diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 33c0ab8645f13c..fa49526ad51ad3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ repos:
         types: [python]
         exclude: ^Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/_parser.py
 
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: blurb-no-space-c-api
+        name: Check C API news entries
+        language: fail
+        entry: Space found in path, move to Misc/NEWS.d/next/C_API/
+        files: Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/20.*.rst
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: blurb-no-space-core-and-builtins
+        name: Check Core and Builtins news entries
+        language: fail
+        entry: Space found in path, move to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/
+        files: Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/20.*.rst
+
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C_API/README.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/README.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/C_API/README.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-07-26-00-03-00.gh-issue-80667.N7Dh8B.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2023-07-26-00-03-00.gh-issue-80667.N7Dh8B.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-07-26-00-03-00.gh-issue-80667.N7Dh8B.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2023-07-26-00-03-00.gh-issue-80667.N7Dh8B.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-01-10-10-58-36.gh-issue-143650.k8mR4x.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-10-10-58-36.gh-issue-143650.k8mR4x.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-01-10-10-58-36.gh-issue-143650.k8mR4x.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-01-10-10-58-36.gh-issue-143650.k8mR4x.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-08-12-47-27.gh-issue-144601.E4Yi9J.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-08-12-47-27.gh-issue-144601.E4Yi9J.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-08-12-47-27.gh-issue-144601.E4Yi9J.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-08-12-47-27.gh-issue-144601.E4Yi9J.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-13-18-30-59.gh-issue-144766.JGu3x3.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-13-18-30-59.gh-issue-144766.JGu3x3.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-13-18-30-59.gh-issue-144766.JGu3x3.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-13-18-30-59.gh-issue-144766.JGu3x3.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-26-21-36-00.gh-issue-145234.w0mQ9n.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-26-21-36-00.gh-issue-145234.w0mQ9n.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2026-02-26-21-36-00.gh-issue-145234.w0mQ9n.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-02-26-21-36-00.gh-issue-145234.w0mQ9n.rst
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/README.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/README.rst
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rename from Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/README.rst
rename to Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/README.rst