 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Sunday 01 March 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Sunday Express: "WAR ERUPTS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jaymi McCann The world held its breath as hundreds were killed when the United States and Israel carried out a series of devastating air strikes across Iran – with chaos erupting across the Middle East as Tehran retaliated. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/world/2176581  The Herald On Sunday: "CALL FOR SCOTTISH WATER PROBE AS SALARIES SOAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kathleen Nutt Calls are being made for an independent Inquiry into Scottish Water amid soaring customer charges and eye-watering levels of executive pay and benefits.  The Sunday Telegraph: "KHAMENEI 'DEAD IN RUBBLE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Henry Bodkin / Akhtar Makoii Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli Air Strikes, according to the country's intelligence service. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/world-news/2026/02/28/irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-found-dead-in-rubble  The Sunday Post: "SCOTTISH FIRM GIVEN £54M OF PPE CASH VIA VIP LANE FAILS TO PAY TAX ON PROFITS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Howarth A British company that was given £54 million of Government VIP Lane contracts during the COVID-19 Pandemic is to be shut by authorities after its directors disappeared without paying tax on the profits.  The Sunday Times: "AYATOLLAH KILLED IN BLITZ FROM AMERICA AND ISRAEL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dominic Hauschild / Gabrielle Weiniger / Katie Tarrant / Christina Lamb Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in American and Israeli military strikes, President Donald Trump declared. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/middle-east/article/us-attacks-iran-strikes-trump-latest-news-q39l3fsrd  Scottish The Mail On Sunday: "FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen Nigel Farage has sensationally claimed that Reform UK was robbed of victory by foreign-born voters in last week's By-Election in the Gorton And Denton ward of Manchester. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15602431  Sunday People: "GET TO SHELTER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anders Anglesey The United Kingdom Foreign Office has issued a major dual warning for Brits to take cover and not to travel in the aftermath of a co-ordinated attack by Israel and United States Of America on several cities in Iran. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/world-news/iran-attack-foreign-office-issues-36795493  Sunday National: "'I WAS VICTIM OF SPYING SCANDAL BUT PROBE HAS IGNORED ME'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alasdair Ferguson Josh Simons MP - a Cabinet Office minister who was involved in falsely accusing journalists of having links to pro-Russian propaganda, when he was boss of a Think Tank belonging to The Labour Party - has resigned. FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/25896645.josh-simons-resigns-labour-together-targeting-journalists  Daily Star Sunday: "BRITS DUBAI MISSILE TERROR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Dickinson Brits ran for their lives as Iranian missiles targeting holiday hotspot Dubai hit top tourist hotels. The carnage came hours after peace-loving Donald Trump and Israel launched a mass attack on Iran. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/world-news/horror-dubai-airport-people-run-36797894  Sunday Mail: "FIRE AND FURY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Vevers The Middle East erupted into war last night after United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Iran. FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dubai-explosions-amid-iran-attack-36796054  The Mail On Sunday: "FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen Nigel Farage has sensationally claimed that Reform UK was robbed of victory by foreign-born voters in last week's By-Election in the Gorton And Denton ward of Manchester. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15602431  Sunday Mirror: "IRAN'S LEADER 'DEAD'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Murphy President Donald Trump announced last night that Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei was dead after a huge United States and Israel blitz on Iran. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/world-news/live-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-dead-36794983  The Observer: "KILLING OF THE AYATOLLAH" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruth Michaelson Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was last night reported to be dead after waves of Israeli and American strikes pummelled Iran's cities. FULL REPORT: OBSERVER.CO.UK/news/international/article/ayatollah-reported-dead-after-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran  
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 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 27 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Independent: "SCANDAL OF 4-YEAR DELAYS FOR CRIMINAL CASES TO GO TO TRIAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Clare Martin Dozens of criminal trials will not take place for another four years. Huge backlogs mean 29 cases, including violent crime and drug offences, have been scheduled for 2030.  Kidderminster Standard: "FIRM FINED £750K AFTER DEATH OF WORKER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris Somers Forge Limited in Halesowen has been fined £750,000 after a Kidderminster man who worked there became entangled in a lathe and died. FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/firm-fined-750000-after-kidderminster-man-died-becoming-entangled-in-machinery  Edinburgh Evening News: "COUNCIL TAX RISE NATION'S LOWEST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Swanson Council Tax in Britain's northern capital of Edinburgh is to rise by 4 per cent next year, hailed as likely to be the lowest increase in Scotland. FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-tax-rise-lowest-in-scotland-and-pay-and-display-parking-charges-frozen-while-ps16-billion-invested-in-housing-5613124  Daily Mail: "SOHAM KILLER CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER BEING BATTERED WITH METAL POLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Keogh / Rebecca Camber Soham murderer Ian Huntley was clinging for his life last night after a vicious ambush by an inmate at a prison workshop. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/crime-desk/article-15596605  Glasgow Times: "'I TRUSTED THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan A mother has blasted National Health Service bosses after she suffered a miscarriage on her bathroom floor - hours after being told her baby was "perfectly healthy".  Malvern Observer: "TERROR VICTIM'S MUM HONOURED FOR CHARITY ROLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins The mother of a Worcester student who died in a Terrorist Attack before he could complete his studies is to be awarded both an Honorary Doctorate and an Honorary Fellowship from her son's university.  Daily Express: "'NO BACKBONE' TO SOLVE ILLEGAL MIGRANT CRISIS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles The Labour Party lacks the backbone to stop the boats, critics claimed after only 6% of English Channel migrants were deported last year. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2175744  Leamington Observer: "HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO BE AXED AS TARIFF FALL-OUT HITS ASTON MARTIN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Hughes Aston Martin has announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs. The luxury car maker, which has its headquarters at Gaydon, is set to axe 20 per cent of its 2,800 worldwide workforce, meaning job losses will total around 560. FULL REPORT: LeamingtonObserver.co.uk/news/south-warwickshire-based-aston-martin-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs-60460  Metro (South Edition): "1M KIDS STUCK ON SCRAPHEAP" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Henry Saker-Clark The number of young people not in work, education or training has risen again - 'perilously' close to 1 million and heightening fears of a lost generation.  