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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (WEDNESDAY'S PAPERS): WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

17/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 18 March 2026.
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Browse through #IBPapers on ​𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
Daily Star: "OUTBREAK!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Health chiefs have urged folk to avoid kissing and sharing drinks as a deadly meningitis outbreak spread from United Kingdom to France.
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Metro (South Edition): "REEVES BESTS ON QUANTUM LEAP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will spend a record £2.5 billion to make Britain a leader in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, create jobs and boost the flatlining economy.
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Morning Star: "AS IRAN WAR RAGES, STARMER URGED TO CANCEL ROYAL VISIT AND... SNUB TRUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray 

Pressure is mounting on The Labour Party to scrap King Charles' State Visit to Washington DC because of the United States war of aggression against Iran. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/scrap-charles-state-visit-us-over-trumps-war-iran-labour-urged
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State Times (India): "J&K POLICE PURSUING ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY; COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE TERROR SOON: LG"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

Manoj Sinha has said the police are following a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and have a comprehensive strategy to make Jammu & Kashmir terror-free soon.
He warned that any attempts to disturb peace will face strict legal action while addressing new trainee constables. 

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/jk-police-pursuing-zero-tolerance-policy-comprehensive-strategy-to-eliminate-terror-soon-lg
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​Scottish Daily Mail: "MSPS STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK ON RIGHT TO DIE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Proposals to legalise Assisted Dying in Scotland were rejected by MSPs in a crunch vote.
The Bill would allow Terminally Ill adults ask for assistance to end their life.
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​Daily Express: "'PEOPLE ARE DYING IN HOSPITAL CORRIDORS WITHOUT PAIN RELIEF'
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Williamson

People are dying in NHS hospital corridors "without pain relief" as hospices face a funding crisis, say critics.
Hospices have had to cut jobs and services.
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The Independent: "TRUMP'S TANTRUM: WE DON'T NEED NATO HELP AGAINST IRAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Maria Butt

President Donald Trump has lashed out at United States allies after they rejected his call for help to reopen the Strait Of Hormuz and protect global oil supplies.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/middle-east/trump-nato-iran-allies-starmer-israel-europe-b2940298.html
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Daily Record: "KIDS ARE FACING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gemma Ryder

Sharon Johnstone has told how her son's Mental Health got so bad that he took his own life after his football dreams were dashed.
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City AM: "REEVES HAILS THE AGE OF THE STATE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to create an "active and strategic" state as she warned that globalisation as we once knew it is dead".

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/reeves-pledges-strategic-state-amid-end-of-globalisation
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Financial Times: "TRUMP CAMP SHOWS FIRST CRACKS OVER IRAN WAR AS COUNTERTERROR CHIEF QUITS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Politi / Amy MacKinnon

The director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center has quit in protest at the Iran War, marking the first high profile defection from President Donald Trump's administration since the conflict began. 

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/f3dad979-875e-4ee7-836c-264890d5df6b
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The West Australian (Australia): "DON'T MENTION THE 'R' WORD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stephen Johnson

The Reserve Bank Of Australia has lifted Interest Rates to 4.1 per cent for the first time since May 2025.
The 25 basis point hike aims to curb rising inflation amid higher fuel prices and global uncertainties, increasing mortgage repayments for households.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/business/rba/rba-interest-rates-reserve-bank-raises-rates-to-41-per-cent-for-first-time-since-may-2025-c-21960104
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The Scotsman: "ASSISTED DYING LAW IS VOTED DOWN BY MSPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

The landmark Assisted Dying Bill has been rejected by MSPs following a historic and highly emotional vote at Holyrood.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/assisted-dying-legislation-rejected-by-msps-following-emotional-debate-6025857
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Daily Mail: "MENINGITIS OUTBREAK WORST WE'VE EVER SEE, SAY EXPERTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller / Inderdeep Bains 

Health Officials are battling to halt the worst Meningitis Outbreak in a generation amid fears the death toll could rise.
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The Guardian: "IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL 'HAD BEEN WITHIN REACH' BEFORE CONFLICT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Patrick Wintour / Julian Borger 

Britain's National Security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US & Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, THE GUARDIAN can reveal. 

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach
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Daily Mirror: "BRITAIN HIT BY TRUMPFLATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Hiscott

President Donald Trump's war in Iran was predicted to send prices spiralling here in Britain.
Fallout from the chaos in the Middle East could add more than £1,300 a year to struggling Brits' household bills.
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "ISRAEL CLAIMS LARIJANI DEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial

Israel has announced the killing of Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike.
Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the assassination, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded him the leader of Iran's "gang of gangsters".
The 68-year-old was a close aide to the slain Supreme Leader Khamenei.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2636661
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Glasgow Times: "SUBWAY BIDS TO EXTEND HOURS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Glasgow's Subway is to be given extended opening hours in the first major change in decades.
The Subway will see extended opening on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25943294.huge-change-glasgow-subway-opening-times-planned-spt
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​The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP: BBC IS AGAINST ME WINNING IRAN WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Robert Mendick / Akhtar Makoii
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President Donald Trump has attacked the BBC over their "corrupt and fraudulent" coverage of the war in Iran.
President Donald Trump says relationship with Britain was 'the best' before Prime Minister Keir Starmer came along. 

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/world-news/2026/03/17/trump-attacks-bbc-over-corrupt-and-fraudulent-iran-coverage
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (THURSDAY'S PAPERS): THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

11/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 12 March 2026.
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Browse through #IBPapers on ​𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Independent: "MANDELSON PAPERS: STARMER DID IGNORE EPSTEIN WARNINGS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Millie Cooke / Athena Stavrou

Sir Keir Starmer's judgement is under fresh attack after new papers reveal he was warned in detail about the dangers of appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/mandelson-papers-kier-starmer-epstein-warnings-b2936632.html
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Glasgow Times: "'NO MORE CUTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Glasgow City Centre is vulnerable and needs well-resourced Fire Service.
There have been further collapses of what remains of the fire-ravaged building on Union Street.
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The West Australian (Australia): "WHAT THE FUEL!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Page / Simone Grogan

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook summoned petrol companies to an emergency fuel security meeting in Perth amid profit margins surging to 28.9 Australian Cents per litre from Iran war shortages, involving Commerce Minister Tony Buti, Opposition leader Basil Zempilas, and farmers. 
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FULL REPORT: TheWest.COM.AU/politics/state-politics/profit-margins-revealed-as-roger-cook-summons-petrol-companies-to-an-emergency-fuel-security-meeting-c-21904247
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Daily Star: "GOLDEN MANDSHAKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone
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Lord Peter Mandelson demanded a £547,000 payout after his sacking as United States ambassador, government files reveal.
Maybe Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should have listened when he was warned that Lord Peter Mandelson was a "reputational risk".
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The Yorkshire Post: "STARMER 'WAS WARNED' OVER PEER'S CONTACTS WITH EPSTEIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Sir Keir Starmer was warned that Lord Peter Mandelson had continued his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the paedophile was convicted of child sex crimes, before appointing him as United States ambassador.
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Melton Times: "EASY AS PIE!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

A Chicken Kiev Pie baked in Lancashire was named Supreme Champion after an army of judges chomped their way through more than 1,000 entries at the British Pie Awards in Melton Mowbray.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/chicken-kiev-pie-wins-top-prize-at-british-pie-awards-5623314
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Daily Record: "SILENCE ON THE BAMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Hutcheon

Jo Farrell, the top Police Officer in Scotland, has slammed The Old Firm after both Football Clubs failed to condemn Sunday's mayhem when fans clashed inside Ibrox Stadium.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-slam-rangers-celtic-no-36850145
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​Daily Express: "PM WAS WARNED ON 'REPUTATION RISK' OF HIRING MANDELSON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jonathan Walker

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was warned there was a "general reputational risk" over Lord Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before giving him the United States ambassador role.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2181012
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Morning Star: "CLEAR LABOUR OF MANDELSON ROT AT THE TOP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Angry Members Of Parliament demanded the clique controlling The Labour Party be cleared out as further details of disgraced Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington DC were made public.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/clear-mandelson-clique-out-labour-mps-demand
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State Times (India): "CM REVIEWS PLAN FOR EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF JK HOUSE PROPERTIES ACROSS INDIA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

In New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed modernisation plans for JK House properties across India, including new builds in Dwarka and Mumbai's Kharghar, plus upgrades in Chanakyapuri, attended by Resident Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, emphasizing cultural heritage. 

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/cm-reviews-plan-for-expansion-and-modernization-of-jk-house-properties-across-india
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The Guardian: "PM WAS TOLD OF 'REPUTATIONAL RISK' OVER MANDELSON LINKS TO EPSTEIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a "reputational risk" in making Lord Peter Mandelson the United States ambassador, despite being handed a dossier of evidence about The Labour Party peer's relationship with the Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein, documents reveal.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/starmer-overruled-warning-of-reputational-risk-over-mandelson-appointment-files-show
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The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER IGNORED TOP AIDES OVER MANDELSON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver / Rozina Sabur / Dominic Penna

Prime Minister made The Labour Party peer ambassador despite being told he posed a 'reputational risk'.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ignored warnings from top aides about Lord Peter Mandelson's close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before appointing him as Great Britain's ambassador to the United States, new documents reveal.
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FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/03/11/starmer-was-warned-lord-mandelson-posed-reputational-risk
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Edinburgh Evening News: "OUR DREAM HOLIDAY BECAME £87,000 NIGHTMARE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Johnstone

A couple from Edinburgh's dream holiday in Cape Verde quickly turned into a nightmare after a medical emergency left one in a local Medical Facility.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.SCOTSMAN.com/news/people/edinburgh-couple-left-with-ps87000-medical-bill-after-holiday-nightmare-5629074
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Metro (South Edition): "£500K TO WALK AWAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper
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Lord Peter Mandelson asked for £547,000 severence pay after his sacking over links to Jeffrey Epstein - but received £75,000, newly released files reveal.
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City AM: "MANDELSON: I WANT £550K & MY DIGNITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

Lord Peter Mandelson demanded a £547,201 payout for the remainder of his time as United Kingdom ambassador to the United States after being sacked, with a settlement of £75,000 being agreed with the Foreign Office, official documents have shown. 

