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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: MONDAY 21 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

20/4/2025

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 21 April 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Daily Telegraph: "NO10: WE WON'T STOP PRO-TRANS PLOTTERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Martin

Labour MPs to meet in attempt to thwart Supreme Court judgement on definition of a woman.
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to stop a plot by ministers to thwart last week's Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not legally women.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/20/starmer-refuses-to-punish-labour-mps-plotting-against-rulin

Daily Star: "SPY WHO BUGGED ME!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Testing... testing 123!!!
The name's Bond, James Bond.
Chinese spies bug Westminster park benches and pubs to pick up secrets.

The Independent: "REVEALED: THE TRUE COST OF 'INHUMANE' PRISON SENTENCES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy-Clare Martin

Prisoners serving indefinite jail sentences cost UK taxpayers around £145 million last year, The Independent reveals.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/prison-costs-ipp-sentence-ministry-of-justice-b2719484.html

The Times: "UK BOOSTS MUNITIONS TO END DEPENDENCE ON US"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown

The defence industry will increase manufacturing of sovereign munitions amid fears over President Donald Trump's reliability and growing global demand.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/britain-explosives-production-us-reliance-6rzxhjc0k

Daily Express: "'DISGRACEFUL!' COURT HEROES TARGETS FOR VILE ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Harris

Fury as women who won Supreme Court gender battle face death threats.
MPs and campaigners hit out at abuse of women who won Supreme Court fight.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2044216

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

17/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 18 April 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Daily Telegraph: "UK'S BIGGEST BANK VOWS 'SOLIDARITY' WITH TRANS WORKERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Samuel Montgomery / Janet Eastham

Lloyds executives vow to support colleagues after 'unsettling day' at the Supreme Court.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/17/britains-biggest-bank-pledges-solidarity-with-trans-staff

The Times: "'THIRD SPACES' COULD BE NEEDED FOR TRANS PEOPLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Geraldine Scott / Sanchez Manning / Aubrey Allegretti

Proposal after equalities watchdog inundated with calls about definition of a woman ruling.

Droitwich Standard: "MAX AIMS TO GET THE MOST FROM HIS LATEST CHALLENGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

A young rugby player in Droitwich is set to take on another sporting challenge to raise funds for his club after the success of his previous athletic feat a year ago.

FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwich-sporting-ace-max-set-for-100-mile-cycle-in-aid-of-his-rugby-club

The Guardian: "MINISTERS SCRAMBLE TO STOP LABOUR REBELLION ON DISABILITY BENEFIT CUTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Aletha Adu / Kiran Stacey

Ministers are scrambling to avoid a damaging rebellion this summer when MPs vote on controversial cuts to disability benefit payments.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/apr/17/ministers-avoid-labour-rebellion-disability-cuts

Glasgow Times: "PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TRIED TO KILL MAN OUTSIDE COURT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grand McCabe

A Private Hire driver tried to kill a man outside court on the day he was due to give evidence against him.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25098159.taxi-driver-tried-kill-man-outside-glasgow-sheriff-court

Daily Mirror: "IT'S TIME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Thornton

A widow has described her heartbreaking final moments with her husband before he took his own life at Dignitas.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wife-who-assisted-husbands-dignitas-35071111

The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "'DROP THE KNIFE' HAS SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Residents, volunteers and campaigners got together on Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of the Drop The Knife scheme at its headquarters in The Old Needleworks.

FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/redditch-community-celebrates-one-year-of-the-drop-the-knife-campaign

The Scotsman: "FALLOUT OVER GENDER POLICY INTENSIFIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

SNP ministers have requested an emergency meeting with the UK Government as they come under increasing pressure to drop self-ID policies.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-government-told-to-urgently-update-its-self-id-gender-guidance-on-single-sex-spaces-5089278

Malvern Observer: "FLOOD DEFENCE SCHEME 'REMAINS ON THE LIST'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Tenbury Wells permanent flood defence scheme remains on the list of future Government projects, a meeting between environment chiefs and the region's MP has confirmed.

FULL REPORT: http://MalvernObserver.co.uk/news/constructive-meetings-say-tenburys-flood-defence-scheme-not-forgotten

Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW GET MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S JAILS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Barker

Prison bosses are under pressure to immediately remove male-born trans inmates from female jails.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14623563

Kidderminster Standard: "PADDLING POOL WILL STAY SHUT THIS SUMMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

The Paddling Pool at Riverside Meadows will not be opening this year, Stourport-On-Severn Town Council has revealed.

FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/stourports-popular-riverside-paddling-pool-will-not-open-until-next-year

The Independent: "CRUEL COST OF TRUMP'S CUTS: 4 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM AIDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bel Trew

A brutal reduction in United States foreign aid has led to suspension of global HIV programmes and the withdrawal of lifesaving medicines.