Droitwich Standard: "TOWN IS IN THE HAT TO PICK THE CULTURAL CROWN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith Droitwich will be looking to showcase what it has to offer to the country as it announced it will be bidding to become the UK's first-ever town of culture. FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwich-to-bid-to-become-uk-town-of-culture  Financial Times: "GILT SALES FORECAST TO FALL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2023 IN FISCAL BOOST FOR REEVES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Sam Fleming Government debt sales are expected to drop for the first time in four years, in a sign that Chancellor Rachel Reeves' effort to keep a lid on borrowing is easing pressure on the Gilt Market. FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/d082b3ab-99d2-4726-8da8-ec9b843a7373  Coventry Observer: "TWIN'S ANGUISH AFTER TRAGIC LOSS OF BROTHER LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as part of the investigation into the murder of a Coventry teenager. Michael Ababio suffered a stab wound during disorder outside Foleshill Library on Broad Street. FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/arrests-made-as-investigation-into-murder-of-coventry-teenager-continues  Morning Star: "NHS MATERNITY SERVICES 'FAILING MUMS AND BABIES'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir Maternity services at National Health Service in United Kingdom are failing women and babies through a reluctance to admit mistakes, racism and poor staff relationships, a Government-ordered investigation has revealed. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/maternity-services-failing-women-and-babies  Bromsgrove Standard: "BROMSGROVE CARNIVAL IS THE LATEST IN DOUBT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith The future of Bromsgrove carnival is in doubt as organisers reveal they are facing the same pressures that have led to neighbouring events being cancelled. FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bromsgrove-carnival-future-in-doubt-as-organisers-cant-do-it-alone  The Daily Telegraph: "SPANISH POLICE TO PATROL GIBRALTAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Crisp / James Badcock Spanish Border Patrol will be able to patrol Gibraltar under the British territory's Brexit deal, breaking a previous pledge for no boots on the ground. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/world-news/2026/02/26/spanish-border-force-patrol-gibraltar-under-brexit-deal  Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "CASH-SAVING SOLAR MOVE PICKS UP ENERGY AWARD" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris A pioneering Solar Energy project at Rugby's council-owned Leisure Centre has taken a top prize at the West Midlands Energy Efficiency Awards.  Daily Star: "SOHAM MONSTER HUNTLEY CLINGING TO LIFE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton Soham fiend Ian Huntley is fighting for life after being battered unconscious in a "frenzied" attack by another prisoner. The double child killer was left in a pool of blood and taken to a local Medial Facility by helicopter. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/more-details-ian-huntleys-prison-36786958  The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "TEACHER AT TOWN SCHOOL BANNED OVER HISTORIC SEX" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne Lee Butler who taught at a school in Redditch has been banned from the profession indefinitely after he admitted to having a sexual relationship with a pupil in the early 2000s. FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/teacher-banned-from-profession-after-admitting-to-historic-sexual-relationship-with-redditch-pupil  The Scotsman: "NHS 'FREE AT POINT OF USE' NOW AT RISK, SCOTTISH DOCTORS WARN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant The core National Health Service principle of "free at the point of use" is under threat in Britain because of underfunding, doctors have warned.  Solihull Observer: "SITTING PRETTY AFTER A BATTLE WITH HEART ISSUE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason Thanieth Khan has been honoured with an iconic Red Bench in Shirley to celebrate her survival from a rare genetic heart condition.  Stratford Observer: "HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO BE AXED AS TARIFF FALL-OUT HITS ASTON MARTIN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Hughes Aston Martin has announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs. The luxury car maker, which has its headquarters at Gaydon, is set to axe 20 per cent of its 2,800 worldwide workforce, meaning job losses will total around 560.  Daily Mirror: "HUNTLEY FIGHTS FOR LIFE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jeremy Armstrong / Patrick Hill Ian Huntley, the killer of Soham schoolgirls Jessica Champman and Holly Wells in 2002, is fighting for his life after being battered around the head with a metal bar by a fellow inmate. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/uk-news/ian-huntleys-jail-life-unrecognisable-36784325  Worcester Observer: "TERROR VICTIM'S MUM HONOURED FOR CHARITY ROLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins The mother of a Worcester student who died in a Terrorist Attack before he could complete his studies is to be awarded both an Honorary Doctorate and an Honorary Fellowship from her son's university. FULL REPORT: WorcesterObserver.co.uk/news/mother-of-terrorist-victim-to-receive-double-honours-from-worcester-university  Daily Record: "A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE PUBLIC" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sally Hind Vicky MacLean, who was raped as a teenager, has warned of the danger as decade-long restrictions on her attacker are lifted. FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/woman-dragged-street-knife-point-34704685  Evesham Observer: "TV STAR MEARNS SET TO CHAMPION TOWN WALKS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans Bushcrafter, author and television presenter Ray Mearns will visit Evesham this Spring as part of a brand new boost for tourism.  The Times: "MYSTERY AS MANDELSON MESSAGES GO MISSING" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Daisy Eastlake The lobbying company founded by Lord Peter Mandelson discovered during an internal investigation that a "significant" tranche of his business email records was missing.  Scottish Daily Mail: "SOHAM KILLER CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER BEING BATTERED WITH METAL POLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Keogh / Rebecca Camber Soham murderer Ian Huntley was clinging for his life last night after a vicious ambush by an inmate at a prison workshop. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/crime-desk/article-15596605  The Guardian: "DROP IN MIGRANT WORKERS 'WILL BE A CAR CRASH' FOR NHS AND CARE HOMES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Osuh Medical Facilities and Care Homes in United Kingdom face "an impending car crash", experts have warned. Research shows the number of overseas nurses and carers has collapsed. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/society/2026/feb/26/drop-in-overseas-workers-uk-hospitals-and-care-homes   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 26 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Independent: "SPEAKER TIPPED OFF POLICE MANDELSON WAS A FLIGHT RISK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke Metropolitan Police have apologised to Sir Lindsay Hoyle after officers told Peter Mandelson's lawyers he tipped them off about claims the disgraced former peer planned to flee to the British Virgin Islands, prompting his arrest. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/peter-mandelson-arrest-lindsay-hoyle-b2927268.html  Messenger Newspapers: "HIGH COURT SIDES WITH COUNCIL OVER DISPUTE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor The High Court has sided with Trafford Council in a dispute over planning permission for a 19,000 Square Metre industrial scheme in Carrington. FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25877937.high-court-sides-council-19-000sqm-carrington-scheme  Metro (South Edition): "HIGH ROLLERS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Chatterton / Carly Odell A huge Cannabis Farm has been busted by Northamptonshire Police - hidden in plain sight inside Aspers Casino on Commercial Street in Northampton.  