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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

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.

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

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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.

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: "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.

Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.

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

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

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Metro (South Edition): "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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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: "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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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

20/10/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 21 October 2025.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Metro (South Edition): "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Josh Milton

A huge glitch at web giant Amazon caused online havoc across the globe - stopping millions using banking apps, Government services, and other sites sparking Cyber Security fears.

The Guardian: "PRINCE TRIED TO HIRE 'TROLLS' TO TARGET GIUFFRE, BOOK CLAIMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Caroline Davies

Prince Andrew’s team tried to hire "internet trolls to hassle" his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the "well-guarded" gates of Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/20/prince-andrew-internet-trolls-virginia-giuffre-book-nobodys-girl

The Monitor (Botswana): "KGATLENG: LAND BOARD FROM HELL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlsted

Bakgatla want Land Board staff removed.
Board officials allegedly receiving bribes.
Forensic Audit looks into dealings.
Kenny Morolong MP is not happy with Land Board as issue reaches Botswana Parliament.

The Yorkshire Post: "'REEVES'S RULES PRICE YOUNG OUT OF WORK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Hammond

Government Ministers should abandon plans to equalise the minimum wage as the number of young people out of work or education threatens to reach 1 million, a Think Tank has said.

Daily Express: "FOR THE SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Giles Sheldrick

These are the brave NHS nurses waging a historic fight for female-only spaces.
Seen together for the first time, the Magnificent Seven – as they have become known – are set for a showdown with bosses who let "unlawful workplace policies" continue despite the Supreme Court ruling in favour of biological sex over gender.

The Independent: "POWELL'S ATTACK ON STARMER: WE MUST TURN LABOUR AROUND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Lucy Powell has issued a major challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s authority, insisting she will push the Prime Minister to reconsider the direction of the Party in a bid to rescue Labour from their dismal poll ratings.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lucy-powell-labour-deputy-leadership-keir-starmer-b2848692.html

The West Australian (Australia): "SNIPER'S SECRET 'SPOOK' MISSION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Crawford

The sniper who killed Bikie boss Nick Martin confessed the murder to his then girlfriend, claiming the job was part of a secret Government mission.
The ex-girlfriend told the Court the shooter had taken her to a location where he dug up money stuffed inside a tube.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/news/court-justice/david-james-pye-the-hitman-who-murdered-bikie-boss-nick-martin-confessed-to-murder-to-his-girlfriend-c-20405640

Glasgow Times: "MAN STABBED DAD TO DEATH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe

A killer on bail for a knife crime has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a much-loved father.
Brandon McLachlan stabbed to death Jamie Lucas near to a nightclub in Airdrie, Lanarkshire days before Christmas 2024.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25556661.airdrie-father-repeatedly-stabbed-man-not-know

Morning Star: "'KICK HIM OUT OF HOME & HIT HIM WHERE IT HURTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Prince Andrew's team tried to hire internet trolls to hassle his accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her posthumous memoirs.
The fresh allegations came as more MPs backed calls to introduce a law to officially strip the disgraced Royal of his Dukedom, while campaigners are demanding the abolition of the monarchy altogether.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/royal-privilege-has-long-buffered-prince-andrew-consequences-his-actions

Showtime Monitor (Botswana): "KABELO TRIO'S LIVE CONCERT SHOWCASES BOTSWANAN'S RICH TALENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Grand Aria Stadium was abuzz with excitement as local superstar, Kabelo Trio, also known as Scavenger, took to the stage for a live concert showcasing the best of Botswana's music talent.

City AM: "CITY SPOOKED BY CHINA EMBASSY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe

The Labour Party Government has been urged to shut down China's application for its new embassy at the Royal Mint Court site amid fears the country poses a threat to National Security in United Kingdom.

