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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (WEDNESDAY'S PAPERS): WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

12/5/2026

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 13 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.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Independent: "STARMER FACES DOWN CABINET AND CLINGS ON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Kate Devlin

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting calls to resign despite multiple ministerial resignations and demands from more than 90 Labour MPs.
Over 100 backbenchers have expressed support for him to remain in post while Health Secretary Wes Streeting prepares for a showdown meeting.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/starmer-resign-labour-leadership-streeting-b2975187.html

Daily Star: "THE TALKING DEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone

The Prime Minister is refusing to quit his government despite more than 90 Members Of Parliament urging him to resign.
Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has stepped down while more than 110 Members Of Parliament have since expressed support for him to remain in office.

The Guardian: "STARMER SEES OFF THREAT FOR NOW AS STREETING CHALLENGE FAILS TO EMERGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Jessica Elgot / Kiran Stacey

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has received a lifeline after Health Secretary Wes Streeting failed to launch a Leadership Challenge.
Several ministers resigned but Wes Streeting does not have enough support from MPs to trigger a contest and a meeting is scheduled.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/starmer-given-a-lifeline-after-streeting-challenge-fails-to-materialise

City AM: "WHERE DO WE GO FROM KEIR?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Maurício Alencar

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a major crisis within The Labour Party as several ministers resign and backbenchers call for his departure.
The political turmoil has raised concerns over borrowing costs and economic stability in the City Of London.

Lancashire Telegraph: "E LANCS LABOUR MPS: IT'S TIME TO QUIT, KEIR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

Labour Party MPs from Hyndburn, Pendle and Clitheroe have publicly urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
The call comes after disastrous Local Election results and forms part of a growing clamour from colleagues across the region for the party leader to step down.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/26100365.hyndburn-pendle-clitheroe-labour-mps-tell-keir-go

Metro (South Edition): "NUMBER 10 DOUBTING ST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Luke Alsford

Several government ministers have resigned as Prime Minister Keir Starmer digs in against growing pressure from within The Labour Party.
Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips quit citing the need for action rather than words while rivals circle amid the deepening civil war at Number 10.

The West Australian (Australia): "GAME OVER BOOMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katina Curtis

The Australian federal budget has confirmed broken promises on property taxes with investors set to be hit hard.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ended decades of tax breaks in a bid to win over younger voters and address economic pressures on future generations.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/the-budget-2026-labor-confirms-property-tax-promises-broken-investors-to-be-hit-c-22270118

Scottish Daily Mail: "PARALYSED BY LABOUR CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Hugo Duncan

The Labour Party's Civil War triggered a markets meltdown – and left the Government 'paralysed'.
Keir Starmer was locked in an extraordinary standoff with his MPs last night after he brushed aside calls to quit and told rivals Wes Streeting and Angela to put up or shut up.

The Bolton News: "'WE DON'T DO DANGEROUS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Dougherty

Members of Heywood Bowling Club, on Queen's Park Road, have been left frustrated after being barred from using their own Car Park due to dangerous driving.

Daily Mirror: "STAND-OFF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan / Ashley Cowburn

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is continuing with business as usual despite the fourth ministerial resignation from the government.
The Labour Party leader is under pressure from within the party but has received backing from more than 100 backbench MPs.

The I Paper: "PUT UP OR SHUT UP, STARMER TELLS HIS CABINET REBELS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Caroline Wheeler / Kitty Donaldson / Jane Merrick / Richard Vaughan / Arj Singh / Chloe Chaplain / Will Hazell

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told his Cabinet rebels to put up or shut up as he faces further ministerial resignations.
No official leadership challenger has emerged despite pressure from within The Labour Party and concerns over the Bond Markets.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/defiant-starmer-tells-allies-he-can-win-leadership-contest-4412682

State Times (India): "LG LAUNCHES 2 NEW PILLARS OF ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN, CALLS FOR 'COMMUNITY IMMUNIZATION' AGAINST MENAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: State Times Editorial

The Lieutenant Governor has launched two new pillars of an anti-drug campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
The initiative calls for community immunisation against the drug menace and urges greater responsibility from all sections of society to tackle the issue.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/lg-launches-2-new-pillars-of-anti-drug-campaign-calls-for-community-immunization-against-menace

The Times Scotland: "STARMER AND STREETING SET FOR NO 10 SHOWDOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Oliver Wright / Aubrey Allegretti / Max Kendix

Wes Streeting will confront Sir Keir Starmer over the turmoil engulfing the government today after the Prime Minister defied calls to quit.