Glasgow Times: "DRUG TRAFFICKER HAD £1M OF 'MIXER'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Finlay Police Scotland have seized heroin worth more than £1 million on the streets at an industrial yard during an operation against a Glasgow-based serious crime gang with international links. FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25887326.drug-trafficker-henry-mcaulay-court-1m-glasgow-seizure  Daily Express: "JUST SAY NON! DON'T REWARD FRENCH FOR BOATS FAILURE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles Britain's Government ministers have been told that France must get no more of United Kingdom taxpayers' money until Government Of France stop the boats crossing the English Channel. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2175602  The Yorkshire Post: "CRIMINALS BURYING FARMLAND WITH WASTE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn Fields belonging to farmers, and country lanes, are being buried under piles of waste. New figures show Fly-Tipping incidents in Yorkshire reached the highest level since comparable records began.  Daily Mirror: "DON'T LET HATE WIN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan Keir Starmer has called on voters to "strike a blow against hate" by backing The Labour Party in today's crucial By-Election. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/keir-starmer-by-election-fight-36781401  Edinburgh Evening News: "PHONE BAN SEES MORE RESPONSES THAN TRAMS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Swanson Edinburgh Council's consultation on banning Mobile Phones in schools has produced more responses than the recent consultation on Edinburgh's proposed North-South tramline. FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/consultation-on-edinburgh-schools-mobile-phone-ban-sees-more-responses-than-tram-consultation-5611941  The Guardian: "DAMNING REPORT EXPOSES SCANDAL OF NHS MATERNITY UNIT 'COVER-UPS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Denis Campbell Medical Facilities that cause harm and injury to women and babies during childbirth often resort to a "cover-up" of their mistakes by falsifying Medical Records.  Lancashire Telegraph: "ISSA BROTHERS AND M&S EYE NEW FOOD HALL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs The Issa Brothers' property arm and Marks & Spencer have unveiled plans for a new Food Hall in the Colne area of Lancashire. The 2,300 Square Metre out-of-town store, with 1,672 Square Metres of trading space, would be built. FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25885384.issa-bros-colne-m65-site-earmarked-new-m-s-food-hall  The Daily Telegraph: "DOUBLING CASH FOR NHS 'HAD NO IMPACT'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Donnelly According to Lord James Bethell, a former Health Minister for The Conservative Party under Boris Johnson, spending by The NHS has doubled in 17 years with "no impact" on the nation's health. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/25/lord-bethell-nhs-waste-disaster-warning  Metro (North Edition): "HUNTED AND EXECUTED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Forbes David Campbell, a former gamekeeper who 'hunted down' former colleague Brian Low on an E-Bike and murdered him with a shotgun, has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years. The murder took place near Aberfeldy in Perthshire.  Bury Times: "BOROUGH IN 'GOOD HEALTH' FALL SHOCK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruby Watson Boys and girls born in Bury, Greater Manchester can expect to live fewer years of healthy lives than elsewhere in Britain as figures show a decline in good health across the borough. FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25878126.many-years-good-health-bury-residents-can-expect  Morning Star: "LABOUR BRACES FOR BRUISING AT THE BALLOT BOX" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray Sir Keir Starmer's future is once more on a knife-edge as voters in Manchester go to the Ballot Box in a By-Election that seems too close to call. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/starmer-future-knife-edge-greens-labour-and-reform-neck-and-neck-gorton-and-denton  The Oldham Times: "PREDATOR JAILED FOR TARGETING CHILDREN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor Ryan Greenhow, who threatened children into sending Indecent Images has been jailed for more than seven years. Ryan Greenhow targeted victims between the ages of 12 and 15, across multiple Social Media platforms. FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25882765.oldham-man-jailed-child-sex-offences-social-media  Daily Star: "GORILLAS GET ON MY WICKS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bekka Barnard Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks has revealed his greatest fear, that gorillas could takeover the world. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/pete-wicks-terrified-gorillas-take-36777817  The Bolton News: "£13M TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN CLOSER TO HOME" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan Multi-million pound plans to build a new Sixth Form School will save the Council in Bolton around £6.4 million a year.  Scottish Daily Mail: "GUILTY OF A BRAZEN AND BRUTAL EXECUTION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Barker / Grant McCabe A retired gamekeeper who hunted a former colleague 'like quarry' before blasting him with a shotgun in the Aberfeldy area of Perthshire has been found guilty of murder. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15591829  The Times: "EPSTEIN 'USED UK AS A HUB TO TRAFFIC SCORES OF WOMEN'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Yeomans Records appear to show that Jeffrey Epstein was trafficking women through British airports as late as 2019, only a month before his arrest. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-trafficking-uk-airports-dwc6f2hg8  The Scotsman: "POLICE APOLOGY FOR FAILINGS AS SHOTGUN KILLER FOUND GUILTY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin Police Scotland have apologised to the family of a murdered man for initally treating his death as "non-suspicious", despite the fact he had sustained dozens of injuries from shotgun pellets. FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/police-apologise-to-family-over-gamekeeper-murder-case-and-accept-response-fell-short-5611983  Daily Mail: "IS PRINCE OF DARKNESS UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber Scotland Yard made an extraordinary apology to House Of Commons Speaker yesterday as a row broke out over Peter Mandelson's arrest.   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 25 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Independent: "MP: EPSTEIN MAY HAVE SECURED TRADE ROLE FOR ANDREW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke Jeffrey Epstein may have played a role in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becoming a Trade Envoy for the United Kingdom, a Shadow Minister has suggested, as the Government agreed to release the bombshell documents related to his appointment. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-mandelson-b2926602.html  Glasgow Times: "'THEY'VE LEARNED NOTHING'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine A homeowner who won a £3,000 legal battle with his factors claims they've "learned nothing" from the situation.  The Daily Telegraph: "MANDELSON HELD TO STOP HIM FLEEING BRITAIN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Evans / Tony Diver Lord Peter Mandelson was arrested after police were warned that he was about to flee the country. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/24/mandelson-claims-he-was-arrested-for-being-flight-risk  The Guardian: "MANDELSON HITS OUT AT POLICE FOR ARREST OVER CLAIMS OF FLIGHT RISK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Peter Walker / Vikram Dodd Lord Peter Mandelson condemned Metropolitan Police for his arrestand claimed he was taken into Police Custody only because detectives had wrongly believed he was about to flee the country.  The Yorkshire Post: "'FUNDS CAP RISKS SUSTAINABLE FARMS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn Farming groups have criticised the new Sustainable Farming Incentive for having a cap on payments, saying it will limit "the ambitions of those that can do the most for nature".  