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/mandelson-wanted-a-near-550000-payout-and-got-75000
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Scottish Daily Mail: "NOT FIT TO LEAD THE COUNTRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was facing fresh questions about his judgement after handing Lord Peter Mandelson a pay-off worth double than what he was entitled to.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15637599
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Daily Mirror: "MANDELSON DEMANDED £500K PAY-OFF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan

Lord Peter Mandelson demanded a payout of more than £500,000 after he was sacked as United States ambassador over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/breaking-peter-mandelson-demanded-500000-36851058
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​Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "IRAN WARNS GULF RESIDENTS TO STAY 1 KM AWAY FROM BANKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial

Iran have warned Gulf residents to stay at least 1KM/0.6 miles away from banks because Tehran has now considered them to be legitimate targets.
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​The Scotsman: "GIVE US BACK YOUR PAY-OFF, SCOTS MPS TELL MANDELSON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn

Pressure is mounting on Peter Mandelson to return a £75,000 payout he received from the United Kingdom Government after he was sacked from his job as Ambassador to the United States over his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/demands-for-disgraced-mandelson-to-pay-back-ps75000-to-public-purse-5628745
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The Times: "PM FLOUTED MANDELSON WARNINGS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Geraldine Scott / Ben Clatworthy

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pushed ahead with the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as Ambassador the the United States despite being presented with a catalogue of explicit warnings about The Labour Party peer's close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. 

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/mandelson-files-expose-keir-starmer-and-its-just-the-beginning-t2q8n6mcb
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Daily Mail: "NOT FIT TO LEAD THE COUNTRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was facing fresh questions about his judgement after handing Lord Peter Mandelson a pay-off worth double than what he was entitled to.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15637599
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (SATURDAY'S PAPERS): SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

30/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Saturday 31 January 2026.
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Browse through #IBPapers on ​𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Times Saturday: "EPSTEIN INVITED TO PALACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Mansey / Tom Ball / Josie Ensor / Lara Wildenberg / Charlotte Alt

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit him at Buckingham Palace a month after the paedophile financier was released from house arrest, and offered him an investment opportunity in Afghanistan, according to new documents released by the United States Department Of Justice.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/us/news-today/article/what-is-in-the-epstein-files-new-today-kknnnzh69
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Scottish Daily Mail: "ANDREW INVITED PAEDOPHILE TO PALACE A MONTH AFTER HIS RELEASE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Greenhill / Daniel Bates / George Odling

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to dinner at Buckingham Palace days after his House Arrest ended.
The former prince promised 'lots of privacy' to the convicted paedophile shortly after he was granted his freedom.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15513941
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Lancashire Telegraph: "THREE FOUND GUILTY OF 'TWISTED' MURDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad

Three people have been found guilty of a 2025 murder.
Liam Donlin, Joanne Maxwell and Amie Clegg have been found guilty, at Preston Crown Court, for the murder of Paul Scott last year inside a property in the Blackburn area. 

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25811872.family-statement-paul-scott-murder-convictions
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Glasgow Times: "THUG CONVICTED OF 'REVENGE ATTACK' MURDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe

A thug has been convicted of the broad daylight murder of a man in an apparent revenge attack.
Kevin Shanley stabbed to death Brian Gough in the doorway of a Possilpark shop in Glasgow on Saturday 18 May 2024.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25812766.verdict-thug-murdered-brian-gough-glasgow
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Daily Star: "GATES 'CAUGHT STD FROM EPSTEIN SEX GIRLS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates caught a Sexually Transmitted Disease from Russian girls, according to to outrageous new claims in The Jeffrey Epstein Files.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-bill-gates-caught-sexually-36645315
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The Scotsman On Saturday: "'SUPPORT ARTS NOW' PLEA AS SNP PLEDGES FUTURE BOOST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Bradley

Scotland's National Performing Companies have insisted increased support is required immediately, not in the future, as it was revealed the Scottish Government has pledged to both boost funding and issue grants on a multi-year basis in the next Scottish Budget.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/arts-and-culture/culture-secretary-accused-of-raid-on-arts-over-funds-for-performing-companies-5483776
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The Yorkshire Post: "CHEF HITS OUT AT 'ABSURD' RATES MOVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Tommy Banks, one of Yorkshire's leading chefs, has described it as "absurd" that Labour has not rolled out the extra business rates support for pubs to hotels, restaurants and cafés.

FULL STORY: YorkshirePost.co.uk/country-and-farming/tommy-banks-there-wont-be-a-hospitality-industry-in-a-few-years-5470115
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The Times Scotland: "EPSTEIN INVITED TO PALACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Mansey / Tom Ball / Josie Ensor / Lara Wildenberg / Charlotte Alt

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit him at Buckingham Palace a month after the paedophile financier was released from house arrest, and offered him an investment opportunity in Afghanistan, according to new documents released by the United States Department Of Justice.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/us/news-today/article/what-is-in-the-epstein-files-new-today-kknnnzh69
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Morning Star: "'WE MARCH AGAIN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir

Thousands of people are set to march in the first national demonstration for Palestine of the year, with protesters (also carrying the message 'No To War In Iran'), despite a planned Far Right action. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/thousands-set-march-national-demonstration-palestine
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Daily Mirror: "TRUMP HIT BY UNDERAGE SEX CLAIM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christopher Bucktin

The now United States President Donald Trump performed a sex act with a girl aged 13 or 14 and it took place 35 years ago, according to new claims in the Jeffrey Epstein Files.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/donald-trump-accused-abusing-underage-36645787
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The West Australian (Australia): "HOW DOES IT COME TO THIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Caleb Runciman / John Flint

Parents from Mosman Park in Australia murdered their teenage boys and three pets before killing themselves before leaving a shocking letter on the front door of their property.
Western Australia Police Force responded to 'highly distressing' scenes following the shock discovery of parents and two autistic teenage sons found dead in a suspected Murder/Suicide.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/news/police/mosman-park-double-murder-suicide-horror-as-devastation-hits-mott-close-with-family-of-four-found-dead-c-21474350
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The Guardian: "EPSTEIN 'SENT MONEY TO MANDELSON'S HUSBAND'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emine Sinmaz / Joseph Gedeon
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Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in Bank Transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson's husband, according to E-Mails published by the US Department of Justice.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2026/jan/30/jeffrey-esptein-sent-money-peter-mandelson-husband-after-prison-release-emails-reveal
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Daily Express: "NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro / Christian Calgie / Martyn Brown

Brexit heavyweights Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch and Jacob Rees-Mogg have warned that The Labour Party are "betraying" the opportunities on offer from exiting the European Union.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2164590
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The Bolton News: "ROYAL BOLTON TEAM SECURES A WORLD FIRST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari

Royal Bolton Hospital researchers have achieved a world first by using Artificial Intelligence to improve the accuracy of a test that identifies if a baby has a high chance of being born with Down's Syndrome.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25805179.royal-bolton-hospital-pioneers-ai-downs-syndrome-screening
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The Independent: "INSIDE THE CITY UNDER SIEGE FROM TRUMP'S ICE AGENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bel Trew

A Special Report into residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota who are tracking the every move of Donald Trump's officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/americas/trump-ice-agents-minneapolis-protest-minnesota-b2910626.html
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Daily Mail: "ANDREW INVITED PAEDOPHILE TO PALACE A MONTH AFTER HIS RELEASE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Greenhill / Daniel Bates / George Odling

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Jeffrey Epstein to dinner at Buckingham Palace days after his House Arrest ended.
The former prince promised 'lots of privacy' to the convicted paedophile shortly after he was granted his freedom.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15513941
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Edinburgh Evening News: "I SOBBED WITH JOY AS I HELPED TO DELIVER MY BABY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Forbes

Leila El Alti, a West Lothian woman, has described how she was left "sobbing with joy" after giving birth to her daughter by maternal-assisted Caesarean.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.SCOTSMAN.com/news/people/west-lothian-mum-left-sobbing-with-joy-after-helping-to-deliver-her-daughter-via-c-section-5495790
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "NEW DEAL TO INTEGRATE KURDS INTO SYRIAN STATE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: AFP

Authorities in Damascus and Kurdish fighters signed a landmark agreement to integrate The Kurds military and civilian institutions into the Syrian State.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2631157
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The Grocer: "CAN CAFFEINE POUCHES CRACK THE UK MARKET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Weinbren

Caffeine Pouches, offering discreet energy boosts, are expanding in the United Kingdom with WH Smith listing, amid projected global growth to £79 million by 2032, but face low awareness and addiction concerns. 

FULL REPORT: TheGrocer.co.uk/analysis-and-features/can-caffeine-pouches-crack-the-uk/714665.article
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The Daily Telegraph: "EPSTEIN EMAIL TO ANDREW: I HAVE RUSSIAN FRIEND FOR YOU. SHE'S 26"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Janet Eastham / Martin Evans / Alexander Butler

Jeffrey Epstein offered to introduce Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to a "beautiful" 26-year-old Russian woman, emails released by the US Justice Department reveal.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/01/30/andrew-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-files
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (FRIDAY'S PAPERS): FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

29/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 30 January 2026.
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Browse through #IBPapers on ​𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Independent: "BETRAYAL OF 3.8M WOMEN DENIED PENSION PAYOUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Kate Devlin

Millions of WASPI women 'betrayed' as government refuses to grant compensation over State Pension age changes.
Women affected by changes to the State Pension age have accused the government of treating them with "utter contempt".

