Stories in bits without a beginning (8)
I believe the answer is:
articles
'stories' is the definition.
(stories in a newspaper)
'bits without a beginning' is the wordplay.
'bits' becomes 'particles'.
'without a beginning' means to remove the first letter.
'particles' with its first letter removed is 'ARTICLES'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for articles that I've seen before include "Recitals about newspaper features" , "Items" , "Legal apprenticeship" , "Recitals for newspaper pieces" , "Recitals about particular things" .)