Morning Star: "REFORM'S WAR ON WORKERS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray War on workers was declared by Reform UK. The Far-Right party's Deputy Leader Richard Tice pledged the repeal of employment rights and new protections for renters in a fresh commitment to hard-line Thatcherite deregulation. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/reform-declares-war-workers  New Ross Standard (Ireland): "DRIVER WAS THREE TIMES OVER LIMIT WHEN HE CRASHED CAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf A vehicle involved in a fatal accident on the Wexford to Wellingtonbridge road was travelling at close to twice the legal Speed Limit. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.IE/irish-news/courts/wexford-man-driving-at-twice-the-speed-limit-in-crash-that-claimed-life-of-his-childhood-friend/a839721047.html  The Times: "MANDELSON FLIGHT-RISK FICTION LED TO MY ARREST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Fiona Hamilton Lord Peter Mandelson has said he was arrested and bailed by Metropolitan Police in London on Monday over his links to Jeffrey Epstein because of a "complete fiction" that he was preparing to flee to the British Virgin Islands. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/peter-mandelson-arrest-epstein-latest-95ld0tm9z  Daily Star: "PRINCE OF DARKNESS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone Lord Peter Mandelson looks a shadow of himself as he's bailed in the early hours. His lawyers claimed he was arrested because cops feared he was a flight risk. Members Of Parliament are set to release all files about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as Trade Envoy for United Kingdom.  Enniscorthy Guardian (Ireland): "RAPIST IS JAILED FOR AN EXTRA 11 MONTHS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Darragh McCann A Wexford man previously jailed for a "heinous" rape has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after failing to comply with his Sex Offender notification obligations. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-rapist-living-in-wicklow-jailed-for-breaching-sex-offender-notification-rules/a288054268.html  The Scotsman: "SNP MINISTERS TOLD TO 'RAISE TAXES OR FACE HARMFUL CUTS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant Scottish ministers must raise taxes or make “harmful” spending cuts in the face of mounting financial pressures, experts have warned.  Daily Mail: "GREENS PLAN TO HAND ILLEGAL MIGRANTS FREE HOUSE, A WAGE AND NHS CARE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Merriman Illigal Migrants would be given a free house and paid a wage with no requirement to work under The Green Party's immigration policy.  Gorey Guardian (Ireland): "MIXED-USE PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FROM COUNCIL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alan White A significant development is set to get under way in Gorey after planning permission has been granted by Wexford County Council for the development of a mixed use commercial and residential development in Gorey.  Metro (South Edition): "TOUGH PORN CRACKDOWN TO TACKLE ABUSE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Lindsay The United Kingdom Government are amending the Crime and Policing Bill to criminalise three types of pornography: non-consensual screenshotting of intimate videos, creating or sharing 'semen-defaced' images (including AI-generated 'tributing'), and depictions of incest on porn sites. FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/02/24/three-horrific-types-porn-made-illegal-uk-27066635   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 24 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Metro (South Edition): "POLICE COME FOR MANDELSON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barney Davis Peter Mandelson was being quizzed by Police over allegations he passed sensitive data to Jeffrey Epstein while a Cabinet Minister. FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/02/23/peter-mandelson-arrested-police-search-disgraced-peers-properties-27069803  Glasgow Times: "HUGE HIKE IN COUNCIL TAX REVEALED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson A deal to deliver a Budget for Glasgow has been agreed between The Scottish National Party and The Green Party. Council Tax will rise by between 5% and 6%, expected to be 5.9%.  Daily Star: "OUR LITTLE MIRACLE.." LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Caven Hugo Powell is the first baby in the United Kingdom born using the womb of a dead donor. His mum Grace said: "Part of her will live on forever".  The Times: "MANDELSON ARRESTED OVER 'SECRETS PASSED TO EPSTEIN'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Oliver Wright / David Woode Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested for allegedly passing secret government information to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.  Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW MANDELSON FACES THE MUSIC" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kristina Wemyss / Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford Peter Mandelson was in a Police Cell after being arrested by Metropolitan Police at his London home.  The West Australian (Australia): "OFF WITH HIS HEAD" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Greene Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister - Australia) is backing a push to remove disgraced former Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor) from the line of Royal succession. FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/news/world/anthony-albanese-joins-calls-to-cut-andrew-from-the-line-of-succession-c-21732189  The Yorkshire Post: "MET POLICE ARREST LORD MANDELSON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of Misconduct In Public Office, as the fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein Files continues.  Morning Star: "'DON'T MAKE EXAMPLE OF GAZA PROTEST PAIR'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christophe Domec / Jennie Walsh Peace campaigners warned the Government that "we will not stop" in the face of attacks on Free Speech as they denounced an attempt to "make an example" out of two major leaders of Britain's Palestine solidarity movement. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/trial-palestine-solidarity-leaders-attempt-make-example-peace-activists-campaigners-say  The Guardian: "MANDELSON ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MISCONDUCT OVER EPSTEIN LINKS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Vikram Dodd Peter Mandelson has been arrested by detectives investigating claims he committed misconduct in Public Office during his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted Sex Offender. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/23/peter-mandelson-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office  The Independent: "FOUR YEAR'S ON, THE TRUE COST OF PUTIN'S INVASION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex Croft Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now been raging for four years – and despite repeated attempts at peace talks brokered by the United States, there appears to be no end in sight. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/europe/ukraine-war-numbers-anniversary-zelensky-putin-trump-b2924303.html  Daily Mail: "NOW MANDELSON FACES THE MUSIC" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kristina Wemyss / Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford Peter Mandelson was in a Police Cell after being arrested by Metropolitan Police at his London home.  Daily Mirror: "MANDELSON IS ARRESTED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashley Cowburn Peter Mandelson is led away by cops yesterday after being arrested on Suspicion Of Misconduct In Public Office.  Daily Express: "PLOT TO BRING JIHADI BRIDE SHAMIMA BACK TO UK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Ashmore / Andrew Drury Shamima Begum may be plotting to pay people smugglers to help her return to Britain, astonishing Text Messages from inside her Detention Camp claim. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/uk/2171765  The Daily Telegraph: "MANDELSON ARRESTED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver / Martin Evans / Samuel Montgomery Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of committing misconduct in public office in a fresh blow to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The former Labour Party minister was marched from his home by Metropolitan Police in 'defining moment of Starmer’s premiership'. