 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 22 May 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. The Economist: "A STARSHIP ENTERPRISE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: The Economist Editorial This weeks edition calculates the tax from Donald Trump's second term as United States President. A look into the current Premier League chaos. And alternatives in dealing with ongoing conflicts in Middle East.  Metro [South Edition]: "IMMIGRATION: IT'S TIT FOR STAT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro The number of extra people living in United Kingdom has fallen to its lowest level this century. Official figures show that there are 171,000 more people arriving than leaving.  Malvern Observer: "THREAT TO JURY TRIALS BRINGS OUT PROTESTORS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne The Jury Alliance and Defend Our Juries protested outside Worcester Crown Court, claiming the Government are dismantling the cornerstone of British constitution.  Daily Mirror: "ANDREW COPS IN SEX CRIME PROBE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Pettifor Detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential misconduct in a public office are assessing claims of sexual offences.  Daily Mirror (Sport/Back Page): "TUCHEL'S HAD HIS PHIL" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: John Cross Ivan Toney has received a sensational FIFA World Cup call-up – but Manchester City star Phil Foden has been axed. England boss Thomas Tuchel will include Toney in his 26-man squad which he names today.  Bromsgrove Standard: "DEVELOPMENT PLANS PROMPT RESIDENT FEARS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith Traffic, congestion, fears over a loss of greenbelt land, and concerns over the potential loss of the town's Golf Club have been among your responses to the Local Plan consultation in Bromsgrove. FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/housing-traffic-and-golf-club-future-fears-your-bromsgrove-local-plan-views  Morning Star: "BE A BIT BRAVER ON PRICE CRISIS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray Ministers must be bolder in tackling the Cost Of Living Crisis, Paul Nowak (TUC General Secretary) has warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a package of measures to ease the impact of spiralling prices. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/be-bolder-tackling-cost-living-crisis-tuc-tells-labour  Morning Star (Sport/Back Page): "SPURS BOARD FACES FAR REVOLT AS DROP LOOMS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Morning Star Editorial Fan group Change For Tottenham plan to protest after Sunday's final match of the season with Everton regardless of whether relegation is avoided.  Coventry Observer: "CARE BOARD REOPENS ADULT ADHD TESTING" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris ADHD referrals for over-25s are once again available in Coventry and Warwickshire. NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has reopened referral routes for ADHD and autism patients of all ages. FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/adult-adhd-referrals-reopen-in-coventry-and-warwicksire-61577  The Daily Telegraph: "RAYNER IN ELECTION FRAUD ROW" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Martin / Gordon Rayner / Genevieve Holl-Allen Angela Rayner has become embroiled in a row linked to alleged electoral fraud at her local council. Four men and a woman, all aged between 23 and 47, were arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, Greater Manchester Police said.  The Daily Telegraph (Sport/Back Page): "PALMER, MAGUIRE AND FODEN FACE WORLD CUP HEARTBREAK" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Mike McGrath / Matt Law / Jason Burt Cole Palmer and Phil Foden are expected to miss out on a place in England's National squad for the World Cup in the United States, while Thomas Tuchel's decision to drop Harry Maguire has brought an angry response from the Manches-ter United centre-back and his mother.  Hull Daily Mail: "ACUN'S PRIDE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barry Cooper Hull City owner Acun Ilicali reflects on what will be a bittersweet occasion for him at Wembley (as the team prepares for the playoff final against Middlesbrough). FULL REPORT: HullDailyMail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-owner-acun-ilicali-10969180  Hull Daily Mail (Sport/Back Page): "GOOD LUCK LADS!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Smailes Hull City head to Wembley as the forgotten party in Spygate. While the Spying Scandal has engulfed Middlesbrough and Southampton, The Tigers have stayed focused and low-key as they prepare for Saturday's play-off final.  Financial Times: "SPACEX, OPENAI AND ANTHROPIC IPOS TO TRIGGER WALL STREET TRADING FRENZY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Steer / Harriet Clarfelt / Stephen Morris / Emily Herbert The blockbuster listings of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are set to prompt an unprecedented wave of Stock Market trading.  Stratford Observer: "VILLAGERS BLOCK PLANS FOR 10,000 NEW HOMES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins People power has won the day after the scrapping of plans for some 10,000 new homes near Stratford. FULL REPORT: StratfordObserver.co.uk/news/campaigners-celebrate-the-scrapping-of-plans-for-a-new-town-in-south-warwickshire  Daily Express: "STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM THE BREXIT QUESTION ANDY!