The Daily Telegraph: "STREETING TO CONFRONT STARMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to hold a showdown meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid the ongoing Labour Party crisis.
The encounter comes as the Prime Minister faces calls to resign from numerous Members Of Parliament and several ministerial resignations.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/05/12/streeting-to-hold-showdown-meeting-with-starmer

Daily Mail: "PARALYSED BY LABOUR CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Hugo Duncan

The Labour Party's Civil War triggered a markets meltdown – and left the Government 'paralysed'.
Keir Starmer was locked in an extraordinary standoff with his MPs last night after he brushed aside calls to quit and told rivals Wes Streeting and Angela to put up or shut up.

The Scotsman: "LABOUR WAR AS STARMER CLINGS ON IN DOWNING ST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn

Sir Keir Starmer was clinging on to power last night as outright Civil War broke out within the Labour Party with the resignation of four Junior Ministers and more than 80 MPs calling for the Prime Minister to resign.

The Times: "STARMER AND STREETING SET FOR NO 10 SHOWDOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Oliver Wright / Aubrey Allegretti / Max Kendix

Wes Streeting will confront Sir Keir Starmer over the turmoil engulfing the government today after the Prime Minister defied calls to quit.

Morning Star: "CLINGING ON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

The Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is clinging on to power as he faces a direct showdown with Health Secretary Wes Streeting amid a crumbling premiership.
Multiple ministers have resigned from the government following poor Local Election results and deepening internal party splits at Downing Street.

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

17/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 18 March 2026.

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

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (TUESDAY'S PAPERS): TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

16/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 17 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: "'NOT NATO'S WAR': ALLIES REJECT TRUMP'S CALL FOR HELP IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex Croft / David Maddox

NATO's leading members have dismissed Donald Trump's demands for assistance in the war against Iran, with Germany insisting that the conflict has "nothing to do with the alliance".

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/middle-east/us-war-iran-israel-nato-germany-donald-trump-b2939540.html

Daily Mirror: "TERROR ON CAMPUS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Lines

The family of Juliette Kenny, a student killed in an outbreak of meningitis, have paid tribute to their 18-year-old daughter.

Metro (South Edition): "DONALD'S TRUMPED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

World Leaders have pushed back at Donald Trump's demand they send warships to stop Iran choking global oil and gas supplies in Strait Of Hormuz.

City AM: "GET YOUR COMPANIES HOUSE IN ORDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Hunt

A security vulnerability which allowed Companies House users to view and change other companies' details without their consent was live for at least the past six months, General Register Office have admitted.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/companies-house-admits-security-failure-was-live-for-six-months

The Irish World: "VICTORY FOR SURVIVORS AS 'PHILOMENA'S LAW' SAFEGUARDS IRISH REDRESS PAYMENTS IN UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: The Irish World Editorial

Philomena's Law - which aims to protect up to 13,000 survivors of abuse in Irish institutions living in Ireland from financial penalties for accepting Irish Government compensation - is going to happen.

Daily Mail: "THOUSANDS TOLD: GET HELP NOW FOR MENINGITIS RISK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Inderdeep Bains / Nick Pisa / Cameron Charters

Health Workers are racing to curb a deadly meningitis outbreak, tracing and treating thousands of potential contacts as reports of suspected cases spread.

Daily Express: "STOP 'POINTING THE FINGER AT BREXIT' AND FIX ECONOMY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Chancellor Rachel Reeves "would rather point the finger at Brexit" than take the blame for her "poor" economic choices, say critics.

The Guardian: "PM VOWS UK WILL RESIST UK PRESSURE TO JOIN IRAN WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Jennifer Rankin / Lorenzo Tondo

Keir Starmer insisted that United Kingdom would not be drawn into the wider war with Middle East as European Leaders ruled out sending warships to Strait Of Hormuz.

The Scotsman: "MSPs FACE HISTORIC 'TOO CLOSE TO CALL' VOTE ON ASSISTED DYING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

MSPs have been urged to look terminally ill British people in the eye as supporters and opponents launched last-ditch efforts to influence a historic vote on legalising Assisted Dying in Britain.

Morning Star: "BRITAIN COMPLICIT IN GAZA GENOCIDE, FINDS CORBYN'S TRIBUNAL REPORT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Ministers should face investigation by International Criminal Court (ICC) for failing to prevent a genocide in Gaza, Jeremy Corbyn's Gaza Tribunal has said.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/british-officials-knowingly-hid-truth

Financial Times: "RAYNER CHARM OFFENSIVE SEEKS TO LAY INVESTOR WORRIES TO REST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Katie Martin / Jim Pickard

Angela Rayner joined a call with City investors in which the bookies' favourite to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister offered reassurance that The Labour Party would not lurch to the left.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/a1ff7cdd-1ba9-422b-8890-8445d97796b3

IW2 (The Irish World): "MEET YOUR NEW CHRISTINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: The Irish World / IW2 Editorial

Birmingham-born Colleen Rose Curran, niece of singer Daniel O'Donnell, on making her West End debut in Phantom Of The Opera.