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/23/peter-mandelson-led-from-home-police-jeffrey-epstein-leaks   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 23 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Daily Express: "PM 'AGREED SYSTEM THAT LED CHILD SEX SUSPECTS OFF WITH WARNING'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zak Garner-Purkis / Callum Cuddeford Tomorrow's DAILY EXPRESS will reveal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer oversaw the use of "paedophile ASBOs" that let suspects off with warnings. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/uk/2173205  The Scotsman: "SCOTTISH FIRMS FEAR 'BLEEDING TO DEATH' FROM HUGE TAX HIKE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery British businesses in Scotland are warning they will "bleed to death" because of the Scottish Government's "Victorian-era taxation policies", with recent rates relief only amounting to a stayof execution.  The Yorkshire Post: "'MILESTONE' OVERHAUL FOR SEND SYSTEM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Hammond Mainstream schools will receive direct funding to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as part of a £4 billion package to make the system more inclusive.  Glasgow Times: "'STRESS IS SENDING THEM TO HOSPITAL'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted Tomorrow's GLASGOW TIMES has an exclusive look into Low Emission Zones in Glasgow and the impact they're having on drivers in Britain, with some ending up in local Medical Facilities for stress.  Morning Star: "STANCE ON GAZA WILL HIT LABOUR IN MAY ELECTIONS, SAY COUNCILLORS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chrisophe Domec More than 1,000 councillors from across all parties pledged "the mass movement for Palestine is not going away" over the weekend, as Labour heads for a crunch in May’s Local Elections. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/councillors-pledge-palestine-ahead-crunch-labour-may-elections  Daily Mirror: "WILLIAM: I NEED TO CALM DOWN..." LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Russell Myers Prince William has candidly admitted that he isn't "calm at the moment" in a new interview as he's seen for the first time since uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/royals/prince-william-admits-hes-not-36763886  The Times: "EVIDENCE OF EPSTEIN'S UK FLIGHTS DESTROYED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Hamilton / David Woode The Metropolitan Police began re-examining trafficking allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein three months ago but detectives have been told some of the evidence has been destroyed. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/crime/article/metropolitan-police-jeffrey-epstein-flights-destroyed-evidence-investigation-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-9nqr69j3z  Scottish Daily Mail: "WILLIAM SAYS HE'S 'NOT IN CALM STATE' AMID ANDREW ARREST DRAMA" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca English Prince William has admitted he was 'not in a calm state' as the extraordinary Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor drama engulfs the British Royal Family. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15582897  The Guardian: "MINISTERS REVEAL £4BN PACKAGE TO SUPPORT PUPILS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot Ministers will reveal a "generational" overhaul of Special Educational Needs support, pledging £4 billion to transform provision in schools in Britain and warning councils they could lose control of SEND services if they fail to meet their legal duties. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/education/2026/feb/22/minister-bridget-phillipson-says-children-in-england-will-get-support-more-quickly-under-send-overhaul  The Daily Telegraph: "EPSTEIN'S SECRET FILES HIDDEN ACROSS US" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Poppy Wood / Neil Johnston / Hayley Dixon Tomorrow's edition of THE DAILY TELEGRAPH will reveal that Jeffrey Epstein hid computers and photographs from United States authorities in secret storage lockers across America. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/world-news/2026/02/22/jeffrey-epstein-secret-files-storage-units-united-states  Daily Star: "A RIGHT ROYAL COVER UP" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton The Royal Family faces a crisis as Police Officers get access to all files kept at Buckingham Palace - which a source says could reveal a 15-year cover-up to protect former Prince Andrew that included his mum Queen Elizabeth.  The Independent: "REVEALED: THE NEW WAY STALKERS ARE TAILING VICTIMS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Holly Evans Tracking Devices, such as an Apple AirTag, and GPS, are being weaponised by stalkers, fuelling a "disturbing" surge in cases and leaving victims in fear for their lives. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/crime/stalking-gps-trackers-apple-airtags-b2876552.html  Daily Mail: "WILLIAM SAYS HE'S 'NOT IN CALM STATE' AMID ANDREW ARREST DRAMA" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca English Prince William has admitted he was 'not in a calm state' as the extraordinary Andrew drama engulfs the British Royal Family. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15582897   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Sunday 22 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Observer: "NOWHERE TO HIDE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tanya Gold THE OBSERVER takes a look at this past week's monumental arrest of (former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and ponders The Royal Family's future. FULL REPORT: OBSERVER.CO.UK/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/with-andrews-fall-the-royal-familys-magic-spell-over-the-public-has-been-broken  The Herald On Sunday: "'350 TEACHER SALARIES' THE TRUE COST OF SCOTS SCHOOL OVERCROWDING" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James McEnaney Cash-strapped Scottish Councils are spending millions of pounds on temporary buildings in an attempt to address the lack of capacity in their schools, The Herald On Sunday can exclusively reveal.  Daily Star Sunday: "SAS STAR: ARROGANT ANDY'S BUBBLES BURST!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Ward SAS Who Dares Wins star Melvyn Downes says he's not surprised about Andy Windsor's plight as he is an "arrogant and ignorant" man. Melvyn says he lost respect for the former Royal after Andy ignored soldiers at an inspection so he could quaff champagne with top brass.  The Sunday Post: "FAT JABS LINKED TO TWO DEATHS A WEEK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Janet Boyle Weight-loss injections are being linked to nearly two deaths a week across United Kingdom, new official figures show.  The Independent: "THE ONLY PLACE TO HIDE FROM PUTIN'S KILLER DRONES IS OUR UNDERGROUND SCHOOL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Kiley The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station captured by Russia is a Staging Post for "hunting" trips against civilians. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/europe/ukraine-nikopol-russia-war-drones-underground-school-b2924015.html  Sunday People: "EX-ROYAL COP WE NEED AN INQUIRY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Patrick Hill An independent investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to Jeffrey Epstein must go to the very top, a former Royal Security chief has insisted. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/royals/andrew-probe-jeffrey-epstein-links-36761060  The Sunday Telegraph: "BROWN CALLS FOR POLICE TO PROBE ANDREW'S USE OF JETS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver / Janet Eastham Gordon Brown has demanded a police investigation into whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor used taxpayer-funded jets and Royal Air Force bases to meet the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/royal-family/2026/02/21/andrew-taxpayer-funded-jets-jeffrey-epstein-raf-base-police  Scottish The Mail On Sunday: "EMAIL PROVES CHARLES WAS WARNED ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S 'SECRET DEALS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isabel Oakeshott / Glen Owen King Charles was warned as long ago as 2019 that the Royal Family's name was being 'abused' by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s business associations, Scottish The Mail On Sunday can reveal.  