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/waspi-women-state-pension-age-compensation-b2910096.html
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The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "PAUL'S TAKING STEPS TO BRING MEN TOGETHER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Paul Hall, a Redditch man, is bringing others together - one step at a time - through a new male Walking Group designed to bring connection, wellbeing and conversation.
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Metro (North Edition): "REFORM SURGE PAST SARWAR IN SHOCK POLL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Paton

Reform UK have leapt clear of Scottish Labour in second place ahead of May's Holyrood Election.
Nigel Farage's party have a five-point lead over The Labour Party.
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Lancashire Telegraph: "HEARTBREAK AS GIRL SWEPT OUT TO SEA IN MOROCCO"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

Seven-year-old Inaayah Makda from Blackburn was swept out to sea whilst on holiday in Morocco near the coast of Casablanca.
The family of Inaayah Makda plea for support to help locate her.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25807546.tragedy-girl-7-blackburn-swept-sea
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The Economist: "THE ICE TEST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zanny Minton Beddoes / Edward Carr / Charlotte Howard / Steve Coll / Robert Guest

An analysis of how Renée Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti's killings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota will shape democracy in United States Of America.

FULL REPORT: ECONOMIST.COM/insider/the-insider/the-ice-test-how-the-killing-of-two-citizens-in-minneapolis-will-shape-american-democracy
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Stratford Observer: "PUPILS KEEN TO PUT THE COST OF TRAFFIC BACK ON MOTORISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins

A Congestion Charge for Stratford has been mooted by a group of award-winning students.
The proposal came out of a competition run by The Office For National Statistics which saw a team of King Edward VI pupils come away with the top prize.
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​Metro (South Edition): "BUS SNATCH HERO SACKED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Brooke Davies 

Mark Hehir, a Bus Driver, has been sacked after chasing down and punching a thief who snatched a necklace from a female passenger on a MetroLine Bus between Wembley and Maida Vale in London.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/01/29/london-bus-driver-sacked-after-chasing-and-punching-thief-who-stole-from-passenger-26588438
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Coventry Observer: "'FORGOTTEN' MICHAEL TELLS OF INSECT INFESTATION HELL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Michael Jones, a pensioner from the Tile Hill area of Coventry, has spoken of his distress after his home was infested for months.
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Glasgow Times: "CASH INJECTION WILL LIGHT UP BRIDGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nicole Mitchell

The South Portland Street Suspension Bridge which links Clyde Street and Calton Place across River Clyde in Glasgow will receive new lighting as a result of almost half a million pounds of funding.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25807172.glasgows-south-portland-street-suspension-bridge-get-upgrade
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The West Australian (Australia): "LEADERSHIP LOTTO"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Greene

The battle to unseat Sussan Ley from Liberal Leadership has hit a stalemate after secret talks in Melbourne, Australia failed to produce a sole candidate for her job.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/politics/liberal-leadership-crisis-sussan-ley-likely-to-stay-as-angus-taylor-andrew-hastie-battle-for-succession-c-21468751
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Daily Star: "GREAT BALL OF CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Arsenal Football Club fan, and Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer gave China President Xi Jinping, a Manchester United Football Club supporter, the match ball from The Red Devils' 3-2 win against The Gunners.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/keir-starmers-turnip-say-arsenal-36637752
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Droitwich Standard: "COMMUNITY SHOCKED BY £500 CHARITY SHOP RAID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith

The Droitwich community has been shocked after a burglary at the town’s much-loved Salvation Army Charity Shop that saw hundreds of pounds taken.

FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwich-salvation-army-charity-shop-burglary-over-500-taken
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The Scotsman: "MINISTERS HAVE 'ADDED TO PAIN' SAYS MOTHER OF HOSPITAL VICTIM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alastair Grant / David Bol

Kimberly Darroch, the mother of a 10-year-old girl who was killed by a hospital infection, has accused SNP ministers of having "added to our pain and anguish" after an official meeting note revealed political pressure was being felt to open the Medical Facility in Britain before it was ready.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/bereaved-mother-accuses-ministers-of-adding-to-pain-over-scandal-hit-hospital-revelation-5495071
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State Times (India): "SC PUTS NEW UGC REGULATIONS ON HOLD, SAYS WE CAN HAVE 'VERY SWEEPING CONSEQUENCES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial
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The Supreme Court in India stayed the UGC's 2026 Equity Regulations, deeming them vague, prone to misuse and potentially divisive with "very sweeping consequences". 

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/sc-puts-new-ugc-regulations-on-hold-says-can-have-very-sweeping-consequences
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Daily Mirror: "I'VE LOST MY BROTHERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Phil Cardy

Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to his two friends killed during a Car Accident in Lagos, Nigeria. that he miraculously survived.
Anthony Joshua, says: "They’re my brothers, my friends".

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/sport/boxing/breaking-anthony-joshua-car-crash-36639514
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Evesham Observer: "COUNCIL FIRMS UP ITS REDEVELOPMENT PLANS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans

Wychavon District Council has announced that they are on track to buy Evesham’s Riverside Shopping Centre within a matter of weeks.
Ownership of Evesham's beleaguered Riverside Shopping Centre should be back in public hands by April.

FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/wychavon-confirms-it-expects-to-buy-riverside-shopping-centre
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Daily Express: "SOPHIE'S PLEA: DON'T SNATCH HOPE AWAY FROM US"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

Sophie Blake, who is terminally ill with Breast Cancer, has issued a desperate plea to seven peers blocking the Assisted Dying Bill in the House Of Lords.
The 52-year-old fears a change in the law will come too late for her.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2140084
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Kidderminster Standard: "CLOUD HANGS OVER FATE OF CENTURY-OLD CARNIVAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith

The group behind the iconic Stourport Carnival has been dissolved after 100 years.
A statement, posted on Facebook by organisers, confirmed that following the Stourport Carnival Society’s annual general meeting, it was agreed the group would be dissolved.

FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/stourport-carnival-future-in-doubt-after-organisers-dissolve-society
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The Times Scotland: "IRANIAN GUARD CORPS TO BE TREATED AS TERRORISTS BY UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan / Bruno Waterfield / Larisa Brown

Ministers will introduce a landmark law that will allow them to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as pressure grows to respond to the group's bloody suppression of anti-government protests.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/middle-east/article/eu-irgc-terrorist-iran-news-cfngbn3fc
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Leamington Observer: "WORK SET TO START ON TOWER BLOCK DEMOLITION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Hughes

A landmark Tower Block in Leamington is soon set to be reduced to rubble.
Work is expected to start shortly on taking down Christine Ledger Square off Brunsick Street.

FULL REPORT: LeamingtonObserver.co.uk/news/landmark-tower-block-to-vanish-from-the-leamington-skyline-59957
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The Guardian: "STARMER OPENS DOOR TO UK VISIT BY XI AS CHINA RELATIONSHIP IS 'RESET'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Rowena Mason 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a big step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a United Kingdom visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping in a move that drew immediate anger from British critics of Beijing.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2026/jan/29/keir-starmer-opens-door-to-uk-visit-by-xi-jinping-after-bilateral-talks
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Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates): "PUTIN THANKS UAE FOR ITS MEDIATION EFFORTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emirates News Agency

Vladimir Putin (President Of Russia) has thanked Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (President Of United Arab Emirates) for his continued mediation efforts, which have led to successful prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine.

FULL REPORT: KhaleejTimes.com/uae/sheikh-mohamed-putin-uae-russia-ties-moscow
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Scottish Daily Mail: "SWINNEY ON THE RACK OVER NHS BUG DEATH BOMBSHELL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon

Anas Sarwar has produced a bombshell document which proves NHS bosses were pressured into taking patients at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) before the 2015 General Election.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15510843
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Malvern Observer: "WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS CHANCE TO MARK 'MIRACLE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Bendigo Davies - a man who had an emergency wedding in a local Medical Facility in the Worcestershire area after being given days to live with a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) - is celebrating the second Wedding Anniversary, with his wife Arlaine Davies, after surprising medical personnel with a miraculous recovery.

FULL REPORT: MalvernObserver.co.uk/news/tenbury-wells-man-given-days-to-live-celebrates-second-wedding-anniversary-after-miraculous-recovery-60076
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The Times: "IRANIAN GUARD CORPS TO BE TREATED AS TERRORISTS BY UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan / Bruno Waterfield / Larisa Brown

Ministers will introduce a landmark law that will allow them to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as pressure grows to respond to the group's bloody suppression of anti-government protests.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/middle-east/article/eu-irgc-terrorist-iran-news-cfngbn3fc
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Bromsgrove Standard: "HELP PUPILS HAVE THEIR OUTSIDE PLAYTIME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

An appeal has been launched to raise £270,000 so the playground at Chadsgrove School in Bromsgrove can be revamped and the children can play outside again.

FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bromsgroves-chadsgrove-school-launches-270000-appeal-for-new-playground
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Daily Mail: "IS THAT IT?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Beckford / Sophie Church

After flying over 5,000 miles, United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will leave China virtually empty-handed, despite his promise of "history-making" talks with Xi Jinping (President Of China).

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15510999
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The Philippine Star (Philippines): "SC JUNKS HOUSE APPEAL ON SARA IMPEACHMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daphine Galvez

The Supreme Court in Philippines has upheld their ruling declaring Articles Of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional for violating the one-year bar rule, denying with finality the motion for reconsideration of the House of Representatives.

FULL REPORT: PhilStar.com/headlines/2026/01/30/2504435/sc-junks-house-appeal-sara-impeachment
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The National: "SWINNEY TO 'CONSIDER' CALLS TO KICK THE US OUT OF PRESTWICK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Adam Lyon

First Minister, and Scottish National Party leader, John Swinney has said he will "consider" calls from The Green Party to evict American troops from Prestwick Airport.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/25807821.msp-ross-greer-calls-us-troop-eviction-prestwick
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Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "STATS SHOW AMBULANCE CREWS CUTTING TIMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Ambulances from West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust are reaching emergency shouts in the Warwickshire area more quickly than they were a year ago, new figures show.
Ambulances in the county are responding to Category 2 incidents like Heart Attacks and strokes in 25 minutes on average – down from 39 minutes last year.