Scottish Daily Mail: "ASSISTED SUICIDE VOTES GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Members Of Parliament have been urged to heed the concerns of frontline Health Workers and reject 'unsafe' plans to legalise Assisted Dying in a knife-edge vote.

Daily Star: "WE ARE BEYOND DEVASTATED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

The father of 18-year-old meningitis victim Juliette Kenny said last night that her family are "beyond devastated" and "have no words to express our loss".

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/family-teen-killed-meningitis-outbreak-36877821

The Daily Telegraph: "RACE TO STOP MENINGITIS SPREADING NATIONWIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Donnelly / Michael Searles / Fiona Parker / Tom McArdle

Antibiotics will be handed out to thousands of students in a race to stop the spread of deadly meningitis across United Kingdom.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (THURSDAY'S PAPERS): THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

11/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 12 March 2026.

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

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (WEDNESDAY'S PAPERS): WEDNESDAY 04 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

3/3/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 04 March 2026.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Lancashire Telegraph: "CORONER'S CALL TO STOP ANOTHER CANAL TRAGEDY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell

A coroner has called for action and requires a response following the canal death of an East Lancashire student who was reported missing.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25902396.inquest-death-missing-chester-student-concluded

Glasgow Times: "YOU'VE GOT TO BE TIPPING ME!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

A landowner on Gardens Lane in the Baillieston area of Glasgow has been served with an enforcement notice over what locals have branded as a "severe" case of fly-tipping.

Morning Star: "DITCH TRUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Sir Keir Starmer was urged to ditch Donald Trump as Left politicians and campaigners warned the United States President's illegal war in Iran will raise energy bills and worsen Public Services.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/its-time-starmer-broke-us-foreign-policy-and-gangster-running-it

The Yorkshire Post: "UK TO BEEF UP CYPRUS SECURITY AS TRUMP ROUNDS ON STARMER AGAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman

British military helicopters with counter-drone capabilities will be deployed to protect Royal Air Force personnel in Cyprus, alongside HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy's six Type 45 air defence destroyers, Downing Street have said.

The Independent: "STARMER'S 'NO CHURCHILL' SAYS TRUMP AS WARSHIP IS DEPLOYED TO CYPRUS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Kate Devlin

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has deployed a Royal Navy warship - the HMS Dragon - and a fleet of armed helicopters to Cyprus in a major escalation of Britain's involvement in United States President Donald Trump's chaotic war on Iran.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-latest-updates-israel-trump-riyadh-uk-b2930683.html

City AM: "REEVES 'IN DENIAL' AS GROWTH SLUMPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended Labour's high tax and expenditure policies as new economic forecasts provided a bleaker outlook on growth and unemployment this year.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/spring-statement-reeves-defends-labours-agenda-as-growth-forecast-slashed

Metro (South Edition): "TRUMP: TOO LATE TO TALK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

Donald Trump has warned Iran's leaders it's too late to negotiate peace - insisting 'everything's been knocked out' with the 'hardest hits' yet to come.

The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER IS NO CHURCHILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Tony Diver

United States President Donald Trump has attacked United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over his lack of support for the Iran war, saying he is "not Winston Churchill" and "ruins relationships".

The Scotsman: "DEMANDS TO AXE WINDFALL TAX MOUNT AMID IRAN TURMOIL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew J. Quinn

Rachel Reeves has been branded "tone deaf" after she failed to scrap Windfall Tax or announce measures to tackle rising energy prices caused by the Middle East war in her Spring Statement.

Daily Star: "PANIC AT THE PUMPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Desperate drivers are joining huge queues at Petrol Stations across Britain after the war with Iran sent fuel prices soaring globally.

The I Paper: "WAR SPREADS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST AS TRUMP RAGES AT STARMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Morgan / Kat Brow / Molly Blackall

Keir Starmer under pressure from Donald Trump and Gulf States over his response to the Iran War.
Petrol prices set to climb within weeks and energy bills in United Kingdom may jump by £800 a year - as Tehran targets shipping and oil.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/us-israel-attack-iran-latest-updates-4265798

Daily Express: "1 MILLION MORE WILL PAY TAX ON STATE PENSIONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Rachel Reeves has underestimated meaning more of the poorest pensioners will have to pay Income Tax in Labour's State Pensions stealth raid.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2177773

Scottish Daily Mail: "A PRIME MINISTER WHO TRUMP MOCKS AS 'NO CHURCHILL' AND A NAVY FLEET STRANDED IN PORT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol / Martin Beckford

President Donald Trump launched another withering attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, dismissing him as 'no Churchill'.
In a major blow to the Special Relationship, the United States President said he was 'not happy with the UK'.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15610819

Daily Mirror: "ENTER THE DRAGON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Hughes

British forces are moving closer to the frontline of the US-Israel war on Iran as warship HMS Dragon was deployed.