Sunday Mirror: "WHO KNEW WHAT AND WHEN?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Patrick Hill An independent investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to Jeffrey Epstein must go to the very top, a former Royal Security chief has insisted. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/royals/andrew-probe-jeffrey-epstein-links-36761060  The Mail On Sunday: "EMAIL PROVES CHARLES WAS WARNED ABOUT HIS BROTHER'S 'SECRET DEALS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isabel Oakeshott / Glen Owen King Charles was warned as long ago as 2019 that the Royal Family's name was being 'abused' by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s business associations, Scottish The Mail On Sunday can reveal.  Sunday Mail: "NOT FIT FOR TRIAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rory Cassidy Michael Cullen - a former Councillor for Scottish National Party in Britain - is helping run a successful campervan business after being deemed too ill to stand trial over bogus Sex Assault claims.  The Sunday Times: "MET OFFICE TOLD TO GUARD EPSTEIN DINNER PARTY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dipesh Gadher / Roya Nikkhah / Katie Tarrant / Harry Yorke Police Officers attached to Metropolitan Police in Britain's capital were instructed to provide security for a celebrity Dinner Party at Jeffrey Epstein's home in New York, according to newly-released E-Mails. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/jeffrey-epstein-andrew-met-police-officers-new-york-qccg903zv   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Saturday 21 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Daily Mirror: "THRONE OUT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jennifer Newton Disgraced (former Prince) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces being stripped of his position as the eighth in line to the throne. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/royals/breaking-government-lines-up-bombshell-36757571  The Daily Telegraph: "ANDREW FACES AXE FROM ROYAL SUCCESSION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Martin / Martin Evans / Gordon Rayner Downing Street are considering changing the law to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession as eighth in line to the throne. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/20/andrew-must-remove-himself-from-line-of-succession  Daily Star: "YOU'RE UNDIE ARREST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton Andy Windsor's trip to the cop shop was pants. There have been complaints of an undies shortage. Meanwhile, police are planning to speak to the ex-Prince's protection officers.  Scottish Daily Mail: "POLICE TELL ANDREW'S BODYGUARDS: REVEAL WHAT YOU KNOW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's police protection officers have been ordered to tell detectives everything they know.  Daily Express: "82% SAY DITCH ANDREW FROM LINE TO THRONE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Williamson / Emily Ferguson / Jonathan Walker A huge 82% of the public want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be cut from the line of succession. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2173691  Glasgow Times: "HOLE LOT OF TROUBLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine A community says they are plagued by potholes in the Glasgow area, as a busy road has become "an obstacle course".  The Guardian: "POLICE EXPAND THEIR INQUIRY INTO ANDREW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Vikram Dodd / Peter Walker Scotland Yard has announced they are expanding their inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by approaching all his former protection officers and reviewing records of flights at London's airports to see if they were used for Human Trafficking. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/20/police-quiz-former-prince-andrew-protection-officers-over-epstein-links  The Times Saturday: "ANDREW SET TO BE TAKEN OFF LINE OF SUCCESSION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daisy Eastlake / Ben Clatworthy Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is likely to be removed from the line of succession after both Sir Keir Starmer and Buckingham Palace indicated their support for the move. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/will-andrew-be-removed-from-line-of-succession-ksgdd3jhx  The National: "POLANSKI'S MPS 'COULD BE KEY IN HELPING TO SECURE AN INDYREF'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted The Front Page of Saturday 21 February 2026's THE NATIONAL suggests that Zack Polansky's Members Of Parliament from The Green Party may be of an assistance to secure another Scottish Independence vote.  Morning Star: "HOW MUCH DID ROYALS KNOW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Kerr Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced calls for a full Public Inquiry into the ties between The Royal Family and Jeffrey Epstein, including the role that Peter Mandelson played as a lobbyist. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/pm-faces-calls-public-inquiry-ties-between-royal-family-and-epstein  FT Weekend: "TRUMP PLEDGES FRESH TARIFFS AFTER 'LIBERATION DAY' LEVIES RULED ILLEGAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stefania Palma / James Politi Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10 per cent "global tarrif" by alternative means after Supreme Court ruled that his sweeping "Liberation Day" duties were illegal. FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/d00d0663-8716-4323-bda3-2cbfb5b30285   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 20 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Daily Express: "'THE LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Ferguson King Charles has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. King Charles has issued a statement, via Buckingham Palace, after the former Prince is taken into Police Custody. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/royal/2172899  Evesham Observer: "EVESHAM MAN PART OF £123K NHS CASH FRAUD" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith An Evesham man who was part of a fraud operation that diverted more than £123,000 from the Health Service has been sentenced. FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/evesham-man-part-of-123000-nhs-fraud-scheme  The Guardian: "KING SAYS 'LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE' AFTER ANDREW ARREST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jamie Grierson / Rajeev Syal King Charles has declared "the law must take its course" after detectives took the unprecedented step of arresting his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in Public Office. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/19/police-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham  Lancashire Telegraph: "CLASS A DRUG GANG 'PEDDLED MISERY'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad Three members of a gang who were involved in the supplying of Class A drugs across Burnley, in Lancashire, have been jailed.  Metro (South Edition): "KING: THE LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Brooke Davies King Charles has insisted 'the law must take its course' after his brother was arrested by police investigating links to Jeffrey Epstein. FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/02/19/police-arrive-andrew-windsors-home-sandringham-birthday-26991470  Glasgow Times: "KIND OAP EXTORTED FOR £70K" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emylie Howie Margaret Watson, a Renfrew woman accused of extorting over £70,000 from a man in Paisley, has told a jury she was "adamant she was going to pay it back". FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25866739.renfrew-woman-trial-paisley-70k-extortion-claims  Daily Star: "TAXI FOR ANDY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton Ordinary Andy Windsor gets a lift away from a Cop Shop in Norfolk after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in Public Office on his 66th Birthday. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-andrew-seen-first-time-36751635  Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "MP HANDS IN PETITION TO BRING BACK URGENT CARE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris A petition demanding the government brings doctor-led urgent care services back to Rugby's Hospital of St Cross has been presented to Parliament by John Slinger, the town's Member Of Parliament. FULL REPORT: RugbyObserver.co.uk/news/mp-presents-petition-to-restore-doctor-led-urgent-care-services-to-st-cross  Daily Mail: "DOWNFALL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca English / Inderdeep Bains A haggard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was driven away from a Police Station following his shocking arrest. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15575299  Edinburgh Evening News: "PLEASE TAKE £10 TO TYNECASTLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Banks Big Hearts Day takes place at Tynecastle this weekend and fans are being advised on how they can provide support. FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/devoted-hearts-widow-honours-her-husband-through-the-big-hearts-charity-5604006  Morning Star: "ARRESTED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray Britain's scandal-ridden monarchy was handed a historic humilation with the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in Public Office. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/crown-humiliated-andrew-arrested  The Yorkshire Post: "MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR ARRESTED OVER MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman The former Duke Of York held by Thames Valley Police on his 66th Birthday. Sandringham Estate searched as King Charles says 'the law must take its course'. FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/crime/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office-5604069  The Times: "THE ARREST OF ANDREW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Hamilton / David Woode / Kate Mansey Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at The Royal Family’s Sandringham estate, prompting the biggest crisis for the monarchy since the abdication. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/andrew-arrested-misconduct-public-office-sandringham-5k6nzwjr2  Malvern Observer: "MP PILES ON PRESSURE AS MAIL ROW GOES ON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne Dame Harriett Baldwin (MP for West Worcestershire) has expressed alarm that the Government has yet to intervene in the Royal Mail's failing delivery service. FULL REPORT: MalvernObserver.co.uk/news/west-worcestershire-mp-tells-minister-to-act-on-postal-system-collapse-in-malvern  The Scotsman: "'THE LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE' SAYS KING CHARLES AFTER ANDREW ARREST" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor became the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested on Thursday after he was taken into custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office. FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/politics/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-becomes-first-senior-royal-to-be-arrested-in-modern-history-5604778  Bromsgrove Standard: "MP CALLING FOR 'VITAL' POST OFFICE TO STAY IN THE TOWN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris Bradley Thomas (MP for Bromsgrove) has called for a High Street Post Office to remain in the town after it was announced the branch in TG Jones (formerly WH Smith) would be shutting. FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bromsgroves-high-street-post-office-in-tg-jones-is-set-to-close  The Daily Telegraph: "ANDREW ARRESTED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Furness / Victoria Ward / Martin Evans / Patrick Sawer Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held for hours in Police Custody on suspicion of misconduct in Public Office. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/19/police-arrive-andrews-home  Coventry Observer: "COUNCIL TAX TO RISE BUT IMPROVEMENTS PROMISED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris Taxpayers in Coventry are set to pay more Council Tax in the next financial year – but the rise will be the smallest in years. FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/council-tax-in-coventry-to-rise-by-less-than-expected  Daily Mirror: "KING: LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jennifer Newton Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had nowhere to hide as he slouches in a car after being quizzed by police on his 66th birthday. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/royals/andrew-seen-leaving-police-station-36751641  Kidderminster Standard: "MAN JAILED FOR PART IN £123K NHS CASH FRAUD" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith An NHS manager from Kidderminster, who led a fraud operation that diverted more than £123,000 from the Health Service, has been jailed. FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/kidderminster-fraudster-stole-over-123000-from-nhs  Daily Record: "WE CAN SEE YOU SNEAKING OUT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jennifer Newton Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been arrested and quizzed on suspicion of misconduct in Public Office before being driven from a Police Station. FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/andrew-released-policy-custody-after-36751654  Leamington Observer: "HUNDREDS OF NEW COUNCIL HOMES IN PIPELINE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins There are plans to build hundreds of new council homes in the district and make existing properties safer. Warwick District Council has set out a plan of action to invest in building more council houses. FULL REPORT: LeamingtonObserver.co.uk/news/plans-to-build-hundreds-of-new-council-houses-in-warwick-district  Scottish Daily Mail: "DOWNFALL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca English / Inderdeep Bains A haggard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was driven away from a Police Station following his shocking arrest. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15575299  Droitwich Standard: "PARENTS PRAISE STAFF WHO 'SAVED OUR SON'S LIFE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris Zoe Higgins and Matthew Higgins from Ombersley have praised staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for 'saving their little boy's life'. FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/ombersley-couple-thank-worcestershire-royal-hospital-for-saving-their-little-boys-life  The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "DAMAGE MAKES FINAL JOURNEY IN TRUE STYLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne The family and friends of much-loved Redditch character Peter Bousfield, joined each other to celebrate his life at his funeral. FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/perfect-send-off-for-redditch-man-peter-bousfield  Solihull Observer: "WILDLIFE CENTRE CLOSURE BLAMED ON RISING COSTS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason A wildlife charity has closed the doors to their Education Centre in Solihull, blaming rising national costs.  The Bolton News: "COUNCIL TAX HIKE TO 'GROW BACK SERVICES'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Gee Payers of Council Tax in Bolton are to be hit with an inflation-busting rise. A meeting of the full council confirmed bills will increase by 4.99 per cent from April 2026. FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25867910.bolton-residents-face-inflation-council-tax-rise  Worcester Observer: "MP PILES ON PRESSURE AS MAIL ROW GOES ON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne Dame Harriett Baldwin (MP for West Worcestershire) has expressed alarm that the Government has yet to intervene in the Royal Mail's failing delivery service.   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 19 February 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Independent: "OBSESSIVE AND DYSFUNCTIONAL: IFS LAYS INTO REEVES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin Rachel Reeves should end her self-imposed rules on debt to halt the "dysfunctional" policymaking behind Britain's weak economy, Institute For Fiscal Studies have said.  