Thread: The meaning of "вести"

Originally Posted by CoffeeCup

Here "вести" is a plural form of "весть" a little bit old fashioned word for "новость" or "известие" (”news").

Больше спасибо за ответ CoffeeCup (is that correct?)

So my next question is, what is the difference between "новость" or "известие" then? Are they used in different contexts or can they be used interchangeably? Similarly does nobody use the word "вести" then in Russia unless talking about this specific news company given its an old-fashioned word?