FULL REPORT: http://Independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-usaid-hiv-aids-africa-b2734448.html

Evesham Observer: "ACTION IS TAKEN OVER 'ROTTING' TOWN HALL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans

The chair of an Evesham voluntary body that champions civic pride has called for the owners of the historic Town Hall to take immediate action to restore the building.

FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/civic-group-calls-for-action-on-town-hall

Morning Star: "BOSSES IN FRESH BID TO HOBBLE WORK RIGHTS BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Ministers warned not to water down workers' rights at behest of big business.
Ministers were told not to listen to tired arguments from vested interests after Britain's biggest business groups wrote to the Government lobbying for changes to Employment Rights Bill.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/ministers-warned-not-water-down-workers-rights-behest-big-business

Morning Star (Sport): "VAN DIJK COMMITS HIS FUTURE TO THE REDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Liverpool Captain Virgil Van Dijk has committed his future to the club by signing a new two-year contract.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/van-dijk-follows-salahs-lead-and-signs-new-liverpool-deal

Daily Star: "NOT NOW SEAGULLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Psycho seagulls can't resist muscling in on raider rats during the Birmingham Bin Strike.
Don't say we didn't warn you!!!

Coventry Observer: "PARENTS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON 'DANGER' ROAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Worried parents call for safety improvements to 'dangerous' road in Mount Nod.
Residents who 'take their lives in their hands' taking their children to school are calling for safety improvements to a 'dangerous' road in Mount Nod.

FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/worried-parents-call-for-safety-improvements-to-dangerous-road-in-mount-nod

Daily Express: "REVOLUTIONARY WEIGHT LOSS PILL ON WAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

A potentially revolutionary daily weight loss pill could eliminate the need for jabs in patients with type 2 diabetes.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2043062

The National: "AXE TRUMP INVITE TO UK, MAJORITY OF SCOTS SAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hamish Morrison

Readers of The National have voted in a poll saying President Donald Trump's UK visit must be cancelled.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25099311.scots-say-donald-trumps-uk-visit-must-cancelled-poll-finds

Bromsgrove Standard: "REMEMBERING MOTOR HERITAGE 20 YEARS ON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

A rallying call has been issued to make this year's Pride Of Longbridge the best one ever.
The event happens next Saturday.

Daily Mail: "LABOUR TURMOIL ON TRANS RULING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Merriman / Harriet Line

Labour's stance on Women's Rights descended into farce as a minister failed to back Single-Sex Spaces.
Party faces pressure to end Gender Laws.

That's all the papers.

If all being well, check back here on Sunday for Monday's headlines.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

16/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 17 April 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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Daily Mail: "HISTORIC VICTORY FOR WOMEN... AND COMMON SENSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Merriman / Harriet Line

Labour was under intense pressure to protect single-sex spaces following a landmark ruling that transgender women are not legally women.
As judges rule that women are defined by biological sex, will Labour finally act to protect their rights?

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14617977

Metro (England): "TRANSWOMEN 'NOT WOMEN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Josh Milton

JK Rowling has spoken out about a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court, stating it has 'protected the rights of women and girls across the UK'.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/16/judges-to-rule-on-whether-legal-definition-of-a-woman-includes-trans-women-22916440

The Scotsman: "CAMPAIGNERS HAIL LANDMARK COURT RULING AS A 'WATERSHED' FOR WOMEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown / Alistair Grant

UK Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman branded 'abject humiliation for The SNP'.
Scottish Conservative Party leader Russell Findlay hails 'victory for common sense' as court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/uk-supreme-court-ruling-on-definition-of-woman-branded-abject-humiliation-for-the-snp-5086025

Royston Crow: "SUPERMARKET SITE PLANS GET THE GO-AHEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Plans for a new retirement living development in Royston have been approved.
The McCarthy Stone development will be built on the site of the former Morrisons store on Baldock Street. Construction is set to begin in autumn 2025.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25076662.new-retirement-living-development-royston-approved

The Independent: "HUGE BLOW FOR TRANS RIGHTS AS COURT SAYS: YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke

Trans women are not legally women under Equality Act, Supreme Court rules.
The Government has been urged to 'stand firmly behind the LGBT community' in the wake of the landmark ruling.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trans-women-supreme-court-definition-b2734287.html

Reading Today: "GUESS WHO READIPOP ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINER FOR THIS YEAR'S FIESTA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier

Organisers of ReadiPop have announced that ReadiPop will be back for a special event in lieu of the usual three-day festival this year.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/readipop-announces-one-day-fiesta-in-lieu-amid-fallow-year

Daily Record: "£100,000 BOUNTY ON FIRE BOMBERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John-Paul Clark

Crime boss Mark Richardson has offered £100,000 to avenge the rival gangsters who blitzed his allies in a firebombing campaign.