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown Labour Party leader hopeful Andy Burnham legged it when asked about Brexit - as his stance on European Union haunts his bid for 10 Downing Street and become Prime Minister of United Kingdom.  Daily Express (Sport/Back Page): "DIALLING TONE" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: John Cross Ivan Toney has received a sensational FIFA World Cup call-up – but Manchester City star Phil Foden has been axed. England boss Thomas Tuchel will include Toney in his 26-man squad which he names today.  The Yorkshire Post: "CALLS INCREASE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA BAN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn Teachers and parents are struggling with the "fallout" of excessive Social Media use, education leaders warn. Calls intensify over a ban for children aged under 16.  The I Paper (Sport/Back Page): "'GUTTED' MAGUIRE LEFT OUT OF WORLD CUP" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Peach Harry Maguire says he is "shocked and gutted" to have been left out of Thomas Tuchel's FIFA World Cup squad. Reports detailed that Phil Foden and Cole Palmer have also missed out.  Droitwich Standard: "COUNTY'S SIGNALS INTENT TO IMPROVE A38 LIGHTS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith Campaigners are celebrating after improvements are set to be carried out to improve traffic at the A38 Copcut junction. Concerns centred around the lights at the junction, which currently operate on a fixed timer, leading to long delays along the A38. FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/a38-copcut-junction-improvements-to-help-improve-traffic  The Scotsman: "SWINNEY FACES 'RACE AGAINST TIME' TO GROW THE ECONOMY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn Business leaders have warnedn First Minister John Swinney that he faces a “race against time” to make growing Scotland’s economy the "defining priority" of his new government.  The Bolton Times: "LABOUR MEMBER IS NEW COUNCIL LEADER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Dougherty Akhtar Zaman, a Councillor from The Labour Party, has been elected Bolton Council leader for 2026 and 2027. Bolton Councillors elected Akhtar Zaman to be their new leader yesterday (May 20), after the recent Local Elections left Bolton leaderless. FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/26126162.bolton-council-elects-labour-cllr-zaman-new-town-leader  The Times (Sport/Back Page): "NO MAGUIRE OR PALMER AT WORLD CUP" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Paul Joyce / Matt Lawton / Paul Hirst / Jonathan Northcroft Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Harry Maguire are the high-profile omissions from Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup next month, with Ivan Toney set to be handed a surprise recall after a year in the international wilderness.  Arab News [Saudi Arabia]: "WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP OUR URANIUM, IRAN SAYS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial Iran's controversial stockpile of highly enriched uranium will never allowed to leave the country, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said.  Arab News (Sport/Back Page) [Saudi Arabia]: "CHAMPIONS" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial Al Nassr have been crowned champions of the Roshn Saudi League for the 2025/2026 season. The victory marks another domestic title for the Cristiano Ronaldo-led side.  Daily Record: "LOUTLANDER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sally Hind Outlander star Caitriona Balfe has been blasted for branding a town an "armpit". The actor spoke amid claims neds terrorised the crew in Shotts.  Leamington Observer: "DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD 1,100 NEW HOMES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins Plans are in the pipeline to build more than 1,000 new homes on the outskirts of Leamington. The properties are being proposed to be built on land near Kenilworth Road.  The Guardian: "LONDON MAYOR BLOCKS MET'S AI DEAL WITH CONTROVERSIAL TECH FIRM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Booth A £50 million Metropolitan Police Deal with the controversial United States technology company Palantir has been blocked by Sadiq Khan, sparking a bitter row between the offices of Scotland Yard and London's Mayor.  The West Australian [Australia]: "ASPIRATION KILLER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Adrian Rauso Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has lashed out at critics of his broken-promises Budget for running a "campaign build on lies". One of West Australia's top business leaders warned the tax charges "punish aspiration" and adds to existing policy uncertainty in energy and industry relations.  The West Australian (Sport/Back Page) [Australia]: "HARLEY'S PARTY" / "SUCCESSION" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Xavier Ellis / Craig O'Donoghue The West Australian are offering readers a choice of back pages tomorrow, pitting West Australia's AFL rivals against each other. One celebrates Fremantle’s surging form ahead of the clash with St. Kilda at Optus Stadium, entitled "SUCCESSION". The other throws a colourful “HARLEY’S PARTY” for West Coast star Harley Reid's 50th game.