The Bolton News: "'WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING' STOLE FROM VULNERABLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan A "financial wolf in sheep's clothing", Richard Shaw, stole nearly £900,000 from vulnerable people, both living and dead, while working for Bolton Council. FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25865915.bolton-council-fraudster-stole-nearly-900k-8-years  Daily Express: "'PROOF STARMER DOES NOT CARE' ABOUT VICTIMS OF RAPE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zak Garner-Purkis Survivor Ellie Reynolds, and others like her, have claimed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer "doesn't care" about Grooming Gang victims and ignored their concerns over a "corrupt" Inquiry process, survivors have revealed. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/uk/2171692  Glasgow Times: "RUNAWAY GANG MEMBER IN MOB BOSS HIT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Gordon Anthony Connell, a crime gang member who fled to Spain, has been jailed for his role in a plot to kill Ryan Carvil, a British drugs boss in Scotland. FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25865588.glasgow-gang-member-anthony-connell-jailed-plot-kill  The Guardian: "SITES COULD BE BLOCKED OVER 'REVENGE PORN' AND DEEPFAKES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot / Aisha Down Deepfake nudes and "revenge porn" must be removed from the Internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister has called it a "National Emergency" that the Labour Party Government must confront. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/tech-firms-must-remove-revenge-porn-in-48-hours-or-risk-being-blocked-says-starmer  The Yorkshire Post: "GIRL'S FIGHT OVERTURNS 'HISTORIC INJUSTICE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn A "historic injustice" has been righted with the Supreme Court ruling in favour of a Sheffield girl that children can receive damages for the years of their life lost because of medical negligence, her solicitor has said.  Daily Star: "IF YOU COULD TURN BECK TIME?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Victoria Johns Brooklyn Beckham has ditched his family tattoos but still sports the Rose Gold £220,000 Patek Philippe Nautilus watch David Beckham bought him for his 21st. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/brooklyn-beckham-removes-dad-tattoo-36744663  State Times (India): "MODI WELCOMES WORLD LEADERS FOR AI IMPACT SUMMIT AT BHARAT MANDAPAM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed World Leaders, including United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, for the ongoing AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre. FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/modi-welcomes-world-leaders-for-ai-impact-summit-at-bharat-mandapam  Scottish Daily Mail: "SCOTS LAW CHIEF: I'M NOT CORRUPT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon / Michael Blackley Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain - Scotland's top prosecutor - was forced to deny being 'corrupt' after she tipped off John Swinney about criminal charges against Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15572025  The Daily Telegraph: "DO NOT GIVE AWAY CHAGOS, TRUMP TELLS STARMER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Tony Diver / Benedict Smith / Samuel Montgomery Donald Trump (President - United States Of America) has demanded that Sir Keir Starmer (Prime Minister - United Kingdom) to "not give away" Diego Garcia in a fresh attack on his Chagos Islands deal. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/us/politics/2026/02/18/donald-trump-britain-must-not-give-away-chagos-islands  Messenger Newspapers: "COUNCIL'S £12M BAILOUT - DESPITE HUGE TAX HIKE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Richardson Trafford town hall needs to borrow more than £12 million to balance the books – despite planning one of the highest Council Tax hikes in the country. FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25862652.trafford-council-needs-borrow-12m-despite-high-tax-hike  Great Southern Herald (Australia): "TREMOUR IN THE HEART" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Middleton Valentine's Day brought seismic activity to Gnowangerup in Australia with a magnitude 2.9 earthquake — the largest of the weekend's six quakes — recorded by GeoScience Australia about 25kilometres north of the town. FULL REPORT: GSHerald.com.au/news/great-southern-herald/valentines-day-rumble-centres-around-gnowangerup-as-29-magnitude-earthquake-the-latest-tremor-to-hit-town-c-21663752  The Times: "TRUMP PULLS HIS SUPPORT FOR CHAGOS ISLANDS DEAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Grylls / Oliver Wright President Donald Trump has withdrawn United States support for Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, accusing the Prime Minister of surrendering to the forces of "wokeism". FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/us/news-today/article/trump-chagos-islands-starmer-uk-kknkxrqvl  Daily Mirror: "TONY MARTIN'S £2.5M GIFT TO PUB LANDLADY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Warburton Killer farmer Tony Martin has left his £2.5million fortune to a pub boss who helped him after his release from prison. FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/uk-news/the-fate-tony-martins-25m-36741470  Bury Times: "PUB-GOERS' PARKING FINES 'WERE WRONG'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine A landlord says customers were wrongly hit with parking fines after cameras at his Bury pub were switched back on "without his permission" - sparking complaints, debt collection letters and even allegations of data breaches. FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25833826.pub-customers-wrongly-fined-parking-cameras-reactivated  Morning Star: "'POLITICAL PRESSURE' ON CPS TO CHARGE ACTIVISTS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre Ministers are applying political pressure on the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute Palestine Action supporters after the High Court acted unlawfully when it banned the direct action group under terror laws last Summer, Defend Our Juries said. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/political-pressure-cps-charge-activists  The Oldham Times: "POLICE SEAL STREET AFTER GUN INCIDENT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Rothwell A crime scene remains in place following a firearms discharge in Oldham. Officers were called to an address on School House Road following reports of Criminal Damage at around 13:00 on Sunday 15 February 2026. FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25857144.crime-scene-place-firearms-discharge-oldham  Albany Advertiser (Australlia): "NOWHERE TO GO" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jacki Elezovich The future of gymnastics in The Shire Of Denmark is in limbo with a local club's lease on their previous home in Australia ending and their bid to find a new venue so far unsuccessful. FULL REPORT: AlbanyAdvertiser.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/denmark-gymnastics-club-fighting-to-survive-after-lease-end-and-no-new-home-forces-temporary-end-of-classes-c-21671054  Daily Record: "VALIUM QUEEN CAGED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern A brazen Drug Dealer, Jodie Gilmour, known as Queen Of Street Valium has been jailed. She drove an Audi while flaunting designer clothes and £10,000 Turkey Teeth on Social Media. FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotlands-queen-street-valium-who-36742063  Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "US WILL PREVENT IRANIAN NUCLEAR BOMB 'ONE WAY OR THE OTHER'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: AFP The United States will prevent Iran from acquiring Nuclear Weapons "one way or another", Chris Wright has warned.  Lancashire Telegraph: "THIS IS NOT FLY-TIPPING" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan Residents in Brierfield say a huge dumping site is being created near their homes. Rubbish is being piled up on an area of land at the end of Richard Street, next to Sefton Street. FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25845313.fly-tip-nobody-knows-about-appears-near-brierfield-homes  Daily Mail: "BRITAIN FACES '1936 MOMENT', DEFENCE CHIEFS WARN PM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol Military and spy chiefs demanded Sir Keir Starmer commit to doubling defence spending as they warned Britain faces a '1936 moment'. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15571503  |
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