The Guardian: "LEGAL DEFINITION OF WOMAN 'IS BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Severin Carrell

Supreme Court ruling may have far-reaching impact on trans rights.
Supreme Court issued a historic and definitive ruling.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/society/2025/apr/16/critics-of-trans-rights-win-uk-supreme-court-case-over-definition-of-woman

The I: "ELECTRIC CARS WITH CHINESE PARTS BANNED FROM UK MILITARY SITES, AMID SPYING FEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Holmes

The Ministry Of Defence has banned electric vehicles (EVs) with Chinese components from sensitive sites and military training bases.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/electric-cars-chinese-parts-banned-from-military-sites-spying-fears-3644639

Daily Express: "VICTORY!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Campaigners said a "watershed" gender ruling by Britain's highest court is a victory for common sense - and for women's rights.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2042351

Daily Mirror: "I FORGIVE COPS WHO KILLED MY SON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Jefferies

Maria De Menezes says she can 'forgive but can't accept' what British police did to Jean Charles De Menezes.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/mother-jean-charles-de-menezes-35068746

Melton Times: "A ROYAL THANK YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Melton's lifesaving volunteers presented with Royal honour.
The King's representative in Leicestershire has lavished praise on the Melton Community First Responders as he presented them with the highest UK honour a voluntary group can receive.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/people/meltons-lifesaving-volunteers-presented-with-royal-honour-5080040

The Yorkshire Post: "LANDMARK RULING ON TRANS WOMEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Supreme Court rules trans women are not legally women under Equality Act in far-reaching judgement.
Transgender women with a Gender Recognition Certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if "proportionate", Supreme Court has ruled.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/supreme-court-rules-trans-women-are-not-legally-women-under-law-5085868

The National: "JUDGMENT DAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hamish Morrison / Steph Brawn / Laura Pollock

Supreme Court rules sex is defined by biology.
Edinburgh trans charity urges people 'not to panic'.
Ruling 'ends 20 years of understanding'.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/topics/supreme-court

The Daily Telegraph: "TRANS WOMEN ARE NOT WOMEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Martin / Janet Eastham / Hayley Dixon

Transgender women are not legally women, Britain’s highest court has declared in a landmark ruling hailed as a victory by JK Rowling.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/16/supreme-court-rule-trans-women

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

15/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 16 April 2025.

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This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Daily Mail: "NOW CHINA IS HANDED ACCESS TO NHS MEDICAL RECORDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller / Rebecca Camber

Chinese researchers will be granted access to NHS Medical Records despite MI5 fears that health data could be misused by Beijing.

The Guardian: "LARGEST TEACHING UNION DESCRIBES REFORM UK AS 'FAR-RIGHT AND RACIST'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Adams / Peter Walker

NEU leader Daniel Kebede says union is 'living rent free' in Nigel Farage's head after the politician accused him of 'poisoning the minds of our kids'.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/live/2025/apr/15/uk-politics-latest-news-us-uk-trade-steel-keir-starmer-sudan-nigel-farage

Daily Mirror: "SORT OUT THIS MESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sanjeeta Bains

Residents in Birmingham blighted by a relentless Bin Strike have demanded an urgent end to their Hell.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/birmingham-locals-fume-over-diabolical-35062392

The Independent: "UK TOLD TO ADOPT TRUMP AGENDA TO WIN US TRADE DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Sir Keir Starmer must embrace Donald Trump’s agenda by repealing hate speech laws in order to get a trade deal over the line, sources close to JD Vance have told The Independent.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-jd-vance-trade-deal-free-speech-b2733806.html

Glasgow Times: "RISE IN PEOPLE TAKEN TO CITY HOSPITALS FOR COCAINE USE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

There has been a rise in overdoses and people needing hospital treatment for drug use in the last year.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25092901.rise-people-taken-hospital-glasgow-cocaine-use

The I: "11 MILLION EXTRA PEOPLE WILL PAY INCOME TAX AFTER REEVES TURNS TO UK'S PENSIONERS FOR BUDGET HELP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Braeger

New data has revealed the ongoing freeze on Income Tax thresholds will pull millions more into the tax system over the next three years.
Nearly half of the 17.9 million Britons set to be dragged into paying Income Tax by 2027/28 will be over 60s and pensioners.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/18-million-more-people-will-pay-income-tax-by-2027-and-almost-half-will-be-pensioners-3641806

Financial Times: "WALL STREET BANKS REAP $37BN AFTER TRADERS CASH IN ON TRUMP VOLATILITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joshua Franklin

Best performance for decade.
Market gyrations buoy first quarter.
Boost as deals activity wanes.

The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER'S EU RESET RISKS US TRADE DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver / Joe Barnes

Sir Keir Starmer is closing in on a new partnership with the European Union that could put a trade deal with the White House at risk.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/15/starmer-eu-reset-risks-usa-trade-deal

The National: "POLL PREDICTS HUGE 29-SEAT YES MAJORITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Walker

Holyrood will see a huge pro-independence majority of 29 MSPs after next year's elections, according to The National.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25092544.new-poll-predicts-huge-29-seat-pro-indy-majority-2026

Morning Star: "NEU TO OPPOSE 'RACIST' REFORM AT BALLOT BOX"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Reform UK is as racist and Far-Right Political Party led by a "pound shop Donald Trump", claims NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/farage-is-just-a-pound-shop-trump

Daily Star: "JESUS MUMMY & JOSEPH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Wade-Palmer

Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Christ!
Bone brothers say Jesus's body has been found with the mummies in the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Metro (England): "STARS' TREK IS A WASTE OF SPACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Harman

Celebrity astronauts including Katy Perry have been blasted for their ten-minute jaunt into Space - by a galaxy of other stars.