The National: "CALL AS VOTE SET ON FM'S INDYREF MOTION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Abbi Garton-Crosbie First Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish Independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday inside Scotland's Parliament in United Kingdom. FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/26128282.first-minister-announces-date-holyrood-scottish-independence-vote  Kidderminster Standard: "TWINS TO SADDLE UP IN MEMORY OF THEIR DAD" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris Twins from Kidderminster will take on a gruelling Ironman France challenge next month to raise funds for three charities which helped them when their dad died. FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/kidderminster-twins-to-take-on-ironman-france-for-charities-which-helped-them-after-dads-death  Daily Mail: "POLLING FRAUD IN RAYNER CONSTITUENCY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Tozer / James Tapsfield Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that ive people have been arrested over allegations of Electoral Fraud in former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's constituency.  Evesham Observer: "MUM-OF-FOUR CALLS FOR CANCER-GENE TESTING AT YOUNGER AGE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans Ellie Sullivan from Honeybourne is campaigning for earlier access to genetic testing for Breast Cancer risk, after being diagnosed earlier this year with the disease. FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/honeybourne-mum-of-four-in-campaign-for-earlier-testing-of-cancer-risk  Edinburgh Evening News: "'DAMNING' REPORT ON POLICE STATION" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum McCormack A Police Station in Edinburgh has been urged to review its staffing levels after a "damning" inspection report found pressures led to compromised routine tasks.  Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "CARE BOARD REOPENS ADULT ADHD TESTING" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris ADHD referrals for over-25s are once again available in Coventry and Warwickshire. NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has reopened referral routes for ADHD and autism patients of all ages. FULL REPORT: RugbyObserver.co.uk/news/adult-adhd-referrals-reopen-in-coventry-and-warwicksire-61577  The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "IN NEED OF NEW SEATS? HAVE I GOT PEWS FOR YOU" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne A church in Redditch is preparing to give its Victorian pews a new lease of life, as part of plans to make Grade II listed building more flexible, welcoming and usable for worship and community activities.  Financial Times [USA Edition]: "SPACEX, OPENAI AND ANTHROPIC IPOS TO TRIGGER WALL STREET TRADING FRENZY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Steer / Harriet Clarfelt / Stephen Morris / Emily Herbert The blockbuster listings of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are set to prompt an unprecidented wave of Stock Market trading.  Solihull Observer: "MAYOR PLEDGES £20M FOR TOWN CENTRE PLAN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason The redevelopment scheme to transform Mell Square has been given a £20million boost. West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker made the announcement at the UKREIIF real estate show in Leeds as part of his on-going drive to secure vibrant futures for the region's Town and City Centres. FULL REPORT: SolihullObserver.co.uk/news/mell-square-master-plan-given-20m-boost  Lancashire Telegraph: "COCAINE GANG JAILED FOR TOTAL OF 41 YEARS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad Five members of a cocaine gang that operated across East Lancashire making almost £700,000 across more than 11,000 deals have been jailed. FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/26125606.blackburn-cocaine-gang-jailed-combined-37-years  Worcester Observer: "THREAT TO JURY TRIALS BRINGS OUT PROTESTORS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne The Jury Alliance and Defend Our Juries protested outside Worcester Crown Court, claiming the Government are dismantling the cornerstone of British constitution.  
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 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 20 May 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. The Independent: "POLICE INVESTIGATE NEW CHILD SEX ABUSE CLAIMS LINKED TO EPSTEIN FILES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Holly Evans Surrey Police have opened an investigation into two historical child sex abuse claims following the release of Jeffrey Epstein Files by United States Department Of Justice. The allegations date from the mid-1980s in west Surrey and the mid-1990s in Virginia Water. No arrests have been made. FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/home-news/epstein-files-investigation-surrey-police-b2979595.html  Glasgow Times: "MAN RISKS LIFE TO SAVE OAP" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte A 34-year-old man ran into a burning block of flats in Glasgow City Centre at around 19:00 on 18 May to alert residents. He helped an elderly woman from the third floor to safety. Five fire engines attended and no one was injured. FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/26121337.glasgow-man-ran-burning-flats-alert-residents  Daily Express: "ENERGY BILLS TO SOAR BY £200 IN 'ANOTHER FAILED PROMISE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown The opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over rising Energy Bills described as a broken promise. The price cap is forecast to rise by more than 200 pounds in July to 1,850 pounds a year amid fallout from the Middle East conflict. Unemployment reached 5 per cent. FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2207385  Daily Express (Sport/Back Page): "TOP GUNS" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: John Cross Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal heroes are Premier League champions after Manchester City surrendered the title.  