Daily Mail: "A PRIME MINISTER WHO TRUMP MOCKS AS 'NO CHURCHILL' AND A NAVY FLEET STRANDED IN PORT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol / Martin Beckford

President Donald Trump launched another withering attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, dismissing him as 'no Churchill'.
In a major blow to the Special Relationship, the United States President said he was 'not happy with the UK'.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15610819

The Bolton News: "FLATS SHUT ON ESTATE WHERE CRIME IS RIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Two flats on the Thornbank Estate in the Bolton area of Greater Manchester have been closed and seized after concerns about "drugs and cuckooing vulnerable adults" on an estate long plagued by crime and anti-social behaviour.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25900117.flats-closed-seized-thornbank-estate-bolton

The Times: "PM IS NO CHURCHILL, SAYS TRUMP AS TENSIONS RISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown / David Charter / Steven Swinford / Charlie Parker

Sir Keir Starmer is no Winston Churchill, President Donald Trump has said as he suggested that the Prime Minister had ruined the Special Relationship over the use of British bases to attack Iran.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (TUESDAY'S PAPERS): TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

12/1/2026

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 13 January 2026.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.

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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

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 09 DECEMBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

8/12/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 09 December 2025.

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This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Independent: "BRITAIN UNDER ATTACK FROM PUTIN'S CYBER ARMY, SAYS COOPER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Britain and Europe must united against rising attacks by Russia and other hostile states, Yvette Cooper will warn.
Just 24 hours after Sir Keir Starmer hosted a Summit in an attempt to boost Ukraine's position in any peace talks with Russia.

Glasgow Times: "MUM DENIED CHRISTMAS DYING WISH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

Joanne Innes has been denied her dying wish to spend a final Christmas with her family after losing her courageous battle with a rare form of cancer.
Joanna Innes' final hope had been to get home from hospital to share one last festive season with her sons and grandchildren.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25681732.netherburn-mum-fighting-cancer-wanted-one-christmas

City AM: "PLOT TWIST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saskia Koopman

Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), throwing the film titan's recent deal with Netflix into uncertainty.
Paramound said its all-cash tender offer of $30 (£22.50) per share provides shareholders $18 billion more than Netflix's $27.75 per share offer.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/paramount-launches-counter-offer-for-warner-bros

Metro (North Edition): "NHS BOARD 'HARASSED NURSE IN TRANS ROW'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Ward

A nurse who objected to sharing a Female Changing Room with a Transgender Doctor has won a claim for harassment in her Employment Tribunal case against a Health Board.
Sandie Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife after complaining about having to share a Changing Room with Dr. Beth Upton at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

The Yorkshire Post: "TORY PLEA ON GROOMING GANG PROBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Hammond

A nationwide inquiry into Grooming Gangs must "leave no stone unturned", Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch insisted, as she called on the Government to do more to support victims and their families.

The I Paper: "PENSION POT HIT WILL DELAY UK RETIREMENT AGE, EXPERTS WARN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Hazell / Grace Gausden, Emily Braeger / Callum Mason

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's tax raid on savers risks disincentivising workers to put money in their pension pots and forcing them to wait longer for retirement, experts have warned.
Policies such as capping pension salary sacrifice schemes and slashing the tax-free limit for cash Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) will worsen the issue of Britons.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/pensions-crisis-coming-experts-fear-reevess-tax-raid-4071023

State Times (India): "NEHRU ECHOED JINNAH, BETRAYED VANDE MATARAM: MODI"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Press Trust Of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru betrayed Vande Mataram by echoing Muhammad Ali Jinnah's communal concerns and fragmenting the national song that put India on the path of politics of appeasement, leading to its Partition.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/nehru-echoed-jinnah-betrayed-vande-mataram-modi

Metro (South Edition): "TOUR DE FORCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dunne

Police are using powerful E-Bikes on city streets in the race to take down gangs on similar 60MPH vehicles who snatch bags, watches, and phones from victims.
Criminals using the virtually silent two-wheelers now face a rival that can pursue them where cars cannot go.

Daily Star: "SIR KEIR TIKTOKING RUBBISH!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

We're only here for Sir Keir Starmer – said nobody, ever.
He's the first Prime Minister to join TikTok despite huge fears over the Chinese app.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/keir-starmer-being-mocked-launching-36371265

The Bolton News: "COUNCIL TAX SET FOR 4.99PC RISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes

Bolton Council has put forward plans to increase Council Tax by almost 5 per cent in the New Year.
A consultation on a proposed rise of 4.99 per cent for 2026 and 2027 will begin later this month.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25680623.bolton-council-puts-forward-proposals-hike-council-tax

Daily Mirror: "TOGETHER WE PULL LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Warburton

The parents of the Southport attack victims have told of the extraordinary bond they now share – offering comfort in the face of impossible grief.
Releasing images to the BBC of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King as babies, the families said their new friendship allowed them "to pull the light out" of the darkness.