FULL REPORT: http://Metro.co.uk/2025/04/15/olivia-munn-amy-schumer-among-celebrities-slamming-katy-perrys-gluttonous-space-flight-22909771

The Yorkshire Post: "UNIONS SAY BIN STRIKES COULD SPREAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Union leaders coordinating a protest among Refuse Workers in Sheffield have warned that Birmingham's Bin Strike could spread to other cities.

Daily Express: "IT'S A BETRAYAL! BACKTRACK ON TRAVEL PLEDGE FOR OUR HEROES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Giles Sheldrick

Navy hero Peter Kent says veterans have been betrayed by the Government after it U-turned and refused to fund their final D-Day salute.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2040745

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 15 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

14/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 15 April 2025.

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Daily Mirror: "CHARGED? YOU BET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sophie Huskisson

Tory MP Craig Williams and 14 others charged with gambling offences over bets on 2024 election date.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-former-tory-mp-14-35051203

The Daily Telegraph: "UNIONS THREATEN TO SPREAD BIN STRIKES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dominic Penna / Tim Sigsworth

Unite considering series of walkouts in event of further pay disputes like the row in Birmingham.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/14/angela-rayner-deal-not-end-bin-strikes-unite-warns

Scottish Daily Mail: "PART-TIME SNP FAT CATS RAKING IN £1,000 A DAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Fat cats and quangocrats are earning 'eye-watering' daily rates for working on the boards of Scotland's public bodies, sparking calls for reforms to cut costs.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14610219

Daily Star: "I WENT TO SPACE AND I LIKED IT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Pop star Katy Perry sang What A Wonderful World after heading into Space on The Blue Origin rocket yesterday.
When she got back the I Kissed A Girl singer kissed the ground.

Financial Times: "BOND MARKET FREEZES OUT HIGHER-RISK BORROWERS SINCE TRUMP'S TARIFFS BLITZ"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eric Platt / Will Schmitt

Dealmaking recovery in doubt.
Threat to private equity funding.
Wall Street banks pull plug on deals.

Daily Express: "'THEY HELPED US RETAIN OUT HUMANITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Giles Sheldrick

Nazi death camp survivor Susan Pollack paid a tearful tribute to the British Soldiers who "helped retain my humanity".

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2040709

Metro (England): "LOOK AT THE MOON... OH MY GOD, WE'RE IN SPACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rishma Dosani

Pop star Katy Perry held up a daisy then kissed the ground after returning from a historic journey into Space.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/14/blue-origin-female-crew-katy-perry-long-mission-22904680

Glasgow Times: "'A PUNCH IN THE GUT' FOR VOLUNTEERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

Staff at a Food Bank have been praised for their resilience after they ran the service as normal despite having thousands of pounds worth of stock stolen during a break-in.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25089493.glasgow-food-bank-team-praised-resilience-break-in

The Yorkshire Post: "KEY SUPPLIES FOR STEEL PLANT SECURED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

A supply of raw materials needed to keep the Scunthorpe Blast Furnaces online has been paid for by UK Government and will arrive on British soil today.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: MONDAY 14 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

13/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 11 April 2025.

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The Daily Telegraph: "ARMY SENT IN TO CLEAN UP RUBBISH ON STREETS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Danielle Sheridan / Dominic Penna

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has called in the Army to tackle the Birmingham bin crisis.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/13/angela-rayner-calls-in-army-to-tackle-birmingham-bin-crisis

Financial Times: "BIG TECH DEALT BLOW AS LUTNICK WARNS US TARIFF EXEMPTION WILL ONLY BE BRIEF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Aime Williams / Daniel Thomas / Stephen Foley / Michael Action

Commerce chief sounds warning.
Reprieve hopes dented.
Separate regime due for electronics.

Metro (England): "BRITAIN IN BLAST CHANCE SALOON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Noora Mykkanen

Hunt to avoid catastrophic shutdown.
Britain is racing against time to find stocks of coal to keep its last Steel Blast Furnaces working.