FULL REPORT: http://CityAM.com/labour-urged-to-block-chinese-embassy-amid-spy-row

The Times: "ANDREW HAS NOT PAID RENT SINCE 2003"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Witherow / George Greenwood / Emanuele Midolo

Prince Andrew has not paid rent on his grace-and-favour mansion on the Windsor Castle Estate for two decades.
A copy of the leasehold agreement for Royal Lodge, obtained by The Times, reveals the terms under which the prince lives on the 30-room estate.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/prince-andrew-rent-free-windsor-mansion-rbrgfjkrr

Albany Advertiser (Australia): "TAKING SHAPE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Melissa Sheil

Rebecca Stephens and Tom Brough have emerged as front-runners in the race for a spot on Albany's new Council, leading the Primary Vote tally.
The high-profile political pair previously went head-to-head in the State Election back in March, both touted as favourites for the Albany seat that ended up in the hands of underdog Nationals candidate Scott Leary.

FULL REPORT: AlbanyAdvertiser.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/rebecca-stephens-and-tom-brough-lead-race-for-albany-council-in-primary-votes-as-counting-continues-c-20407422

The Times Scotland: "ANDREW HAS NOT PAID RENT SINCE 2003"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Witherow / George Greenwood / Emanuele Midolo

Prince Andrew has not paid rent on his grace-and-favour mansion on the Windsor Castle Estate for two decades.
A copy of the leasehold agreement for Royal Lodge, obtained by The Times, reveals the terms under which the prince lives on the 30-room estate.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/prince-andrew-rent-free-windsor-mansion-rbrgfjkrr

The Daily Telegraph: "GROOMING INQUIRY 'SABOTAGED BY LABOUR'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas / Will Bolton

The Labour Party have been accused of sabotaging the national Grooming Gangs inquiry by victims and campaigners.
Sir Keir Starmer told Police Officers to scrap the investigation and start again after victims claimed they were being silenced.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/20/labour-sabotaging-grooming-gangs-inquiry

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

15/10/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 16 October 2025.

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This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Independent: "REVEALED: TERRIBLE REVENGE OF TALIBAN THAT SHAMES BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Holly Bancroft / Jessica Purkiss / Fahim Abed / May Bulman

Afghan security forces who fought alongside British and United States troops are still being hunted down, tortured and executed by the Taliban while the United Kingdom drags its heels over bringing at-risk Afghans to safety,

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/taliban-afghanistan-special-forces-uk-data-breach-b2845838.html

Glasgow Times: "HEARTBREAK AS VAN DRIVES 'OVER GRAVES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

A heartbroken family in Glasgow have told of their devastations after a von allegedly drove over their loved one's graves.
Anthony Martin said his is "traumatised" after discovering his parents grave site had been damaged.

Daily Express: "KEMI: IT STINKS OF A CHINA COVER UP BY PM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles / Christgian Calgie

Kemi Badenoch said the China spy scandal "stinks of a cover-up" as she branded Sir Keir Starmer too weak to stand up to Beijing.
The Conservative Party leader also accused the Prime Minister of a "shameful" dereliction.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2121654

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "RESCUE-DEAL RELIEF FOR ROBERTS BAKERY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Roberts Bakery has been pulled back from the brink of collapse by a rescue deal with a West Midlands billionaire known as the 'Chicken King'.
Boparan Private Office (BPO), owned by food processing entrepreneur Ranjit Boparan, has announced an investment to secure the future of the historic Rudheath bakery business.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25543903.roberts-bakery-rescue-deal-saves-433-jobs-northwich

Daily Star: "KATIE NAMES TV STAR 'RAPIST'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David O'Dornan / Bekka Barnard

Katie Price stunned fans at a stage show by naming a well-known British TV star who she claims raped her.
Katie Price's fans were reportedly left speechless at a recent live show.
The reality TV star made the claim during her live show An Evening With Katie Price And Kerry Katona,

FULL REPORT: http://DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/katie-price-fans-gasped-fell-36074041

Melton Times: "NEW SURGERY PLAN STALLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Melton Mowbray’s only GP surgery is expanding its services to patients and says it is ‘confident’ it can meet the needs of the increasing population in the town.
It was announced last week that Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) was pausing its quest to set up a second doctors’ practice in the town until 2027.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/health/new-town-centre-site-to-be-opened-as-part-of-gp-surgerys-expansion-plans-5360333

Daily Mirror: "£145M OWED... NOT A PENNY PAID BACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan / Nick Sommerlad

Wes Streeting says he will fight to get back the £145 million owed for dodgy COVID-19 kit.
The Health Secretary vows to pursue the company linked to Michelle Mone for faulty PPE equipment.

