from uuid import UUID
 
 from ...dependencies import get_db
 from ...db import models
@@ -35,3 +36,15 @@ def create_news(
         detail="Could not validate credentials",
         headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
     )
+
+
+def tap_news(news_id: UUID, db: Session):
+    n = db.query(models.News).filter(models.News.id == news_id).first()
+    if n:
+        setattr(n, "taps", n.taps + 1)
+        db.commit()
+        return
+    raise HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+        detail="Not found",
+    )
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/components/news/NewsListCard.tsx b/frontend/app/src/components/news/NewsListCard.tsx
index 4629cde..98926db 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/components/news/NewsListCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/src/components/news/NewsListCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React from "react";
 import "../styles.css";
-import { Card, Spin } from "antd";
-import { News, useGetNewsQuery } from "../../slice/NewsApi";
-import { ClockCircleOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
+import { Button, Card, Spin } from "antd";
+import { News, useGetNewsQuery, useTapNewsMutation } from "../../slice/NewsApi";
+import { ClockCircleOutlined, FireOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 
 const formatTime = (s: string) => {
   const d = new Date(s + "Z");
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const formatTime = (s: string) => {
 };
 
 const NewsListCard = (): JSX.Element => {
-  const { data, isLoading } = useGetNewsQuery({});
+  const { data, refetch, isLoading } = useGetNewsQuery({});
+  const [tapNews] = useTapNewsMutation();
   return (
     <div className="card">
       <Spin spinning={isLoading}>
@@ -25,17 +26,48 @@ const NewsListCard = (): JSX.Element => {
               <p
                 style={{
                   textAlign: "left",
-                  color: "#ffffff",
                   whiteSpace: "break-spaces",
                 }}
               >
                 {news.content}
               </p>
               <br />
-              <div className="news-footer">
-                <ClockCircleOutlined />
-                <br />
-                <p style={{ marginLeft: "1rem" }}>{formatTime(news.created)}</p>
+              <div
+                className="news-footer"
+                style={{
+                  width: "100%",
+                  display: "flex",
+                  justifyContent: "space-between",
+                }}
+              >
+                <div
+                  style={{
+                    display: "flex",
+                    flexDirection: "row",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <ClockCircleOutlined />
+                  <br />
+                  <p style={{ marginLeft: "1rem" }}>
+                    {formatTime(news.created)}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <div
+                  style={{
+                    height: "100% !important",
+                    display: "flex",
+                    flexFlow: "column",
+                    justifyContent: "center",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Button
+                    icon={<FireOutlined />}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      tapNews(news.id);
+                      refetch();
+                    }}
+                  >{` ${news.taps}`}</Button>
+                </div>
               </div>
             </Card>
           ))}
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/components/queue/QueueCard.tsx b/frontend/app/src/components/queue/QueueCard.tsx
index e0b4dfd..5526d89 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/components/queue/QueueCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/src/components/queue/QueueCard.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from "react";
-import {
-  useGetQueueDetailQuery,
-  useGetQueuesQuery,
-} from "../../slice/QueueApi";
+import React from "react";
+import { useGetQueueDetailQuery } from "../../slice/QueueApi";
 import "../styles.css";
 import { Button, Spin } from "antd";
 import {
   ArrowUpOutlined,
   FileTextOutlined,
   LoadingOutlined,
-  PlusCircleOutlined,
   UserOutlined,
 } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import Title from "antd/es/typography/Title";
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/slice/NewsApi.ts b/frontend/app/src/slice/NewsApi.ts
index d95032a..907fbf8 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/slice/NewsApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/src/slice/NewsApi.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type News = {
   title: string;
   content: string;
   created: string;
+  taps: number;
 };
 
 export const NewsApi = createApi({
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ export const NewsApi = createApi({
     getNews: builder.query({
       query: () => "/",
     }),
+    tapNews: builder.mutation({
+      query: (newsId: string) => ({
+        url: `/${newsId}/tap`,
+        method: "POST",
+      }),
+    }),
     createNews: builder.mutation({
       query: (data: CreateNewsRequest) => ({
         url: "/",
@@ -40,4 +47,5 @@ export const NewsApi = createApi({
   }),
 });
 
-export const { useGetNewsQuery, useCreateNewsMutation } = NewsApi;
+export const { useGetNewsQuery, useTapNewsMutation, useCreateNewsMutation } =
+  NewsApi;