FULL REPORT: RugbyObserver.co.uk/news/ambulance-wait-times-in-warwickshire-down-35-per-cent-on-previous-year
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The Daily Telegraph: "REVOLT OVER CANCELLED ELECTIONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pieter Snepvangers / Albert Tait

Councillors have launched a revolt after The Labour Party Government cancelled Local Elections for 4.6 million people.
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FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/01/29/councils-face-revolt-over-cancelled-elections
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​Edinburgh Evening News: "ANGER AT ONGOING BIN HUB MISERY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Swanson

Residents in Edinburgh, campaigning against Bin Hubs right outside their homes, say the misery goes on despite Council promises of action.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.SCOTSMAN.COM/news/edinburgh-bin-hubs-residents-campaigning-for-bins-to-be-relocated-dismayed-at-lack-of-action-5493940
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Financial Times: "COMPANIES SCOOP $22BN IN CONTRACTS FROM TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENCIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Peter Andringa / Clara Murray / Stephen Foley / Rafe Rosner-Udden

Companies including Palantir and Deloitte have reaped more than $22 billion (United States Dollars) from contracts with agencies at the heart of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Solihull Observer: "BRIDGE CLOSURE 'OPTION' STIRS FEARS FOR FUTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason

Views are being sough on long-term options for Barston Bridge which carries Barston Lane over River Blythe in the Barston area of Solihull.
The bridge was constructed in 1859 and carries Barston Lane over the River Blythe in Barston, providing a route for approximately 1,050 vehicles per day.

FULL REPORT: SolihullObserver.co.uk/news/views-sought-on-future-of-barston-bridge
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Financial Times (USA Edition): "COMPANIES SCOOP $22BN IN CONTRACTS FROM TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENCIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Peter Andringa / Clara Murray / Stephen Foley / Rafe Rosner-Udden

Companies including Palantir and Deloitte have reaped more than $22 billion (United States Dollars) from contracts with agencies at the heart of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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The Bolton News: "CLEAN-UP TEAM TACKLES GRAVES AND CEMETERIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari

Lost memorials and the headstones of several former Mayors of Bolton have been rediscovered after council teams carried out a year-long clean-up programme.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25801937.lost-memorials-headstones-tonge-cemetery-rediscovered
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "PALESTINE'S UN ENVOY CONDEMNS GAZA 'HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ephrem Kossalfy

The core principles upon which United Nations was founded are under grave threat in the occupied territories of Palestine.
Riyah Mansour condemned Israel's punitive targeting of humanitarian organisations.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2631003
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Worcester Observer: "WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS CHANCE TO MARK 'MIRACLE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Bendigo Davies, who had an emergency wedding in Worcestershire Royal Hospital after being given just days to live following a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), is now celebrating the second wedding anniversary with his wife Arlaine Davies, having surprised medical staff with a miraculous recovery.

FULL REPORT: WorcesterObserver.co.uk/news/tenbury-wells-man-given-days-to-live-celebrates-second-wedding-anniversary-after-miraculous-recovery-60076
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (FRIDAY'S PAPERS): FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

22/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 22 January 2026.
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Browse through #IBPapers on ​𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Times: "STARMER'S ALLIES TO BAR THE RETURN OF BURNHAM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Geraldine Scott / Max Kendix / Aubrey Allegretti / Stefan Boscia

Sir Keir Starmer's allies will try to block Andy Burnham from returning to Westminster and mounting a leadership challenge.
Andrew Gwynne's resignation opens a path for Andy Burnham, the Mayor Of Greater Manchester, to return to House Of Commons

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/andrew-gwynne-mp-andy-burnham-tqz7z0n03
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Leamington Observer: "APPEAL FOR HELP TO GIVE AUDREY A BETTER FUTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins

Helen Richmond and John Richmond, a couple from South Warwickshire, had their lives changed forever when their two-year-old daughter Audrey Richmond had a catastrophic seizure - and are now raising cash to help with her future. 
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Daily Mirror: "SHAMEFUL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mikey Smith / Saskia Rowlands

The Mum of the youngest British soldier to die in Afghanistan says Donald Trump's insult to NATO forces was "extremely upsetting".
The United States President dismissed the sacrifice of more than 400 British members of the Armed Forces who served and died in Afghanistan.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/mums-outrage-trumps-vile-slur-36599519
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Glasgow Times: "'STOP PENALISING CANCER PATIENTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Shelley Road in Glasgow, next to Gartnavel Hospital, used by patients and families using Beatson Cancer Centre has been named as the highest for Pavement Parking fines.
Pavement Parking on Shelley Road has saw 185 fines issued to road users between January and October 2025.
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Morning Star: ""FURY AT TRUMP'S BOARD OF WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie / Andrew Murray

President Donald Trump's Board Of Peace was slammed as a "board of war" by campaigners as the United States President launched it at Davos 2026.
The Board Of Peace's first task is to impose a free market Property Development regime in Gaza.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/people-gaza-deserve-better-trumps-gang-rogues
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​Droitwich Standard: "'NOT GOING ANYWHERE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith

The Fire Station in Droitwich is set to remain on its existing site located on Friar Street, despite mooted plans to build a new one.
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Daily Express: "BRITAIN NEEDS BETTER CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Fisk / Hanna Geissler 

Charities, campaigners and Daily Express are urging Government Ministers to ensure Mental Health is a key part of the long-awaited National Cancer Plan.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/uk/2161413
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Worcester Observer: "INSPIRED BY HIS STORY TO URGE ALL TO GET TEST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Maya Dabrowska

Duncan Sutcliffe, a business owner from Worcester who survived Prostate Cancer, is raising awareness of the disease and urging men over the age of 50-years-old to get tested regularly.
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​Scottish Daily Mail: "BUG DEATH HOSPITAL IS STILL A THREAT TO PATIENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Barker / Tom Gordon 

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, the Medical Facility at the centre of an infection scandal, still poses a risk to patients.
Families of those who caught bugs linked to ventilation and water at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital say they still 'don't believe it is safe'.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15489691
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Lancashire Telegraph: "NEW ROAD SAFETY CALLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

Councillors will debate a call to improve Road Safety in the wake of a crash, in which a Taxi Driver from Blackburn killed and three Bolton teenagers died.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25787781.blackburn-taxi-driver-death-sparks-call-licence-curbs
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Daily Star: "BROOK WHO'S BACK!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Brooklyn Beckham put on a united front with wife Nicola Peltz after his mum Victoria Beckham topped The Official Charts, thanks to a fan campaign.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-brooklyn-beckham-nicola-peltz-36599913
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Coventry Observer: "NEW DATA SHOWS BIG DROP IN WAITING LISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Waiting Lists at Medical Facilties in Coventry and Rugby have fallen by thousands since the 2024 General Election, according to new NHS data.
Waiting lists at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have dropped by 3,632 since the General Election of 2024.

FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/new-figures-show-hospital-waiting-lists-in-coventry-and-rugby-have-fallen-by-thousands-since-last-general-election-59922
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The Scotsman: "'FLAWS AT NEW HOSPITAL KILLED AND POISONED OUR LOVED ONES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Forbes / Lucinda Cameron

The families of those who died at scandal-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have issued a damning statement as the Inquiry comes to a close.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/our-loved-ones-were-killed-and-poisoned-at-scandal-hit-hospital-5486720
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Solihull Observer: "GAS PIPE WORK DELAYS TO LAST MONTHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason

Solihull is set to face up to three months of traffic disruptions as work to replace half-century-old Gas Pipes gets under way on Warwick Road.
The Engineers from Cadent are to start works on Monday 26 January until Friday 17 April.
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The Guardian: "STAND UP FOR YOURSELVES, ZELENSKYY TELLS EUROPE IN FIERY DAVOS SPEECH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Roth

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in "Greenland mode" as they waited for leadership from President Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action themselves.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/zelenskyy-accuses-eu-leaders-waiting-direction-donald-trump-greenland
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Kidderminster Standard: "CONTROVERSIAL GARAGE PLAN WINS APPROVAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith

Controversial plans for a new Petrol Station on a busy Kidderminster road have been greenlit, generating 20 new jobs - and plenty of concern.

FULL REPORT: /KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/controversial-plans-for-petrol-station-on-busy-kidderminster-road-approved
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The Times Scotland: "STARMER'S ALLIES TO BAR THE RETURN OF BURNHAM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Geraldine Scott / Max Kendix / Aubrey Allegretti / Stefan Boscia

Sir Keir Starmer's allies will try to block Andy Burnham from returning to Westminster and mounting a leadership challenge.
Andrew Gwynne's resignation opens a path for Andy Burnham, the Mayor Of Greater Manchester, to return to House Of Commons

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/andrew-gwynne-mp-andy-burnham-tqz7z0n03
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Stratford Observer: "NEW CAR PORTS COULD BE KEY TO GREENER ENERGY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins

Parking the car in Stratford is set to become greener.
Stratford District Council's cabinet has this week given the go-ahead to Solar Car Ports in the Car Park of Stratford Leisure Centre.

FULL REPORT: StratfordObserver.co.uk/news/solar-carports-given-the-go-ahead-at-stratford-leisure-centre
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Daily Record: "DRINKS SPIKING SHAME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Norman Silvester

Police Scotland are catching just one in ten drink-spiking creeps as cases soar.
Only 85 cases out of 800 in five years - including use of Date Rape drugs - led police to a suspect.
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Newry Reporter: "MICKEY A 'GIANT OF COMMUNITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kieran Lynch

Tributes have poured in for popular Sinn Féin politician Mickey Brady, following his passing.
Mickey Brady served as MP for Newry and Armagh between 2015 and 2024, was remembered as a gentleman, who 'loved the people of Newry and Armagh'.

FULL REPORT: NewryReporter.com/news/people/tributes-pour-in-for-former-newry-and-armagh-mp-mickey-brady-5479983
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State Times (India): "ARMY VEHICLE CARRYING TROOPS FOR ANTI-TERROR OPS PLUNGES INTO GORGE IN DOAH' 10 MARTYRED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

Ten soldiers were martyred and 11 injured when an armoured vehicle of the Army carrying troops for an anti-terror operation plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district.
The accident took place at the 9000-foot-high Khanni top along the Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate road.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/army-vehicle-carrying-troops-for-anti-terror-ops-plunges-into-gorge-in-doda-10-martyred
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Bromsgrove Standard: "RESIDENTS SHARE TALES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE POST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

Residents across Bromsgrove, Rubery and South Birmingham have expressed their frustration about Royal Mail's postal delivery services in their areas.