Morning Star: "BRITISH STEEL'S RESCUE MUST BE JUST THE START"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Labour has been urged to catch up with public support for nationalising services "just as strategically important" as British Steel.
Campaigners demand full nationalisation of British Steel after Government seizes control of Scunthorpe plant.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/campaigners-demand-full-nationalisation-british-steel-after-government-seizes-control

The Independent: "'SAVAGE' UK CUTS WILL DEPRIVE 55M OF AID WORLDWIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alicja Hagopian / Kate Devlin

"Savage" cuts to UK foreign aid will leave 55.5 million of the world's poorest people without access to basic resources.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-aid-cuts-starmer-asylum-seeker-b2721951.html

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 11 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

10/4/2025

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Financial Times: "BRUSSELS OPEN TO TAXING BIG TECH IF TRUMP TALKS FAIL, VONDER LEYEN SAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roula Khalaf / Henry Foy / Andy Bounds

European Union seeks 'balanced' deal.
'Turning point' in ties.
Market rally reverses.
China reacts to United States tariffs.

Droitwich Standard: "TOWN SCHEME TO BRING MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

A proposed development of 100 homes in Droitwich is set to become entirely affordable after the site was bought by a housing association.

FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwich-set-for-100-affordable-homes-as-land-with-permissions-secured

Daily Star: "ONE GIANT HEAP FOR MANKIND.."
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Jameson

The Moon is so full of astronauts' waste that NASA are offering a shedload of cash to whoever can clear it up.
Close Encounters Of The Turd Kind, maybe!

Edinburgh Evening News: "JOB LOSSES AT DOG AND CAT HOME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Swanson

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has announced job losses and a cut in opening times due to "unprecedented challenges".

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-dog-and-cat-home-announces-redundancies-and-a-cut-in-opening-hours-due-to-rising-costs-5075640

Metro (England): "THIS MEMES WAR!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

China has unleashed a series of memes mocking Donald Trump's Trade War - including one of him and his allies working in a Shoe Factory.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/10/democrats-propose-renaming-earth-trump-mock-gulf-mexico-plans-22885928

Lancashire Telegraph: "HISTORIC HALL SAVED FOR THE GREATER GOOD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

New owners have been announced for Waddow Hall, the historic outdoor activity centre in the Ribble Valley.
Lancashire based GT Foundation said it aims to protect Waddow Hall's legacy and 'unlock its full potential as a place where children and young people can grow, explore, and thrive'.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25078498.waddow-hall-new-owners-announced-historic-venue

Daily Express: "'CONCRETE' PROOF BRITONS WANT A RIGHT TO DIE CHOICE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

Record numbers of Britons are now members of Dignitas.
Shocking new figures show just how many Brits are joining Dignitas.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2040048

Glasgow Times: "'I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nicole Mitchell

A resident has hit out after planters were removed from a Dennistoun street just months after they were put in place.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25076691.frustration-planters-removed-glasgows-duke-street

Daily Mirror: "THE PUNDIT PRINCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Darren Lewis / Russell Myers

Prince William has sparked a TV stampede for his services as a football pundit - after his viral star turn on Wednesday night.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/prince-william-aston-villa-psg-35033651

Coventry Observer: "INSPIRED BY HER MUM TO STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

A determined Marie Rushworth, who resides in Coventry and was diagnosed with Breast Cancer after losing her mum to the disease is putting her best foot forward for the Breast Cancer Now charity.

FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/determined-coventry-woman-puts-best-foot-forward-in-face-of-cancer-diagnosis

The Scotsman: "PM VOWS TO 'TURBOCHARGE' ECONOMY IN FACE OF US TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown / Paul Wilson

India trade deal believed to be close as Government seeks out new markets to mitigate against impact.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/prime-minister-says-tariffs-here-to-stay-as-he-vows-to-turbocharge-economy-5078006

Daily Record: "FIRE ALARM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Vevers

Scotland was on a wildfire Red Alert after experts said the threat from deadly blazes could soon be as bad as Spain and Greece.

Bromsgrove Standard: "'ADDICTION SCHEME IS UNSUITABLE FOR HOME'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

Residents in Rubery have expressed concerns about plans for a supported living scheme for people with alcohol and drug addiction issues and mental health problems which would be based in a semi-detached house.

FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/rubery-residents-angered-by-plans-for-alcohol-and-drug-rehab-hmo-in-semi-detached-house

The Guardian: "FURTHER MARKET TURMOIL AS WHITE HOUSE SAYS CHINA TARIFFS ARE 145%"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anna Betts / Lauren Aratani / Rowena Mason

Markets suffered another day of volitality amid confusion over Donald Trump's tariffs.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/10/trump-tariffs-us-china-eu-trade-war-markets-latest-news-updates

Kidderminster Standard: "U3A ON TRACK FOR STATION ACCOLADE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

WYRE Forest U3A group is celebrating after being shortlisted in the Community Rail Partnership Awards in recognition of its work at Kidderminster Station.

FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/praise-for-wyre-forest-u3a-for-helping-transform-kidderminster-station

Daily Mail: "HARRY'S SECRET TRIP TO UKRAINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katherine Lawton

Prince Harry met with war victims in a surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine - after spending two days in the London High Court.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14596835

Evesham Observer: "SEVEN DRONES DOWNED IN POLICE'S PRISON STING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Seven drones have been seized and 18 people arrested in a sting on organised drone drops of contraband into HMP Long Lartin.

FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/watch-police-target-drone-drops-over-hmp-long-lartin-as-18-arrested

The Times: "US DEAL WILL NOT LESSEN 10% TARIFFS, BRITAIN TOLD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Josie Ensor

Britain facing permanent tariffs of 10 per cent on exports to the United States even if UK Government secures economic deal.

Malvern Observer: "SHARING TALES OF THOSE WHO HELPED OUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins

A new project has been launched by a Worcester University academic collecting people's stories of bystander intervention.

The Bolton News: "DANGER-DRIVER LEFT COLLEAGUE WITH HORRIFIC CRASH INJURIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Collins

A driver has been sentenced to two years in prison for causing serious injury to his work colleague by dangerous driving.
John Howcroft was sentenced to two years in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25073950.man-sentenced-serious-injury-dangerous-driving

The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "MP CALLS FOR CLARITY OVER POST OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Post Office has announced plans to offload 108 of its directly owned branches.
Chris Bloore MP and The Redditch & Alcester Standard have co-launched a campaign to save one of the branches due to shut.

FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/redditch-to-keep-post-office-but-location-unconfirmed

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

8/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 10 April 2025.

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 Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

If the leading story is available, links will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Knutsford Guardian: "ATTACKS ON POLICE SHOW A SHARP RISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barrie White

The number of recorded assaults against Cheshire Police has more than doubled since the start of COVID-19 Pandemic.
236 more assaults in 2024 than in 2023.

Morning Star: "WORKERS EXPECT BETTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Workers expect better.
Labour are warned by UK's biggest Trade Union as anger mounts over cruel welfare cuts and public-sector pay.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/these-cuts-will-place-yet-more-strain-on-an-nhs-already-creaking-at-the-seams

The Yorkshire Post: "NEW FUNDING LIFTS AIRPORT PROJECT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a huge boost.
Mayor Oliver Coppard to use new funding.

Daily Star: "AWW.. WE ONLY HAVE FOUR REAL FWENDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Jameson

Sad git Brits have only eight mates - with just four of them close pals, say experts.
And we start drifting apart from them at 31.

Melton Times: "HOMES WITHOUT INFRASTRUCTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Developers planning two major housing schemes in Melton Mowbray say they are unable to pay millions of pounds towards local infrastructure.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/environment/developers-unable-to-pay-infrastructure-costs-at-two-major-melton-housing-schemes-5071932

Daily Express: "KEMI: PM MUST MAKE MORE OF OUR BREXIT FREEDOMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Kemi Badenoch has urged Sir Keir Starmer to make more of Britain’s Brexit freedoms rather than "sitting back" and waiting for things to happen.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2039450

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY BUS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Man dies after being hit by bus at busy junction in Leigh.
Police investigation launched after the 69-year-old's death.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25059982.man-dies-hit-bus-busy-junction-leigh

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP BLINKS FIRST IN TRADE WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Szu Ping Chan / Cameron Henderson / Alex Singleton

Donald Trump has paused his tariff onslaught for 90 days apart from China as he bows to criticism.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-china-trade-war-ftse-100-markets-latest-news

Glasgow Times: "'IT'S HORRIBLE NOT FEELING SAFE AT WORK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Care Workers who work, on shift alone at night, fear for their safety and are calling for greater protection.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25077564.workers-late-night-safety-fears-glasgow-streets

Metro (England): "TRUMP RISKS GREAT MAUL OF CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

President Donald Trump has imposed a shock 125% tariff on Chinese Imports to punish 'disrespect' after they charged United States 84%.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/09/eu-bites-back-trumps-tariffs-18-000-000-000-revenge-22880124

Lancashire Telegraph: "TEENS BADLY HURT IN BIKE SMASHES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

A teenager is in hospital with a serious head injury after a crash in Blackburn.
Emergency Services were called.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25075759.teen-16-hospital-head-injury-blackburn-crash

Daily Record: "SNOOKER CHAMP ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern / Eve Beattie

Former World Snooker Champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children.
The ex-British Sportsman has been suspended by WPBSA.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/graeme-dott-accused-sexually-abusing-35023624

The Messenger: "£3.35M FOR SAFETY WORK AT LOCAL SCHOOLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Town Hall bosses in Trafford are to spend £3.35m on safety improvements to the borough's schools.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25071485.trafford-schools-get-3-45m-repairs-boost-safety

The Guardian: "TRUMP PAUSES GLOBAL TRADE WAR BUT HITS CHINA WITH 125% TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum Jones / Jennifer Rankin / Rowena Mason

Donald Trump shelved plans to hike tariffs on most countries except China and pulling back from his Global Trade War.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/09/stock-share-markets-us-china-trade-trump-tariffs-business-news-live-updates