FULL REPORT: http://Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/southport-stabbing-families-shared-grief-36367545

Albany Advertiser (Australia): "HOLIDAY HOOPLA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Towers

Albany's Main Street was buzzing as the Christmas Pageant offered a burst of colour, music and festive cheer.
Hundreds of people lined York Street to watch the parade and get a wave from Father Christmas.

FULL REPORT: AlbanyAdvertiser.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/excitement-is-rising-for-the-christmas-festival-and-pageant-this-saturday-in-the-city-of-albany-cbd--c-20890088

The Times: "DEAL TO UNLOCK £100BN FOR UKRAINE 'WITHIN DAYS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Oliver Wright

A deal to release £100 billion of frozen Russian assets in Europe to aid Ukraine is only days away.
Keir Starmer says that negotiations to end the war has reached a "critical stage".

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/starmer-praise-trumps-efforts-russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-tskf5hc0r

Daily Express: "'LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED' FOR GROOMING GANGS PROBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles

Kemi Badenoch has said there must be "no stone unturned" in a National Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
The Conservative Party leader insisted that convicted offenders with dual nationality should be stripped of their citizenship and deported.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2143405

Morning Star: "A GAUNTLET OF VIOLENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Horrifying levels of state violence funded by British taxpayers' money at the French Border was exposed in a new report.
The United Kingdom Government has pledged £476 million to France (€541 million) in 2023 to "secure" the border, in a deal which The Labour Party have since extended to 2027.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/british-taxpayers-funding-horrifying-levels-violence-against-refugees-french-border-report

The Scotsman: "CALLS FOR HEADS TO ROLL IN WAKE OF PEGGIE CASE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Catriona Stewart

Sandi Peggie - the nurse at the centre of the UK's most controversial employment tribunal - has said she is "beyond relieved" to have won a claim that has sparked calls for resignations at a Health Board.
NHS Fife has been found to have harassed Sandie Peggie.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/courts/sandie-peggie-relieved-at-ruling-against-nhs-fife-as-calls-for-resignations-and-apologies-follow-5434748

Daily Mail: "HEAD OF NAVY'S BROADSIDE AT REEVES OVER DEFENCE CASH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol

The head of the Royal Navy has launched an extraordinary broadside at Rachel Reeves over a failure to fund defence.
The First Sea Lord's salvo took aim at the Chancellor and pleaded for ministers to match the cash being spent by Britain's enemies before it is too late.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15365101

Financial Times: "PARAMOUNT GATECRASHES NETFLIX DEAL FOR WARNER BROS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Oliver Barnes / James Fontanella-Khan / Daniel Thomas

Paramount has launched a $108 billion hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, partnering with Middle East sovereign wealth funds and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to derail Netflix's agreed deal.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/7981af0e-ad93-4c11-8c1c-09b0167bf4d6

Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "SAUDI CROWN PRINCE, QATAR EMIR HOLD KEY TALKS IN RIYADH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Arabia and Qatar signed an agreement to build a high-speed rail link, the first of its kind between the two Gulf states.
The announcement came after a meeting in Riyadh between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2624743

Scottish Daily Mail: "NHS CHIEFS DID HARASS NURSE IN TRANS MEDIC ROW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Barker

Nurse Sandie Peggie has won her landmark battle against NHS Fife after it suspended her when she complained about having to share a women's-only changing room with a trans doctor.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15363833

Lancashire Telegraph: "MEDICS BRACED FOR BUSIEST FLU SEASON IN YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

NHS bosses fear this is the worst Flu Season in the region of Lancashire in recent years, as cases and hospitalisations rise.
Their warning comes days after Royal Blackburn Hospital apologised for long queues at their Accident & Emergency.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25677126.nhs-flu-season-warning-blackburn-e-queues-lengthen

The Guardian: "A CRITICAL MOMENT EUROPEAN LEADERS RALLY BEHIND UKRAINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleni Courea / Jennifer Rankin / Peter Beaumont

European leaders rallied behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid hopes they might finally achieve a breakthrough to allow Ukraine access to billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/european-leaders-rally-behind-ukraine-in-downing-street-talks

The Daily Telegraph: "BOAT MIGRANTS SMUGGLE IN HEROIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steve Bird / Akhtar Makoii

Asylum Seekers crossing English Channel in Small Boats are bringing heroin into Britain on behalf of people smugglers, a Telegraph investigation has found.
The investigation began after a security source claimed some drug gangs were now working with People Smugglers to establish a new revenue stream.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/08/people-smugglers-use-channel-migrants-bring-heroin-britain

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

18/11/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 19 November 2025.