FULL REPORT: http://BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bemused-by-baffling-postal-deliveries-in-bromsgrove-rubery-and-south-birmingham
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​The Yorkshire Post: "MPS IN CALL FOR ENERGY UPGRADE SCHEME PROBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Greg Wright

The Serious Fraud Office should be called in to investigate a "catastrophic" Government energy efficiency installation scheme which left more than 30,000 homes with defects, according to Members Of Parliament.
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The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "TOWN FIRM COUGHS UP £1M AFTER FISH DEATHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

A company in Redditch has made a financial contribution of over £1 million to come into compliance and to deal with the effects of a pollution incident in 2018.
An investigation by the Environment Agency has ended in Mettis Aerospace making the payment under an Enforcement Undertaking.

FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/fish-kill-incident-costs-redditch-firm-mettis-aerospace-over-1million-in-clear-up
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The Philippine Star (Philippines): "MACROS AFTER AILMENT DON'T GET TOO EXCITED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexis Romero

President Bongbong Marcos was taken to a Medical Facility in Philippines after experiencing "discomfort".
He has assured his nation that the ailment is not serious.

FULL REPORT: PhilStar.com/headlines/2026/01/23/2502872/marcos-after-ailment-dont-get-too-excited
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Evesham Observer: "DRIVER JAILED AS VICTIM IS MOURNED BY FAMILY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans

The wife of Andy Hirons, an Evesham man who died in a crash in Pershore, has paid tribute to him, calling him a 'strong, reliable and lovable man who was the life and soul of the family'.

FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/wife-pays-tribute-to-soul-of-the-family-andy-hirons-who-died-in-pershore-crash
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Daily Mail: "DOES ANDY BURNHAM HAVE THE BOTTLE?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Martin Beckford

The Labour Party were descending into Civil War as Andy Burnham was offered a route map towards replacing Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15488847
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Edinburgh Evening News: "'GROWING PAINS TURN OUT TO BE CANCER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rhoda Morrison

Ava Ferguson, an Edinburgh schoolgirl who was dismissed by doctors as having 'growing pains' and sent home with painkillers, turned out to be suffering from a rare Blood Cancer.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-schoolgirl-battling-rare-cancer-which-doctors-said-was-growing-pains-5485748
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Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "NEW DATA SHOWS BIG DROP IN WAITING LISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Waiting Lists at Medical Facilties in Coventry and Rugby have fallen by thousands since the 2024 General Election, according to new NHS data.
Waiting lists at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have dropped by 3,632 since the General Election of 2024.

FULL REPORT: RugbyObserver.co.uk/news/new-figures-show-hospital-waiting-lists-in-coventry-and-rugby-have-fallen-by-thousands-since-last-general-election-59922
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​Minnesota Star Tribune (United States Of America): "CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5 DETAINED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Allison Kite

A United States born Somali American said she was forcibly arrested and detained by ICE Immigration Officials for two days, amid the Donald Trump administration crackdown in Minnesota.

FULL REPORT: StarTribune.com/somali-american-us-citizen-arrested-by-immigration-agents-detained-for-two-days/601568086
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The Bolton News: "CRASH THAT KILLED FOUR: TEEN DROVE AT EXCESS SPEED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Greater Manchester Police have said a teenager driving at "excess speed" had "lost control" before a crash which killed four people.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25785480.driver-lost-control-car-wigan-road-crash
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "'SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE WORLD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial

United States President Donald Trump formally launched the first charter of his Gaza “Board of Peace” in a signing ceremony during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2630219
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Malvern Observer: "INSPIRED BY HIS STORY TO URGE ALL TO GET TEST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Maya Dabrowska

Duncan Sutcliffe, a business owner from Worcester who survived Prostate Cancer, is raising awareness of the disease and urging men over the age of 50-years-old to get tested regularly.
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (THURSDAY'S PAPERS): THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

14/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 15 January 2026.
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Financial Times: "REEVES' SIGNAL ON EXTENDING PUBS U-TURN CHEERS HOTELS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Parker / Ashley Armstrong / Stephanie Stacey

Rachel Reeves (Chancellor Of The Exchequer - United Kingdom) has opened the door to epanding her Business Rates U-Turn beyone pubs to other hospitality businesses, in the latest big policy reverse by The Labour Party Government. 

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/d1d1974c-c1cf-4864-8ecb-55bc885d7537
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Glasgow Times: "'WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE OUR HOMES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine

Lifelong residents of Calton, Glasgow say that if the Thistle safer drug consumption room stays open, they'll have to leave.
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​The Daily Telegraph: "4 MILLION DENIED THE RIGHT TO VOTE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Martin / Gordon Rayner / Pieter Snepvangers

Four million people are to be denied the vote in May's Local Elections in a "disgraceful attack on democracy" by The Labour Party.
The Government is expected to cancel at least 27 Council Elections, meaning hundreds of councillors will avoid the risk of being voted out.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/01/14/may-elections-council-cancelled-local-government-act
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The Bolton News: "SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Williams

Grace Williams leads The Bolton News as they rally the Egerton community to support Christ Church Walmsley which needs refurbishment following a corroded boiler leaked which led to its Boiler House being flooded back in December of 2025.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25700472.egerton-christ-church-walmsley-historic-building-fundraiser
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The Guardian: "TRUMP STILL INTENT ON 'CONQUERING' GREENLAND, SAY DANES AFTER TALKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jon Henley / Andrew Roth

Donald Trump remains intent on "conquering" Greenland, the Danish Foreign Minister has said, as crucial talks with United States officials failed to solve a "fundamental disagreement" that has led to unprecedented tensions between Washington and a NATO ally.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/greenland-us-trump-talks-denmark
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Melton Times: "NURSERIES CLOSURE THREAT A DISGRACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Plans have been unveiled to close Leicestershire's four specialist pre-school nurseries, including the Oasis Retreat in Melton Mowbray.
The county council wants instead to fund more places for young children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in mainstream nurseries.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/education/future-of-melton-send-nursery-under-threat-due-to-new-council-proposals-5472802
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Daily Express: "LET'S HONOUR NATION'S INJURED 999 HEROES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Adam Toms

A former Police Constable shot in the face by a robber has backed Daily Express' Honour Our Injured 999 Heroes crusade.
Billy Burns, right, is frustrated at the lack of progress on creating a medal for staff forced to stop work.
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Tipperary Star (Ireland): "HOOLIE IN THE HILLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tipperary Star Editorial

Upperchurch-Drombane, fresh All-Ireland intermediate hurling champions, celebrated their historic win by partying in Cork with fellow black-and-amber winners Kilbrittain supporters.
​The Tipperary club's success boosts them for the 2026 Dan Breen campaign, with homecoming events planned. 

FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.ie/news/local-news/1988945/brilliant-you-wont-believe-who-upperchurch-drombane-celebrated-with-after-their-all-ireland-win.html
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The Times: "FAN ROW POLICE CHIEF WON'T QUIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Fiona Hamilton / Ben Ellery

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police feels unfairly treated and is resisting pressure to resign despite losing the confidence of the Home Secretary.
Craig Guildford is said to be "lawyering up".

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/crime/article/police-chief-west-midlands-ai-false-maccabi-tel-aviv-fan-ban-0vxk9lrbg
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The Oldham Times: "'GET OFF MY MUMMY' - THUG JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Rothwell

Ryan Kearny from Oldham has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for attacking his ex-girlfriend with a weapon in front of her young child.
He's also been handed a 10-year restraining order.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25753142.man-climbed-sleeping-exs-bedroom-window-attack
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Scottish Daily Mail: "SNP'S 'TALENT TAX' FORCING WORKERS TO FLEE SCOTLAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Workers are being forced out of Scotland by a 'talent tax' imposed by SNP ministers, business leaders have warned as it was revealed nearly one million people in Britain are set to pay the higher rates.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15464457
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The Yorkshire Post: "CHANCELLOR IN PLEDGE ON KEY RAIL PROJECT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Rachel Reeves (Chancellor Of The Exchequer - United Kingdom) has said that Yorkshire commuters will get the benefits of Northern Powerhouse Rail in the early part of the next decade, pledging there will be "no more failed promises".
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Daily Star: "HIS ROYAL SKY-NESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Workers have been installing top-of-the-range Sky at the new home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The reclusive ex-Royal is prepping for a quiet future in Sandringham.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/weird-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-gets-vip-36551550
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​Messenger Newspapers: "COUNCIL'S £20M LOAN PLEA TO GOVERNMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Richardson

Only a £20 million emergency loan from the Government will help Trafford Council avoid effectively going bankrupt.
The cash plea comes after the authority was revealed as one of the losers under Government plans to change the way councils are funded, facing grant reductions of around £24 million over the next three years.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25763003.trafford-council-need--20m-emergency-loan-government
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The Times Scotland: "HOSPITAL BED CLEANING WARNING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Helen Puttick

Bed cleaning between patients at Scotland's largest Medical Facility has not been carried out properly since it opened, it has been claimed.
NHS Trust promises action at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after domestic staff said they had an impossible task to ensure hygiene on the wards.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/scotland/article/bed-cleaning-glasgow-super-hospital-never-done-properly-x7htptn9h
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State Times (India): "UNION HOME SECY CHAIRS HIGH-LEVEL SECURITY REVIEW MEETING IN JAMMU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a high-level security review meeting in Jammu, assessing Republic Day arrangements, ongoing anti-terror operations, drone incursions along borders, and potential infiltrations under fog cover, with top IB, BSF, CRPF, and Jammu & Kashmir police officials in attendance.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/union-home-secy-chairs-high-level-security-review-meeting-in-jammu
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Daily Mirror: "WORLD ON THE BRINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan / Chris Hughes