Wokingham Today: "THREE TEENS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWYFORD ROBBERY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Thames Valley Police has confirmed that their officers have made three arrests in connection with a robbery which took place in Twyford.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/three-teenagers-arrested-in-connection-with-twyford-robbery

The National: "LABOUR'S SILENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Xander Elliards

Labour Government has refused to say if UK-made parts for F-35 Fighter Jets have been used in the Israeli bombing of Gaza since 18 March.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25076281.labour-silent-uk-made-weapons-israels-renewed-gaza-bombing

Bury Times: "NEW TRAMS BRIDGE BID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine

Fresh plans have been unveiled to overhaul Bury Interchange as part of a major £80m transformation.
CGI illustrations released.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25072748.bury-interchange-80m-transformation-underway-plans-submitted

Daily Mail: "TRUMP BLINKS BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of relief among investors after 'pausing' his Global Tariff War for 90 days.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14585593

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "CEMETERY DISPUTE COSTS TAX-PAYERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Middlewich Town Council's 'significant negligence and incompetence' in its internal row has lead to people paying more Council Tax.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25072927.middlewich-cemetery-recovery-take-10-years

Daily Mirror: "GREAT WAR OF CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Hiscott

Donald Trump has cranked up his Trade War with China by imposing 125% tariffs.
90 day pause for other countries is big climbdown.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-tariffs-uk-live-35026596

The Oldham Times: "COUNCIL'S BID TO LEAVE HOUSING PLAN REJECTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Oldham Council's application to withdraw from the Places For Everyone housing scheme has been rejected by UK Government.

The Times: "TRUMP PUTS THE BRAKES ON TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Charter

President Donald Trump said he wanted "fair deals with everyone" as he dramatically backed down on Global Tariffs he imposed on countries around the world.

The Bolton News: "TOWN IN TB TROUBLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Bolton is one of the worst hit areas in Britain as cases of a deadly Victorian disease rise for the first time in years.

Scottish Daily Mail: "TRUMP BLINKS BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of relief among investors after 'pausing' his Global Tariff War for 90 days.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14585593

Royston Crow: "PLANS TO SAVE 'WONDERFUL' TOWN CINEMA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Royston Town councillors have made a commitment to retaining the town's free after three parking scheme and community cinema.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25072298.plans-put-forth-retain-royston-cinema-parking-scheme

St. Helens Star: "'WE CHERISHED HER BEYOND ALL WORDS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

The family of 13-year-old Layla Allen who tragically died in a house fire have issued a heartbreaking tribute.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25065105.prescot-family-issue-tribute-layla-allen-house-fire

Reading Today: "COMEDY FAVOURITES TO PERFORM IN READING AS FESTIVAL RETURNS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier

Reading Indi Comedy Fest is back this year with a new roster of acts to bring the laughs to venues across town.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/reading-comedy-festival-returns-including-tom-davis-paul-sinha-sean-walsh

The Scotsman: "MARKETS SOAR AS TRUMP BACKS DOWN OVER TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Russell Jackson

Global Markets soar as US President backs down for most countries but puts 125 per cent rate on Chinese imports.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/world/trump-announces-90-day-tariff-pause-for-most-nations-but-hikes-them-for-china-5076133

Warrington Guardian: "'CALLUM IS STILL IN OUR HEARTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell / Lois Dean

The mother of a baby called Callum has been handed a suspended sentence over his killing, ending a 27-year investigation.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25021435.conclusion-baby-callum-case-brought-peace-warrington

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 08 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

7/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 08 April 2025.

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 Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

If the leading story is available, links will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP DON'T BE A PANICAN*"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Szu Ping Chan / Chris Price / Tim Wallace

Donald Trump has urged Americans not to panic despite trillions of dollars being wiped from global markets by his tariff onslaught.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/07/dont-be-a-panican-trump-tells-americans-amid-market-turmoil

Daily Mail: "BABY BORN AFTER WOMB TRANSPLANT IN UK FIRST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Elkins

A British woman Grace Davidson has given birth after having her sister's womb transplanted into her in a UK first.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/health/article-14579601

The Guardian: "TRUMP THREATENS EXTRA 50% TARIFF ON CHINA AS PANIC GRIPS MARKETS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum Jones / Anna Betts

President poised to further impose taxes after Beijing announced a 34% tariff on US Imports as Global Markets fall.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-china-tariffs

Daily Mirror: "GIFT OF LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Warburton

Baby Amy Davidson has made history after becoming the first child in Britain to be born from a transplanted womb.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/health/first-baby-born-uk-transplanted-35008766

The Scotsman: "STARMER CALLS FOR CALM BUT WARNS OF 'ERA OF INSTABILITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown

Sir Keir Starmer has called for calm in the face of an "era of global instability" as Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/keir-starmer-trump-tariffs-instability-5071806

The Independent: "RECESSION FEARS AS SHARES TUMBLE ON TRUMP 'MEDICINE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin

Share prices plunged across the world as Donald Trump doubled down on Trade Tariffs despite warnings from economists.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/stock-markets-trade-war-donald-trump-recession-b2728907.html

Glasgow Times: "INSPECTORS GIVE THEIR VERDICT ON NOTORIOUS PRISON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Barlinnie is unacceptably overcrowded and part of it ius "wretchedly poor", according to a report by Prison Inspectors.

