diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
index ce4da6ba96..a030672533 100644
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 		this->CreateNestedTree();
 
 		/* For company news with a face we have a separate headline in param[0] */
-		if (desc == &_company_news_desc) this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_N_TITLE)->widget_data = this->ni->params[0];
+		if (desc == &_company_news_desc) this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_N_TITLE)->widget_data = this->ni->params[0].data;
 
 		NWidgetCore *nwid = this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_N_SHOW_GROUP);
 		if (ni->reftype1 == NR_VEHICLE && nwid != nullptr) {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 				break;
 
 			case WID_N_MESSAGE:
-				CopyInDParam(this->ni->params, lengthof(this->ni->params));
+				CopyInDParam(this->ni->params);
 				str = this->ni->string_id;
 				break;
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 				break;
 
 			case WID_N_MESSAGE:
-				CopyInDParam(this->ni->params, lengthof(this->ni->params));
+				CopyInDParam(this->ni->params);
 				DrawStringMultiLine(r.left, r.right, r.top, r.bottom, this->ni->string_id, TC_FROMSTRING, SA_CENTER);
 				break;
 
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ private:
 	StringID GetCompanyMessageString() const
 	{
 		/* Company news with a face have a separate headline, so the normal message is shifted by two params */
-		CopyInDParam(this->ni->params + 2, lengthof(this->ni->params) - 2);
-		return this->ni->params[1];
+		CopyInDParam(span(this->ni->params.data() + 2, this->ni->params.size() - 2));
+		return this->ni->params[1].data;
 	}
 
 	StringID GetNewVehicleMessageString(int widget) const
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ NewsItem::NewsItem(StringID string_id, NewsType type, NewsFlag flags, NewsRefere
 {
 	/* show this news message in colour? */
 	if (TimerGameCalendar::year >= _settings_client.gui.coloured_news_year) this->flags |= NF_INCOLOUR;
-	CopyOutDParam(this->params, lengthof(this->params));
+	CopyOutDParam(this->params, 10);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ void ChangeVehicleNews(VehicleID from_index, VehicleID to_index)
 	for (NewsItem *ni = _oldest_news; ni != nullptr; ni = ni->next) {
 		if (ni->reftype1 == NR_VEHICLE && ni->ref1 == from_index) ni->ref1 = to_index;
 		if (ni->reftype2 == NR_VEHICLE && ni->ref2 == from_index) ni->ref2 = to_index;
-		if (ni->flags & NF_VEHICLE_PARAM0 && ni->params[0] == from_index) ni->params[0] = to_index;
+		if (ni->flags & NF_VEHICLE_PARAM0 && ni->params[0].data == from_index) ni->params[0] = to_index;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ void ShowLastNewsMessage()
  */
 static void DrawNewsString(uint left, uint right, int y, TextColour colour, const NewsItem *ni)
 {
-	CopyInDParam(ni->params, lengthof(ni->params));
+	CopyInDParam(ni->params);
 
 	/* Get the string, replaces newlines with spaces and remove control codes from the string. */
 	std::string message = StrMakeValid(GetString(ni->string_id), SVS_REPLACE_TAB_CR_NL_WITH_SPACE);
diff --git a/src/news_type.h b/src/news_type.h
index c1e4586004..c4b6076b24 100644
--- a/src/news_type.h
+++ b/src/news_type.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct NewsItem {
 
 	std::unique_ptr<const NewsAllocatedData> data; ///< Custom data for the news item that will be deallocated (deleted) when the news item has reached its end.
 
-	uint64 params[10]; ///< Parameters for string resolving.
+	std::vector<StringParameterBackup> params; ///< Parameters for string resolving.
 
 	NewsItem(StringID string_id, NewsType type, NewsFlag flags, NewsReferenceType reftype1, uint32 ref1, NewsReferenceType reftype2, uint32 ref2, const NewsAllocatedData *data);
 };
diff --git a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
index ce8acf86ef..0a56a0c816 100644
--- a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 static bool DrawScrollingStatusText(const NewsItem *ni, int scroll_pos, int left, int right, int top, int bottom)
 {
-	CopyInDParam(ni->params, lengthof(ni->params));
+	CopyInDParam(ni->params);
 
 	/* Replace newlines and the likes with spaces. */
 	std::string message = StrMakeValid(GetString(ni->string_id), SVS_REPLACE_TAB_CR_NL_WITH_SPACE);