From the Arctic Circle to the Persian Gulf, the world stands on the edge of a devastating descent into conflict.
United Kingdom and United States personnel were evacuated from Middle East bases in anticipation of US strikes on Iran, and possible retaliation.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/world-news/britain-evacuate-key-personnel-middle-36551772
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Bury Times: "TRIBUTES PAID AFTER DEATH OF DAD, 31"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved dad, football coach and sports enthusiast following his sudden death, days after Christmas.
Michael Craig Erik Ball, aged 31, died unexpectedly in the early hours of 28 December 2025.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25749870.heartfelt-tributes-tomichael-craig-erik-ball-died-aged-31
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Morning Star: "MAHMOOD'S BID TO SEIZE COP CONTROL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Shabana Mahmood (Home Secretary - United Kingdom) has been accused of a "cynical authoritarian intervention" after announcing she had lost confidence in West Midlands Police's Chief Constable over his force's ban on Maxccabi Tel Aviv fans. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/cynical-and-authoritarian
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Metro (South Edition): "ONE SMALL STEP ...TO RECEPTION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Luke Alsford

A space entrepreneur backed by Elon Musk has unveiled plans for the first hotel on the moon - opening in 2032.
Four wealthy tourists will each pay £7,500,000 for five nights in rooms with millions of stars for a view.
That is what the average holiday could look like as soon as 2032.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/01/14/inside-plans-first-hotel-moon-2032-will-cost-7-500-000-get-26281664
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The Scotsman: "OFFICERS WARN BUDGET CASH NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT PUBLIC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

Scotland's Police and Fire Brigade Unions have warned "tough decisions" will have to be made because the Scottish Government has not handed them enough money to protect communities effectively.
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​The Nationalist (Ireland): "DEMOLITION GREEN LIGHT FOR 'EYESORE' OF OLD B&B"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Darren Hassett

Planning has been granted for the demolition of a derelict B&B building on the N24 in Tipperary.
Maurice Regan made the application to Tipperary County County for the development at Newtownanner, Killaloan Lower, Clonmel, county Tipperary.

FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.IE/news/clonmel/1984979/breaking-planning-green-light-for-demolition-of-b-b-in-tipperary.html
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "PALESTINIAN GROUP TO RUN DAILY LIFE IN POST WAR GAZA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: AFP

All members of a 15-person Technocratic Committee from Palestine have been tasked with administering post war Gaza, as agreed upon by all parties.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2629340
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Lancashire Telegraph: "COUNCILS JOIN CALLS TO SCRAP ELECTIONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

Two more East Lancashire councils are to ask the government to scrap this year's Local Elections.
Burnley Council bosses decided to 'reluctantly' ask ministers to postpone next May’s borough polls.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25764751.burnley-pendle-councils-call-scrapping-may-polls
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (TUESDAY'S PAPERS): TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

12/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 13 January 2026.
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All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Times: "UK'S TROOPS SET TO SWOOP ON KREMLIN'S SHADOW FLEET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charlie Parker / Emma Yeomans

British special forces are being lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet vessels, The Times can disclose.
Elite soldiers trained to rappel on to ships from helicopters and capture their crews could target hundreds of illegal oil tankers after the government identified a new legal basis for the raids.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/russian-shadow-fleet-special-forces-hfn25g5lv
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​Edinburgh Evening News: "YOUNG DAD DIES AFTER A&E WAIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Johnstone

The family of Dylan Jones, from Midlothian, whose spleen ruptured during an agonising 13-hour wait to be seen at A&E believe his life could have been saved if he had been treated earlier.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/tragedy-as-young-father-dies-after-13-hour-wait-for-hospital-treatment-5467976
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Daily Express: "TELL TRUTH ON 'FANTASY' COST OF NET ZERO PUSH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christian Calgie

Ed Miliband's Net Zero project could land the taxpayer with a huge bill of £9 trillion, a report has claimed.
Officials have deliberately and consistently underestimated the cos of heat pumps, renewables and electric vehicles, according to thepaper from the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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Glasgow Times: "HERO TEEN PRAISED FOR QUICK ACTION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

The quick thinking of a 'heroic' teenager helped to save a child's life at a Train Station in Glasgow.
Jordan Kerr had been waiting at a platform at Drumchapel Railway Station on Saturday 10 January 2026 on his way home from Army Cadet training.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25760058.glasgow-schoolboy-helped-save-childs-life-drumchapel-station
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Daily Star: "GREGG: SORRY.. ER, NOT SORRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Sacked Gregg Wallace apologised for his MasterChef antics - then defended gags about "spotted dick", "nuts", and "little tarts".
Um, Gregg mate, that's not really being sorry, says Jerry Lawton and Daily Star.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/uk-news/gregg-wallace-raises-spotted-dick-36537718
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State Times (India): "CM STRESSES FOR TIME BOUND COMPLETION OF PROJECTS, PERMANENT FLOOR RESTORATION WORKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

​Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a Jammu meeting, stressing time-bound completion of development projects, permanent flood restoration with RS 1400 crore to endure 2014-like floods, and irrigation enhancements via canal desilting.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/cm-stresses-for-time-bound-completion-of-projects-permanent-flood-restoration-works
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Metro (North Edition): "TRAIN BOTTLE ATTACK THUG JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucinda Cameron / Sarah Hooper

A man who tried to murder another passenger by stabbing him with a broken Buckfast bottle on a busy train has been jailed for 12 years.
Thomas Craig attacked a stranger with a bottle on a Glasgow to Dundee service on February 16 2025, chasing him down the carriage and hitting him on the head with the bottle until it broke.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/01/12/man-tried-killing-train-passenger-a-buckfast-bottle-jailed-12-years-26239981
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The Guardian: "ADHD CARE COSTS SOAR AS NHS TURNS TO PRIVATE SECTOR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Marsh / Carmel Aguilar Garcia / Rachel Hall

The National Health Service (NHS) are overspending by £164 million a year on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) services, with an increasing amount going to unregulated private assessments, an investigation by The Guardian has found.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/nhs-england-overspending-adhd-millions-under-regulated-private-clinics
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City AM: "PUBLIC PUMPS UP PRESSURE OVER BUSINESS RATES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ali Lyon 

British voters are piling pressure on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and The Labour Party's Government, to extend Business Rates relief for United Kingdom's struggling hospitality sector. 
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Daily Record: "POLICE IN NOT PURSUIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Marcello Mega

Thousands of Police in Britain have been told they can't follow villains by car because of safety rules.
Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs warned in a memo that Police Officers must pass a new course before they can pursue suspects within the Speed Limit.
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The Bolton News: "WOMAN FIGHTING FOR LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes

A woman is in a local Medical Facility with potentially life-threatening injuries following a crash which claimed the lives of four people.
Five people are still being treated in hospital following a devastating road traffic collision in Bolton which claimed the lives of four men.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25758338.five-still-hospital-bolton-crash-kills-four
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The National: "OPTIMISM AFTER COURT HEARING ON PALESTINE ACTION CHALLENGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Walker

Campaigners were upbeat outside the Court Of Session in Edinburgh on Monday after a hearing on whether a judicial review of the decision to proscribe Palestine Action can be pursued under Scottish Law.
The judge has reserved his decision and is expected to rule later this week.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25758528.scottish-court-hears-challenge-palestine-action-ban
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​Morning Star: "RIGHTS GROUPS DECRY PROTEST CLAMPDOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

More than forty-five Civil Society Groups, including the TUC and Palestine Solidarity Campaign opposed "extreme" and "dangerous" Government plans to give Police sweeping new powers ton restrict protests in England and Wales.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/draconian-crackdown-our-rights
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The Scotsman: "SNP INCOME TAX RAID HASN'T IMPROVED SERVICES, POLL FINDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant / David Bol

More than half of Scots do not believe higher Income Tax rates have delivered better public services, a new poll has found.
A poll by Survation for True North Advisors found just 27 per cent said the level of personal tax in Scotland.
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Lancashire Telegraph: "TRIBUTES PAID TO FATHER-OF-FOUR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

A community has paid tribute to a Blackburn father-of-four who was killed in a horror crash in Bolton, in which three teenagers also died.
Masrob Ali (Taxi Driver), of Ash Street, Blackburn, died when his Citroen C4 Picasso was in collision with a Seat Leon in Wigan Road, Bolton.

FULL REPORT: http://LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25758388.tributes-paid-humble-wonderful-blackburn-father
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The Independent: "STARMER GIVES MUSK AN ULTIMATUM TO END 'SHAMEFUL' AI IMAGES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Athena Stavrou

Sir Keir Starmer has issued an ultimatum to Elon Musk, announcing that the Government will take "fast action" to deal with the abuses of the AI tool Grok on X (Twitter).

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ofcom-x-grok-elon-musk-ai-liz-kendall-b2898910.html
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​Daily Mirror: "SAME OLD TORIES... SAME OLD REFORM..."
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke

Multi-millionaire Conservative Party member Nadhim Zahawi defected to Reform UK in further proof Nigel Farage's outfit is not a Party for working people.

FULL REPORT: http://Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-ex-tory-chancellor-nadhim-36537142
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Arab News (Saudia Arabia): "TWO DAESH MEN HELD OVER HOMS BUILDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial

Syrian authorities arrested two Daesh militants, Ahmed Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, over the deadly bombing of a Homs mosque in an Alawite neighborhood last month.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2629067
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Metro (South Edition): "CRASH! GANGS WALLOPED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dunne
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Metro UK joined Operation Yamata for the dawn raid on a North London flat of a suspect in a County Lines group.
These raids are key to fall in homicides, say Metropolitan Police.
Metropolitan Police have executed raids on Turkish Mafia and County Lines gangs, reducing London homicides. 
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Daily Mail: "FURY OVER LABOUR PAYOUT TO HERMER'S GUANTANAMO CLIENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Merriman / Dave Barrett / Arthur Parashar

A terror suspect who was represented by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's law chief has been handed a 'substantial' payout by The United Kingdom, sparking outrage.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15456907
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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (MONDAY'S PAPERS): MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

11/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 12 January 2026.
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All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
Financial Times: "EU DEMANDS 'FARAGE CLAUSE' IN TALKS OVER BREXIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Peter Foster / George Parker / Anna Gross / Andy Bounds

The European Union are demanding that any future British Government pays significant financial compensation if a post-Brexit "deal" is quitted as part of negotiations with Sir Keir Starmer (Prime Minister - United Kingdom).