Daily Star: "IS TRUMP THE NEW LETTUCE?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Caven

Donald Trump is turning into America's version of The Star's Lettuce Liz - as world economies tumbled towards a recession over his tariffs lunacy.

The Bolton News: "SHOCK AFTER MAN ATTACKED WITH MACHETE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Collins

A community has been left in shock after a man was attacked by a machete in a shop.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25068070.breighmet-man-arrested-bolton-shop-machete-attack
Digital article by Lisa Valentine

Metro (England): "TRUMP'S 'MEDICINE' HELPS THE WORLD'S ECONOMY GO DOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

President Donald Trump has defended his Trade War with the world despite a third day in historic Stock Market slides.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/07/fears-another-black-monday-stock-market-crash-mean-uk-22862193

Scottish Daily Mail: "BABY BORN AFTER WOMB TRANSPLANT IN UK FIRST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Elkins

A British woman Grace Davidson has given birth after having her sister's womb transplanted into her in a UK first.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/health/article-14579601

The Yorkshire Post: "STARMER'S PLEA TO KEEP 'COOL HEADS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Sir Keir Starmer called for "cool heads" as Global Markets plunged in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/trumps-tariffs-starmer-calls-for-cool-heads-as-stock-markets-drop-again-5071824

Daily Express: "FIRST BABY BORN IN UK TO WOMB TRANSPLANT MOTHER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

Meet Amy Davidson - the first UK baby born to Grace Davidson who had a Womb Transplant.
Medical breakthrough gives hope to women.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2038346

Lancashire Telegraph: "CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT IS CLOSING DOORS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

Blackburn's Turtle Bay has officially closed its doors after eight years.
Spokesperson has given a statement.
They made the announcement on their website.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25067991.turtle-bay-blackburn-closes-doors-eight-years

The Times: "NO PAUSE IN TARIFFS, VOWS TRUMP AS STOCKS SINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Charter / Steven Swinford / Tom Howard

United States President Donald Trump insisted there would be no pause in his tariffs as he demanded China back down in a Trade War or face a further charge of 50 per cent.

The National: "'FOOLISHLY GROVELLING TO TRUMP'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alasdair Ferguson

Anas Sarwar has been accused of "foolishly" trying to "cosy up" with Donald Trump after he said the Government should embrace business with the US President.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25070514.anas-sarwar-slated-foolish-grovelling-donald-trump

That's all the papers.

I'll see you on Wednesday (if all being well) as I'll be at Aberdeen's His Majesty's Theatre watching Cruel Intentions.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: MONDAY 07 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

6/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 07 April 2025.

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 Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

If the leading story is available, links will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Daily Mail: "NINE OUT OF 10 GPs CALL FOR NHS PROSTATE SCREENING PROGRAMME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller

Family doctors overwhelmingly support Daily Mail's campaign for a national prostate cancer screening programme.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14577709

Daily Record: "UNHAPPY HOLIDAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Adam Aspinall

British holidaymakers could face major disruption this Summer from a wave of protests in Spain against mass tourism.

The Guardian: "LABOUR 'WILL SUPPORT KEY INDUSTRIES' HIT BY TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the government will step in to support key British industries hit by Donald Trump's tariffs.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/business/2025/apr/06/government-uk-industry-tariff-turmoil-keir-starmer-carmakers-electric-vehicles

The Scotsman: "UNIVERSITY STAFF THREATEN TO STRIKE AMID JOB LOSSES FEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Wilson

Staff at the University Of Edinburgh are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over the university's plans to slash £140million from their budget.

The Daily Telegraph: "DOOR-TO-DOOR NHS TO TACKLE HEALTH CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Donnelly / Claudia Marquis

An army of Health Workers will be sent door-to-door in a radical NHS scheme to tackle Britain's sickness crisis.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/06/health-workers-sent-door-to-door-to-tackle-sicknes-crisis

Metro (England): "MUSK'S TRUMP TARIFF REVOLT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

President Donald Trump's tycoon ally Elon Musk says there should be no tariffs on goods between United States and Europe.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/06/trump-tariffs-mean-era-cheap-fast-fashion-cheap-tvs-now-over-22858777

The Independent: "EVERY TWO MINUTES, A PREGNANT WOMAN DIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Thomas

Report reveals 260,000 expectant and new mothers a year worldwide die from poor maternal care as experts warn of 'devastating' budget cuts impact.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/health/pregnancy-women-death-maternity-aid-b2727425.html

The Yorkshire Post: "UK FIRMS SEEK HELP IN WAKE OF US TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruby Kitchen

Business leaders are looking to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to outline economic support for industry in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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