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This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Metro (South Edition): "GOOGLE BOSS: A.I. CAN'T BE TRUSTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jen Mills

The top boss of Google has warned even his own company's AI models are prone to 'errors', and we should not 'blindly trust' it.
Sundar Pichai, the Chief Executive of parent company Alphabet, said in a BBC interview that it was important to have a variety of information sources, and double check before relying on chatbots.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/11/18/google-boss-says-dont-blindly-trust-ai-search-said-tested-24739797

State Times (India): "DON'T VIEW EVERY KASHMIRI MUSLIM WITH SUSPICION: OMAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah advocated stringent punishment for all those involved in the "white collar" terror module and Delhi blast case, but urged that innocent civilians should not be harmed.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/dont-view-every-kashmiri-muslim-with-suspicion-omar

City AM: "DEPARTURES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar / Ali Lyon

Fears that the United Kingdom is in the grips of a 'brain drain' escalated after fresh data revealed that three times as many British Nationals left Britain last year.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/brain-drain-latest-brits-quitting-uk-three-times-faster-than-thought

New Ross Standard (Ireland): "LANDMARK CHARLES ST BUILDING IS UP FOR SALE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf

Selling agent says former Post Office offers a unique commercial opportunity for potential buyers.
The New Ross Post Office was relocated in June 2025.

The Daily Telegraph: "BRITAIN NOT READY TO DEFEND INVASION"
CORRESPONDENT: Tom Cotterill

Britain is not ready to defend itself from a attack.
Following a year-long Inquiry, the House Of Commons Defence Committee said The Labour Party are moving at a "glacial" pace.

The Bolton News: "'IT'S LIKE A MOTORWAY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Residents in Farnworth have said new cycle lanes have made their road feel "like a motorway" from drivers using it as a through road.
The Streets For All programme has invested almost £5 million in installing new cycling lanes and pedestrian crossings on Market Street – but residents say it has increased traffic.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25628615.farnworth-motorists-avoiding-cycle-lanes-cause-rat-run

Financial Times: "UK WARNS CHINA AGAINST SPYING AFTER MI5 HIGHLIGHTS DRIVE TO INFLUENCE MPS"
CORRESPONDENT: David Sheppard / Robert Wright

The British Government has warned China that it will never accept attempts to "interfere in our sovereign affairs" after MI5 alerted MPs that Beijing's intelligence services are trying to recruit people who work in Parliament.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/bde58911-dfc2-4cc7-b69e-924ecc3b5da3

Gorey Guardian (Ireland): "JOHN (52) DIED AFTER BECOMING ILL DURING IRONMAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Cahill

The community of Gorey has been devastated following the sudden death of John Brett, who died following a medical emergency during a triathlon in Turkey.

The Independent: "MI5 ISSUES ALERT TO MPS OVER CHINESE SPIES ON LINKEDIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke / David Maddox

Chinese spies have been accused of posing as headhunters on LinkedIn to target MPs as part of a "widespread" operation to access information about the UK government, MI5 has warned.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/china-spies-mi5-mps-peers-espionage-b2867379.html

Wirral Globe: "GANG JAILED FOR 'ELABORATE RUSE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jamie Bowman

Three people have been jailed for more than 23 years after a brutal £40,000 drug heist in Wallasey left one man shot in the leg.
Charles Byers, Emma Edwards, and Andrew Struth worked together to lure a drugs gang from Sheffield to an alleyway with the promise of selling them a large quantity of cocaine.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25617166.three-jailed-23-years-man-shot-leg-wallasey

Enniscorthy Guardian (Ireland): "COUNCIL CONFIDENT OF SECURING FUNDS FOR TOWN PLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Bourke

Fears that ambitious plans to regenerate and revive Enniscorthy will not be ready in time to receive government funding have been dismissed by a member of Wexford County Council.

FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/wexford-county-council-confident-of-receiving-government-funding-for-enniscorthy-town-centre-regeneration-plan/a818655669.html

Morning Star: "LABOUR ASYLUM PLANS 'WILL TEAR CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is seeking "to use children as a weapon" in her asylum plans, a Labour Party peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has warned.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/labour-asylum-plans-will-tear-children-their-homes

Wexford People (Ireland): "WOMAN SUFFERED APPALLING ABUSE BY HER UNCLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf

Bernard Ennis of Piercestown, County Wexford has been jailed for three and a half years as Judge James McCourt praises victim's courage.

FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/my-name-is-lisa-and-i-finally-have-a-voice-wexford-womans-harrowing-testimony-as-uncle-is-jailed-for-sexual-abuse/a1906485506.html

Lancashire Telegraph: "SAFETY BOSSES' BRANCH DEATH NOTICE ISSUED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

Blackburn with Darwen Council has been served with an 'improvement notice' by the Health And Safety Executive over the death of mother-of-two Madia Kauser, who was hit by a falling tree branch in one of its parks in August.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25631530.witton-park-branch-death-council-issued-hse-notice

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

10/11/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 11 November 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

City AM: "VOTERS WARN REEVES OVER TAX HIKE THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

A majority of voters believe Rachel Reeves should resign as Chancellor if she breaks a key Labour Party manifesto commitment by raising Income Tax.

The Scotsman: "SARWAR BACKS OPENING UP THE NORTH SEA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

Anas Sarwar has signalled his support for opening up the North Sea for more oil and gas drilling - putting him at odds with his UK Labour Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

The Yorkshire Post: "NO10'S BACKING FOR 'IMPARTIAL' BBC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

In an age of disinformation the argument for a "robust and impartial" BBC "is stronger than ever", Downing Street has said, despite the scandal engulfing the broadcaster.

The Independent: "BBC SAYS SORRY BUT TRUMP THREATENS TO SUE FOR $1BN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Athena Stavrou

Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion (£759million) over their editing of his speech in a BBC Panorama episode, even as the broadcaster publicly apologised for the "error of judgement" that has already claimed the head of two senior executives.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/donald-trump-bbc-panorama-tim-davie-b2862284.html

Glasgow Times: "RAPIST LOCKED UP AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Myles

A rapist has been jailed after targeting three women in less than six weeks.
Mihai-Nicolae Patran, 34, was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25609337.rapist-attacked-woman-glasgow-jailed-12-years

The Guardian: "BBC BOARD MEMBER WITH TORY LINK 'LED THE CHARGE' OVER CLAIMS OF BIAS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Savage

A BBC board member with links to The Conservative Party "led the charge" in pressuring the corporation's leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza and Transgender Rights, The Guardian has been told.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/media/2025/nov/10/bbc-board-member-tory-links-led-charge-systemic-bias-claims

Scottish Daily Mail: "TRUMP TELLS BBC: GROVEL OR I'LL SUE FOR YOU FOR $1 BILLION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Inderdeep Bains / Grant Tucker

Donald Trump threatened to sue The BBC for $1 billion unless he gets a grovelling apology within days.
The embattled National Broadcaster admitted to an "error of judgement".

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15277189

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP TO SUE BBC FOR $1BN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Mendick / Rob Crilly / Gordon Rayner

Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1billion (£760million), accusing the broadcaster of a "reckless disregard for the truth".

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/11/10/trump-threatens-sue-bbc-one-billion

Edinburgh Evening News: "TRIBUTES AS MUM OF SEVEN DIES SUDDENLY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rhoda Morrison

The heartbroken daughter of Emma McGinty - a West Lothian woman - who died suddenly at the age of just 43 has paid tribute to her 'absolutely amazing' mum.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/people/tribute-to-absolutely-amazing-mother-of-seven-after-sudden-death-5396285

Daily Mail: "TRUMP TELLS BBC: GROVEL OR I'LL SUE FOR YOU FOR $1 BILLION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Inderdeep Bains / Grant Tucker

Donald Trump threatened to sue The BBC for $1 billion unless he gets a grovelling apology within days.
The embattled National Broadcaster admitted to an "error of judgement".

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15277189

Daily Star: "ONE BILLION DOLLARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

SHHHH!
Orange Manbaby Donald Trump says he may sue the BBC for $1Billion over the BBC Panorama editing row.

Daily Express: "YOU WILL 'PAY THE PRICE' FOR 'VICIOUS' OAP TAX RAID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Rachel Reeves must spare pensioners from punishing tax rises in the Budget or Labour Party will "pay the price" at the Ballot Box.
Fears are mounting that the Chancellor will clobber OAPs with a double-whammy by hiking Income Tax and extending the freeze on the lower tax threshold.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2132137

The Times: "BBC IS TOLD: SAY SORRY OR TRUMP WILL SUE FOR $1BN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex Farber / Josie Ensor / Steven Swinford

President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a "doctored" speech as senior figures within the corporation remained defiant over the crisis.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/bbc-chairman-samir-shah-apology-trump-speech-edit-documentary-lkk2qsp77

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

4/11/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 05 November 2025.

