diff --git a/Services/News/classes/class.ilNewsForContextBlockGUI.php b/Services/News/classes/class.ilNewsForContextBlockGUI.php
index 82e642eac45c..eb9c18eaf421 100755
--- a/Services/News/classes/class.ilNewsForContextBlockGUI.php
+++ b/Services/News/classes/class.ilNewsForContextBlockGUI.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class ilNewsForContextBlockGUI extends ilBlockGUI
     protected ilHelpGUI $help;
     protected ilSetting $settings;
     protected ilTabsGUI $tabs;
+    protected ilLogger $logger;
 
     protected StandardGUIRequest $std_request;
     protected InternalDomainService $domain;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->help = $DIC["ilHelp"];
         $this->settings = $DIC->settings();
         $this->tabs = $DIC->tabs();
+        $this->logger = $DIC->logger()->news();
 
         $locator = $DIC->news()->internal();
         $this->std_request = $locator->gui()->standardRequest();
@@ -131,7 +133,13 @@ protected function preloadData(array $data): void
 
     protected function getListItemForData(array $data): ?\ILIAS\UI\Component\Item\Item
     {
-        $info = $this->getNewsForId($data[0]);
+        try {
+            $info = $this->getNewsForId($data[0]);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
+            return $this->ui->factory()->item()->standard($this->lng->txt('news_sorry_not_accessible_anymore'));
+        }
+
 
         $props = [
             $this->lng->txt('date') => $info['creation_date'] ?? ''