The Bolton News: "FOUR IN A&E AS 'LIGHTNING' HITS HOSPITAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Williams Residents across Bolton heard a huge bang after a lightning strike hit Royal Bolton Hospital yesterday shortly before 12:00. Fire crews responded to electrical issues on site. Four people were assessed for suspected electric shocks and one was trapped in a lift. FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/26119369.huge-bang-heard-across-bolton-lightning-hits-hospital  Morning Star: "NO WORK NO HOURS NO HOPE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre Unions have criticised an epidemic of insecure work as statistics show the economic fallout from the Iran War that began in late February. Youth unemployment stands at 14.7 per cent for those aged 16 to 24. Zero-hours contracts have hit a record 1.23 million. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/unions-hit-out-epidemic-insecure-work-economic-fallout-iran-war-revealed  Morning Star (Sport/Back Page): "WRIGHT HITS OUT AT SHIFT TO PAYWALLS" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Morning Star Editorial Ian Wright has called the paywall for the Champions League final scandalous as it will be subscription only for the first time in its 34-year history. Arsenal Football Club are due to play Paris Saint Germain on 30 May. Crystal Palace face Rayo Vallecano on 27 May. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/wright-labels-european-final-paywalls-scandalous  The I Paper: "CABINET MINISTERS WOO BURNHAM IN RACE FOR TOP JOBS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kitty Donaldson Andy Burnham is expected to offer a senior role in Number 10 to the MP who stood aside to allow him to stand in a By Election. Josh Simons resigned his Makerfield seat last Thursday. The Labour Party sources say Simons would become Head Of Policy if Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister. FULL REPORT: INEWS.CO.UK/news/politics/andy-burnham-reward-mp-stood-aside-10-job-4425221  Daily Mirror: "KYLIE: MY SECRET CANCER BATTLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nicola Methven Kylie Minogue endured a private cancer battle, 16 years after she was first diagnosed with the disease. FULL REPORT: http://MIRROR.CO.UK/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-minogue-remembers-michael-hutchence-37168523  Daily Mirror (Sport/Back Page): "GUN AND DONE IT!" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: John Cross Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal heroes are Premier League champions after Manchester City surrendered the title.  State Times (India): ""WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN IN YOUR DEEPEST HIDEOUTS": LG WARNS NARCO-TERRORISTS, DRUG PEDDLERS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha joined people's movement against drugs in Pulwama and addressed the citizens. He urged the people to strike the final blow against drug abuse, so together we dismantle the narco-terror network and save our young generation from addiction. FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/we-will-hunt-you-down-in-your-deepest-hideouts-lg-warns-narco-terrorists-drug-peddlers  The Guardian: "UK MUST GET USED TO BEING A HOT COUNTRY, CLIMATE ADVISERS WARN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Harvey The Climate Change Committee has told the government that United Kingdom must prepare buildings and infrastructure for a 2 degrees Celsius rise in global temperatures. Current adaptation plans are inadequate according to the committee. New homes should be designed to withstand up to 4 degrees Celsius of warming by 2050.  The Times: "MILK, EGG AND BREAD PRICES COULD BE FROZEN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Isabella Fish Supermarkets may be asked to freeze the prices of essential goods such as eggs, bread and milk in an attempt to ease the impact of the Iran War.  The Times (Sport/Back Page): "ARSENAL ARE CHAMPIONS" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Gary Jacob Arsenal have won their first Premier League title in 22 years after Mikel Arteta’s side were crowned champions thanks to Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.  Scottish Daily Mail: "FOR THE SAKE OF SCOTLAND... DROP IT!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon Scottish National Party leader John Swinney has been urged to drop his Scottish Independence plans 'for the sake of Scotland' after MSPs reappointed him First Minister.  Metro (South Edition): "IN HINDSIGHT, NO WONDER IT WENT WRONG" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Milo Pope Channel 4 have removed all episodes of Married At First Sight UK from their streaming platforms and paused the new season following rape claims against contributors. A BBC Panorama report aired on 17 May 2026 led to the decision. A review into participant welfare was commissioned in April 2026. FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/05/18/channel-4-removes-married-first-uk-episodes-rape-claims-28422566  The Scotsman: "MPS ACCUSED OF VOTING TO 'SHUT DOWN NORTH SEA'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew J. Quinn MPs have been accused of voting to "shut down the North Sea" after they rejected a bid to support the proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields.  The Daily Telegraph: "REEVES TELLS SHOPS TO CAP FOOD PRICES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tim Wallace / Hannah Boland / Szu Ping Chan Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pressuring supermarkets to cap food prices in an attempt to limit in ation unleashed by the Iran War.  