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/3733b2b0-5d1e-47ba-b39f-ac8b113cce65
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​Daily Record: "5 YEAR WAIT FOR HIP OPS ON NHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daily Record Editorial

People in Briain are waiting half a decade for knee and hip operations, despite John Swinney (First Minister - Scotland) claiming the NHS has "turned a corner". 

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nhs-not-improve-until-politicians-36515315
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​The Daily Telegraph: "BAN THE IRGC, STARMER IS URGED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Gutteridge / Henry Bodkin

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) must be proscribed as a Terrorist Organisation, Sir Keir Starmer (Prime Minister - United Kingdom) has been told.
The Ayatollah's security force is playing a leading role in the brutal suppression of pro-democracy protests in Iran.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/11/ban-iran-islamic-revolutionary-guards-terrorists-starmer
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State Times (India): "FORCES OPPOSING SOMNATH REBUILDING STILL ACTIVE, NEED TO DEFEAT THEM: MODI"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the forces that had opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple after independence are "still active among us", and India needs to be alert, united and strong to defeat them.
Addressing a large gathering as part of the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, Modi said attempts were made to disguise a religious motive behind the attacks.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/forces-opposing-somnath-rebuilding-still-active-need-to-defeat-them-modi
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The Guardian: "IRAN WARNS US NOT TO ATTACK AS PROTESTER DEATH TOLL SOARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: William Christou / Deepa Parent / Lorenzo Tondo

A warning has been issued by Tehran after President Donald Trump says United States stands ready to help amid crackdown on demonstrations.
Iran has warned the United States not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response. 

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/jan/11/iran-arrests-protest-leaders-as-crackdown-intensifies-amid-threat-of-us-intervention
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The Times Scotland: "MPS TO URGE SACKING OF POLICE CHIEF IN FANS BAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daisy Eastlake / Geraldine Scott / David Woode

Senior MPs are preparing to tell the Home Secretary to sack the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police after concluding that he "misled parliament" over the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/mps-call-west-midlands-police-chief-sacked-ndz5t67p8
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The Independent: "IRAN PLEDGES TO HIT US MILITARY TARGETS IF TRUMP STRIKES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / James C. Reynolds / Bel Trew

Iran has threatened to attack United States military if Donald Trump launches Military Strikes over the country's protests.
The United States President issued a warning to the Islamic Republic last week.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-protests-donald-trump-ayatollah-b2898374.html
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "3 MORE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKES AS TENSION RISES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Reuters

Israel fire killed at least three people from Palestine in two separate raids across the enclave, local health authorities said.
Tension rises over continued violence since an October ceasefiire.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.PK/node/2628972
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​Daily Star: "TRUMP: YOU'RE OFF!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Donald Trump (President - United States) may Red Card players from British Premier League teams like Amad Diallo (from Manchester United) and Iliman Ndiaye (who plays for Everton), under his FIFA World Cup travel ban.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/sport/football/trump-could-ban-premier-league-36533977
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Scottish Daily Mail: "SHOT DEAD, ROBINA, 23, A VICTIM OF THE MULLAHS' DEATH SQUADS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Lisbona / Jason Groves

Robina Aminian, a student protester, was shot in the back of the head during the Iran regime's brutal crackdown on dissent.
The 23-year-old was killed at close range.
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The Times: "MPS TO URGE SACKING OF POLICE CHIEF IN FANS BAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daisy Eastlake / Geraldine Scott / David Woode

Senior MPs are preparing to tell the Home Secretary to sack the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police after concluding that he "misled parliament" over the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/mps-call-west-midlands-police-chief-sacked-ndz5t67p8
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Metro (South Edition): "FIRE AND FURY AS IRAN REVOLTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Luke Alsford / Sara Odeen-Isbister

Iran has stepped up on the bloody crackdown on pretests against the rule of Ayatolla Ali Khamenal - including women using his burning image to light cigarettes on Social Media.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/01/09/iranian-women-light-cigarettes-burning-photo-supreme-leader-26174696
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Limerick Leader (Ireland): "PADEL PLAY IS LIKE GUNSHOTS, SAYS LOCAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rabbitts

Residents fear new Padel Courts will cause an unmerciful 'racquet' in their neighbourhood, with one comparing the sound of a ball being hit to a "gunshot".

FULL REPORT: LimerickLeader.IE/news/planning/1964984/planning-permission-sought-for-new-padel-tennis-courts-at-prominent-hotel-near-limerick.html
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Morning Star: "COMPLICITY IN US WAR DRIVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christophe Domec

Peace protesters joined demonstrations around the United Kingdom, calling for an end to Britain's complicity in the War Machine from United States.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/protesters-across-britain-demand-end-governments-complicity-us-war-machine
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The National: "FOI 'CONTRADICTS' CLAIM SARWAR ASKED FOR MORE MONEY FOR SCOTLAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: The National Editorial

The Treasury has no record that backs up what Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the House Of Commons.
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Daily Mail: "SHOT DEAD, ROBINA, 23, A VICTIM OF THE MULLAHS' DEATH SQUADS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Lisbona / Jason Groves

Robina Aminian, a student protester, was shot in the back of the head during the Iran regime's brutal crackdown on dissent.
The 23-year-old was killed at close range.
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Daily Mirror: "MANDELSON'S SORRY EXCUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke

Peter Mandelson said he did not know his old pal Jeffrey Epstein abused minors because he was "kept separate from the sexual side of his life".
Peter Mandelson, the former Lord from House Of Lords, was sacked as United States Ambassador for refusing to apologise to victims.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/fury-peter-mandelson-refuses-apologise-36532482
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Daily Express: "PHARMACIES IN CRISIS AFTER LABOUR'S TAX RAID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Williamson / Giles Sheldrick

The tax grab on the High Street by The Labour Party's Government will hurt patients as more pharmacies are driven out of business, Rachel Reeves (Chancellor Of The Exchequer - United Kingdom) is warned.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/life-style/health/2156345
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7/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 08 January 2026.

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The Times: "UK JOINS IN THE PURSUIT OF PUTIN'S SHADOW FLEET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown / Oliver Wright

United Kingdom will scale up action against President Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet, having helped the United States to seize an Oil Tanker bound for Russia after a weeks-long pursuit.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/russia-sanctioned-oil-tankers-26hlmclw3
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The Guardian: "US SEIZES RUSSIAN-FLAGGED TANKER IN HIGH-STAKES ATLANTIC OPERATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pjotr Sauer

The United States seized a Russian-flagged Oil Tanker in the Atlantic Ocean in a high-stakes operation that could risk confrontation with The Kremlin.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/russia-submarine-escort-shadow-fleet-tanker-us-sanctions
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Bury Times: "MAN ON MURDER CHARGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

A suspect will face trial over accusations he murdered a twentysomething man in Bury on New Year's Eve.
Anthony Junior Murray was arrested and charged with murdering Joe Burton.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25740150.trial-date-set-alleged-bury-new-years-eve-murder
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Financial Times: "US SEIZES TANKER AND AIMS TO CONTROL VENEZUELAN CRUDE SALES INDEFINITELY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Myles McCormick / Jamie Smyth / Joe Daniels
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The United States will seek to control Venezuelan oil sales "indefinitely", funnel proceeds to American banks and open the country to US oil services firms, as Washington steps up its efforts to shape the resource-rich nation.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/5b8af100-ca3c-41fb-a2ca-5eb04d504438
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​Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates): "UAE PLANS MANDATORY SCREENING FOR CANCER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Haneen Dajani

Ahmed Al Sayegh announced UAE's nationwide mandatory early cancer screening tied to insurance.
Builds on IFHAS Programme from age 18 and 'Itmi’nan' initiative.
Genome programme enables personalised prevention with AI and liquid biopsies.

FULL REPORT: KhaleejTimes.com/uae/uae-moves-towards-nationwide-mandatory-early-cancer-screening-says-minister
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Daily Mail: "YOU NEED TO BE ON FAT JABS FOR LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zoe Hardy

Millions of Britons taking Weight Loss jabs may need to stay on them, experts warn.
A landmark study found that most users regain the weight inside two years of stopping the treatment.
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Glasgow Times: "FRESH HOPE FOR TIRED COMMUNITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

Campaigners say they have been given fresh hope in a near three-year battle to reopen a once thriving Community Hub.
Carmyle Community Centre was locked up in 2022 after it fell into a state of disrepair, with two holes in the roof among the required repairs to bring it back into use.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25747236.carmyle-community-centre-returned-campaigners
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Daily Mirror: "'JESY TESTS' NOW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Bagot

Daily Mirror are launching a campaign with former Little Mix performer Jesy Nelson to demand no more babies are left needlessly paralysed by a devastating muscle wasting disease.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/health/jesy-nelsons-twins-deserved-better-36514268
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Melton Times: "'WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR WAY OF LIFE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

The Belvoir Hunt gave a defiant response to the Government's plans to ban Trail Hunting when members gathered in Melton Mowbray for the town's traditional New Year Hunt Meet.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/people/we-will-fight-to-continue-our-rural-way-of-life-5463864
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The National: "US SEIZES 'RUSSIAN' OIL TAKER OFF COAST OF SCOTLAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Pollock / Hamish Morrison

The United States military has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Scotland as UK aircraft flew overhead.
The Marinera was boarded by American forces on Wednesday after a weeks-long chase through the high seas.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25747206.uk-aircraft-involved-us-military-russian-oil-tanker-chase
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Lancashire Telegraph: "TRAFFIC LIGHTS CAUSE DRIVERS FRUSTRATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

A set of malfunctioning Traffic Lights have been causing drivers unnecessary delays on one of Blackburn's busiest roads.
The pelican crossing, on Buncer Lane just opposite St. Mark's Church, have been switching to red for no apparent reason.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25743669.drivers-seeing-red-phantom-traffic-lights
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Morning Star: "HUMILIATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Britain's so-called special relationship with the United States was branded a "humilation" as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cosied up to President Donald Trump's aggression over Venezuela and Greenland.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/when-us-says-jump-britain-asks-how-high
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Messenger Newspapers: "OFFICER PRAISED FOR SAVING TEEN'S LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sofia Fedeczko