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City AM: "2P OR NOT 2P"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out hiking taxes on millions of Brits as she said everybody will have to "contribute" to fix the UK economy.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/rachel-reeves-hints-at-sweeping-tax-hikes-for-millions-of-brits

Wexford People (Ireland): "HALLOWEEN HORROR IN TAGHMON AS YOUTHS RUN RIOT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pádraig Byrne

While tensions have been running high in Taghmon in the build-up to Halloween, with one woman stating that errant fireworks nearly set her house ablaze, there were chaotic scenes in the village on Friday night as masked youths vandalised cars and aimed fireworks at passing vehicles and people.

FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/wexford-district/car-destroyed-and-items-thrown-at-garda-car-as-masked-youths-cause-halloween-havoc-in-wexford-village/a1499307181.html

The Daily Telegraph: "HEADS 'SHOULD ROLL OVER BBC BIAS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gordon Rayner / Daniel Martin / Henry Bodkin

The BBC is facing calls to sack their Director-General and other Senior Executives following accusations of "serious and systemic" editorial bias.
The Daily Telegraph has published revelations from a leaked dossier written by a whistleblower and sent to BBC board members that details numerous instances of apparent bias at the broadcaster.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/04/bbc-doctored-trump-video-samir-shah-donald-white-house

The Bolton News: "PLEA TO HELP THERAPY GROUP TO CHRISTMAS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

A Bolton Charity offering free therapy to anyone in need are appealing for public support to keep their doors open this Christmas and beyond.
The Simeon Centre Counselling Service provides help to around 100 people every month an Victoria Hall in the Town Centre of Knowsley.

Daily Star: "REEVES GETS A ROCKET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone

Wet lettuce 2.0 Rachel Reeves gave the first pre-Budget speech for 50 years - hinting at huge tax rises.
The Chancer Of The Exchequer blamed Liz Truss, the pandemic... next it'll be Guy Fawkes.

New Ross Standard (Ireland): "WOMAN WHO FAKED HER OWN DEATH IS JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Natasha Reid / Eimear Dodd

A woman who faked her own death in a "deliberate scheme" to avoid a Circuit Criminal Court trial has been jailed for three years.
Amy McAuley had been due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2023 on theft and attempted deception charges, after she used altered documents to take out a €10,000 loan from KBC Bank.

FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/irish-news/courts/woman-who-faked-her-own-death-to-avoid-theft-and-deception-trial-is-jailed-for-three-years/a1947357292.html

Daily Express: "REEVES IS JUST 'BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE FOR CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown / Christian Calgie

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the country "watched in horror" as Rachel Reeves sought to blame everyone else for her Budget tax raid.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2129728

The Yorkshire Post: "DEVOLUTION CITY LINKS 'COULD PULL IN BILLIONS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman

Hundreds of thousands of people in Yorkshire could be better connected to their nearest City Centre – generating billions in revenue for the economy – if regional Mayors take full advantage of new devolved powers, a study has found.

Daily Mail: "LABOUR DUMBS DOWN SCHOOLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleanor Harding

Ministers of The Labour Party were accused of educational vandalism after tearing up the school curriculum.

Enniscorthy Guardian (Ireland): "PLANNING PERMISSION FOR ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE IS REFUSED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Cahill

A planning application for the construction of an Islamic Cultural Centre in Enniscorthy, which received a large number of objections by the community, has been refused permission by Wexford County Council.

Lancashire Telegraph: "THUG KICKED AND STAMPED ON PARTNER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Stott

A Blackburn thug who smashed the windows to his mother's house and also attacked his girlfriend, brutally beating her to the ground, has been jailed.
James McInerney of Park Lee Road appeared before Preston Crown Court.

Glasgow Times: "MAN SENTENCED FOR CAUSING EVACUATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe

A man considered making potentially deadly "booby traps" after a series of thefts at his home.
Shazad Khan, 52, sparked a large-scale evacuation of his street in Glasgow's West End after suspicious items were found in his four-bedroom flat.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25596047.cops-evacuated-glasgow-street-royal-mail-intercepted-parcel

Morning Star: "REEVES TOLD TO TAX THE RICH NOT THE POOR AT BUDGET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Tax the rich and the banks, The Labour Party movement told Rachel Reeves as the Chancellor prepared the ground for Budget tax rises, possibly in breach of Labour’s manifesto commitments.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/tax-rich-not-workers-unions-tell-reeves

The Independent: "REEVES PUTS BRITAIN ON NOTICE OF BUDGET INCOME TAX RISES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke

Rachel Reeves has put the country on notice that sweeping tax rises are coming in her Budget, warning "we will all have to contribute" to building a new future for Britain.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-tax-rises-budget-b2858120.html

Wirral Globe: "GUILTY OF MURDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

A man and a woman have been found guilty of murdering their baby last November.
Klevi Pirjani and Nivalda Santos of Percy Road in Seacombe were charged with murder and causing, or allowing, the death of a child.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25582003.wirral-parents-guilty-murder-baby-boy

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