The Daily Telegraph (Sport/Back Page): "WE'RE THE GOLDEN GUNNS" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Sam Dean Players from Arsenal Football Club are united in wild celebrations after clinching their first Premier League title in 22 years.  Edinburgh Evening News: "TEEN HAILED FOR HEROIC RESCUE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Fergusson A 19-year-old man from Newtongrange has been praised for rescuing a disabled resident from a burning flat in Arrol Place on Sunday 18 May at around 17:53. Kaiden McCann pulled the man to safety outside before returning inside to retrieve his wheelchair and extinguish two burning towels. Three fire engines attended and the man was treated at the scene but not injured.  The Yorkshire Post: "CALL TO ACCELERATE PLAN FOR TRAMS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Burn Leeds United director Peter Lowy has called for plans to introduce trams to Elland Road to be accelerated. He spoke at an event in Leeds following a memorandum of understanding with Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The move is part of a 2.5 billion pound mass transit scheme. FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/business/leeds-united-accelerate-plans-for-elland-road-trams-to-kick-off-mass-transit-momentum-club-director-urges-8554017  Daily Star: "WHAT CAME FIRST - CHICK OR 3D EGG?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Edward Easton Scientists have hatched 26 live chicks from a 3D printed egg as part of efforts to resurrect the extinct 12-foot-tall giant Moa bird. The technique developed by Colossal Biosciences involved pouring fertilised chicken eggs into the printed structure before incubation. The giant moa became extinct 600 years ago in New Zealand. FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/need-know-26-chicks-hatched-37178291  Daily Star (Sport/Back Page): "PARTY TIME!" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: John Cross Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal Football Club heroes are Premier League champions after Manchester City surrendered the title.  The National: "'APPALLING': RELATIVES OF SCOTS KIDNAPPED BY ISRAEL SLAM UK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Jackson The Foreign Office has been slated for their "lack of action" to secure the safe release of UK activists who were kidnapped by Israel while taking part in a flotilla to Gaza. FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/26120878.foreign-office-blasted-lack-action-gaza-flotilla  Lancashire Telegraph: "RESIDENTS' ANGER AT PARKING 'NIGHTMARE'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad Residents have expressed anger over parking problems near Ewood Park caused by Blackburn Rovers matches. Overflow has affected nearby streets for more than five years with calls to extend permit schemes between King's Road and Green Lane.  Daily Record: "BULLIES CHOKE CODY, 7, WITH ROPE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Clarke Emily Stewart has told how school bullies choked her son, Cody, with a rope around his neck. She and Grant Stewart (Cody's father) are accusing Head Teachers of ignoring their pleas to stop classmates tormenting their son.  Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "TRUMP: 'I WAS ONE HOUR FROM HITTING IRAN AGAIN'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arab News Editorial President Donald Trump has indicated United States may strike Iran again soon if talks fail. He delayed an attack after a new proposal from Iran delivered through Pakistan. The ceasefire in the US/Israeli conflict remains mostly in place after the war started in late February. FULL REPORT: ArabNews.PK/node/2644177  The Times Scotland: "MILK, EGG AND BREAD PRICES COULD BE FROZEN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Isabella Fish Supermarkets may be asked to freeze the prices of essential goods such as eggs, bread and milk in an attempt to ease the impact of the Iran War.  The Times Scotland (Sport/Back Page): "CLARKE CLOSE TO EXTENDING SCOTLAND DEAL" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Grant Steve Clarke is close to agreeing a new ndeal to remain as Scotland manager beyond the FIFA World Cup. Talks are at an advanced stage about a contract extension to take him through to UEFA Euro 2028, which Scotland will co-host.  Daily Mail: "BURNHAM SAID THAT MEN WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE FEMALE TOILETS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves Andy Burnham faced a backlash last night over his views on Single-Sex Spaces. Biological males who identify as female should be allowed to use women's toilets, the Labour leadership hopeful told a meeting, in comments unearthed by Daily Mail.   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 18 March 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. 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.  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.  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  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  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.  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.  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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.  