PC Jack Doyle, a Trafford Neighbourhood Police Officer in Greater Manchester has been praised after helping a vulnerable 15-year-old girl.
He and a colleague were acting on reports that a teenage girl was heading towards a bridge.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25734937.trafford-police-officer-praised-helping-15-year-old-girl
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Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW SNP FEELS THE HEAT OVER COLD SNAP CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Elliot

A 'vacuum' of leadership resulted in rural and island communities being cut off for days by heavy snow, it was claimed.
Opposition politicians said inaction from John Swinney's Government contributed to households becoming trapped as relentless snowfall blocked roads and brought Public Transport to a near standstill.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15443251
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State Times (India): "CM INAUGURATES, LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF PROJECTS WORTH RS 11.58 CR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Omar Abdullah launched RS 11.58 crore projects in Kathua: Bamboo Centre, showroom, Agarbatti Facility, Poultry Unit, School Rooms.
Omar Abdullah reviewed progress, urged improvements in infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, jobs; addressed roads, labs, fairs.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.in/cm-inaugurates-lays-foundation-stone-of-projects-worth-rs-11-58-cr
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Daily Express: "DON'T RUN DOWN CLOCK ON 'SAFE' RIGHT TO DIE LAW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

Peers must pass Assisted Dying legislation through House Of Lords or risk causing "significant harm" to the reputation if time runs out, campaigners claim.
Lord Falconer will ask House Of Lords to agree to provide further time for debates.
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The Oldham Times: "LOCALS GET ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Rothwell

Three inspirational figures from Oldham have been recognised in The King's New Year's Honours List.
Julia Heap has earned an OBE.
Peter Fitzpatrick has received an MBE.
Reverend David Stephen Ireland has been awarded The British Empire Medal.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25727067.new-years-honours-list-2026-recognises-two-oldham-people
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Metro (South Edition): "SPLASH & GRAB"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gergana Krasteva

An Oil Tanker making its way to Russia, which is linked to both Venezuela and Hezbollah has been seized by US forces in a daring mission in the Atlantic.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2026/01/07/us-forces-attempting-seize-russian-flagged-tanker-marinera-atlantic-26130727
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "WANTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Aidarus Al-Zubaidi skipped meeting in Riyadh with Al-Alimi, fled after arming groups in Aden to spark unrest.
Council expelled him for treason, declared wanted, dismissed two ministers.
​Actions aid extremists and Houthis; Saudi pushes dialogue for unity.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2628578
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Daily Star: "YOU CAN TAKE OUR GREENS BUT NOT OUR LAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Iain Grant

Two farmers from the UK's Greenland have warned Donald Trump not to try to grab their smallholdings.
One, said: "Hopefully, they’ll get lost on the way".
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Financial Times (USA Edition): "US SEIZES TANKER AND AIMS TO CONTROL VENEZUELAN CRUDE SALES INDEFINITELY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Myles McCormick / Jamie Smyth / Joe Daniels

The United States Of America will seek to control Venezuelan oil sales "indefinitely", funnel proceeds to American banks and open the country to American Oil Services firms, as Washington steps up efforts to shape the resource-rich nation.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/5b8af100-ca3c-41fb-a2ca-5eb04d504438
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The Scotsman: "SCOTTISH AIRPORTS USED AS US SEIZES ROGUE RUSSIAN TANKER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

Armed Forces from United States have seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic, with a flurry of military activity at Scotland’s most northerly airports as the UK provided support for the operation.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/scottish-airports-used-as-us-seizes-rogue-russian-tanker-5466538
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The Bolton News: "'WORRY' OVER THE CANCELLED OPERATIONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Williams

Councillor Andy Morgan who's attached to Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor has said it is 'worrying' that Bolton patients are having their operations cancelled after the NHS locally 'paused' funding.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25736325.distressing-nhs-funding-pause-leading-operations-cancelled
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The Times Scotland: "UK JOINS IN THE PURSUIT OF PUTIN'S SHADOW FLEET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown / Oliver Wright
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United Kingdom will scale up action against President Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet, having helped the United States to seize an Oil Tanker bound for Russia after a weeks-long pursuit.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/russia-sanctioned-oil-tankers-26hlmclw3
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Edinburgh Evening News: "CELINE'S PLEDGE AFTER HONOUR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Julie Douglas

Celine Sinclair who helped to transform a rundown city play centre into a pioneering charity for disabled children and their families has been honoured by The King.
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The Daily Telegraph: "BADENOCH BLUEPRINT TO SAVE OUR PUBS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Gibbons / Patrick Sawer

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish Business Rates for thousands of pubs as she backed The Daily Telegraph's campaign to save Britain's locals.
The Conservative Party leader has also vowed to slash the average pub's Energy Bills.
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FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/07/kemi-badenoch-blueprint-save-britains-pubs
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4/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 05 January 2026.

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All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
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The Independent: "WE ARE NOT AT WAR, US INSISTS AS IT CLAIMS CONTROL OF VENEZUELA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Whittaker

America is at war with Drug Cartels, not with Venezuela, Marco Rubio (United States Secretary Of State) has insisted, as military leaders in Caracas demand the release of Nicolas Maduro.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/trump-maduro-america-war-drug-cartels-venezuela-b2894280.html
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Glasgow Times: "NEW 20MPH LIMIT ON 3700 ROADS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eszter Tárnai

A default 20MPH Speed Limit will be introduced in Glasgow as the City's Council looks to eliminate road deaths.
The rollout of the zones on around 3,700 streets will begin soon.
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Morning Star: "TRUMP'S WAR ON THE WORLD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir 

Britain's peace movement called an emergency picket in solidarity with Venezuela following the shocking abduction of President Nicolás Maduro. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/blatant-breach-international-law
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Limerick Leader (Ireland): "EX-GARDA STATION FACES BIG REBUILD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rabbitts
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A former Garda barracks, which The Mayor bought to use as a Fashion Hub, will need to be dismantled and put back together brick by brick.
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The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP SETS SIGHTS ON GREENLAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Cameron Henderson Kieran Kelly / Susie Coen 

Donald Trump has set his sights on a United States takeover of Greenland after capturing Nicolás Maduro and saying he would run Venezuela.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/01/04/trump-sets-sights-on-greenland
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Financial Times: "TRUMP PLIES FRESH PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Politi / Joe Daniels / Michael Stott

President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on Venezuela's interim leaders after launching the most brazen Foreign Policy gambit of is second Presidency by capturing President Nicolás Maduro.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/fed60da2-4e43-400f-9635-5f2ed8dca452
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State Times (India): "INDIA VOICES DEEP CONCERN OVER US MILITARY ACTION ON VENEZUELA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

The Government in India voiced "deep concern" over America's capture of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in a Military Operation.
The Government in India has called for a peaceful resolution.

FULL REPORT: http://StateTimes.IN/india-voices-deep-concern-over-us-military-action-on-venezuela
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Daily Star: "AJ'S PAIN FOR LOST 'BROTHERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Recovering boxer Anthony Joshua paid a touching tribute to two friends killed in his horror crash as their funeral was held.
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The West Australian (Australia): "SNATCHED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jim Watson

Donald Trump says Venezuela is under effective United States control after orchestrating an audacious raid where commandos dragged President Nicolás Maduro from his bed in the dead of night.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/news/world/what-we-know-about-the-united-states-operation-in-venezuela-c-21208256
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​The Times: "TRUMP ISSUES WARNING TO VENEZUELA'S NEW LEADER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Charter / Stephen Gibbs / Steven Swinford

President Donald Trump warned Venezuela's new leader that she would "pay a very big price" if she "doesn't do what's right" as questions mounted over his claim that the United States would run the country after seizing its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/us/news-today/article/venezuela-president-maduro-trump-us-attack-latest-news-2g8f5wh3j
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Edinburgh Evening News: "DRINK SPIKING VICTIMS CALL FOR CHANGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ena Saracevic

Two women from Edinburgh are calling for urgent changes to how Police handle drink spiking cases after feeling let down by authorities.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/scotland/edinburgh-police-scotland-spiking-5439665
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Daily Mirror: "JESY'S TWINS AGONY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Needham

Singer Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin girls have a severe genetic condition.
Her children Ocean and Story have Spinal Muscular Atrophy which means they may never be able to walk.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-style/breaking-jesy-nelson-shares-heartbreaking-36494407
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "TEENAGER AMONG THREE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Reuters / AP
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Armed Forces from Israel shot and killed at least three people from Palestine in separate incidents in the Southern Gaza Strip.
These incidents occurred in Khan Younis.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2628228
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The Scotsman: "HEAVY SNOW LEADS TO TRAVEL CHAOS AND SCHOOL CLOSURES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

Police Scotland have warned of a "high risk" of disruption and hazardous driving conditions amid new weather warnings for snow covering swathes of Scotland.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/snow-causes-disruption-to-schools-and-travel-as-new-amber-weather-warning-issued-5461985
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​Daily Mail: "PM FACES REVOLT BY LABOUR'S MADURO APOLOGISTS".
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott

The Labour Party were tearing themselves apart as Members Of Parliament demanded the Prime Minister condemn the United States attack on Venezuela. ​

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15432791
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​Scottish Daily Mail: "PM FACES REVOLT BY LABOUR'S MADURO APOLOGISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott

The Labour Party were tearing themselves apart as Members Of Parliament demanded the Prime Minister condemn the United States attack on Venezuela. 

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15432791
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Daily Express: "FEARS STARMER IS PLOTTING 'FULL BLOWN BREXIT BETRAYAL'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of betraying Brexit by edging closer to the European Union single market.
Members Of Parliament are angry.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2153299
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Daily Record: "JESY: MY TWINS MAY NEVER WALK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Needham

Singer Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin girls have a severe genetic condition.
Her children Ocean and Story have Spinal Muscular Atrophy which means they may never be able to walk.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/entertainment/jesy-nelson-given-heartbreaking-news-36494514
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The Guardian: "TRUMP WARNS OF 'BIG PRICE TO PAY' IF CARACAS FAILS TO TOE LINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Patricia Torres / Tom Phillips / Rory Carroll

The prospect of United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/us-running-venezuela-now-seems-less-likely-but-second-intervention-possible
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