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  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  The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP: BBC IS AGAINST ME WINNING IRAN WAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Robert Mendick / Akhtar Makoii 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    Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 12 March 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. 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  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.  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. 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  Daily Star: "GOLDEN MANDSHAKE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone 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".  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.  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  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  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  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  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  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  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. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/03/11/starmer-was-warned-lord-mandelson-posed-reputational-risk  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  Metro (South Edition): "£500K TO WALK AWAY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper 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.  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Saturday 31 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The 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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  The Guardian: "EPSTEIN 'SENT MONEY TO MANDELSON'S HUSBAND'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emine Sinmaz / Joseph Gedeon 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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 30 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The Independent: "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  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.  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.  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  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  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.  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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  State Times (India): "SC PUTS NEW UGC REGULATIONS ON HOLD, SAYS WE CAN HAVE 'VERY SWEEPING CONSEQUENCES'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial 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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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. FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/01/29/councils-face-revolt-over-cancelled-elections  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  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  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  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  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  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  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   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 22 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The 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  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.  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  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.  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  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.  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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.  Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 15 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. 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  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.  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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".  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 13 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. The 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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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  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.  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.  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  Metro (South Edition): "CRASH! GANGS WALLOPED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dunne 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.  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   Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Monday 12 January 2026. Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media. This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. 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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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  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.  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  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  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  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  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.  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.  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  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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