Lancashire Telegraph: "PERVERT PAID GIRL, 12, TO SAY HER AGE WAS 16"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad

Aqueel Hussain paid his 12 year old victim after engaging in sexual activity with her in the back of his car in Blackburn.
The pair met after a series of exchanges on Social Networking platform SnapChat.

City AM: "BANK BONUS BOOST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Hunt

Bankers will be able to collect their bonuses much sooner under a relaxation of remuneration rules unveiled by the United Kingdom’s prudential regulator.
The new rules will allow part-payment of bonuses for the most senior bankers from year one, rather than year three under previous rules.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/bankers-to-get-bonuses-much-sooner-as-pra-relaxes-rules

The Oldham Times: "CURTAIN CALL FOR COMEBACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charlotte Hall

The new look for a much-loved Oldham theatre has been revealed as a huge renovation project finally takes a step forward.
Plans reveal a new entrance to the Oldham Coliseum – the 135-year-old performance space on Fairbottom Street in the Town Centre.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25543283.oldham-coliseum-new-look-revealed-refurb-moves-forward

Edinburgh Evening News: "DISGRACE OF CITY POVERTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Sullivan

The level of poverty in the Capital has been slammed as an 'absolute disgrace' by the city’s council leader as she detailed plans to open new neighbourhood centres to fight the crisis.
It comes as around 80,000 people in Edinburgh – including one in five children – face relative poverty.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-leader-calls-level-of-poverty-in-the-capital-an-absolute-disgrace-5359908

Warrington Guardian: "HORROR ATTACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell / Ella Wilcox

A woman is fighting for her life following a Knife Attack.
She was rushed to a local Medical Facility after being stabbed at a property on Manchester Road.
Gavin Shaw has been charged with her Attempted Murder.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25543726.woolston-stabbing-man-named-charged-attempted-murder

The Scotsman: "BUSINESS PLEA TO REEVES OVER TAX HIKE FEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn

Rachel Reeves has been urged to "show restraint" in her Budget next month amid growing fears Brits will face paying even more tax.

The Messenger: "NEW 'SURE START-STYLE' SERVICES TO GET ROLL-OUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor / James McNeil

A new government investment is set to bring family support services to Trafford, with more than £148,000 in funding on the way.
Seven local authorities across the North West of England have been given the major investment which will see Sure Start-style services returning to the region.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25541709.trafford-receive-148k-sure-start-style-services

Daily Record: "WE ARE COMING FOR THE £145M"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum Parke / Gemma Ryder

The United Kingdom Government has vowed to chase down every penny owed by a dodgy PPE company linked to Michelle Mone.
PPE MedPro missed a deadline to pay a bill whicbh has risen with interest to £145 million.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/michelle-mone-linked-company-fails-36075798

Knutsford Guardian: "ELECTROCUTION TRAGEDY FIGHT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

A widow is suing electricity distribution company SP Energy Networks after her husband, who was a gardener, got electrocuted while he pruned hedges.
Tina Campbell, from Mobberley, said her life had been 'completely shattered' following her husband Blair Campbell's death.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25524923.mobberley-widow-suing-sp-energy-networks-husbands-death

Metro (South Edition): "'JAILED 27 YEARS... BY HER PARENTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Boyden / Brooke Davies / Sam Corbishley

A woman last seen aged 15 before vanishing without trace has been found 27 years later - and was allegedly locked up by her parents all along.
Neighbours who asked the couple about Mirrella were told she had been kidnapped.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/teenager-missing-27-years-had-locked-bedroom-parents-24430572

Bury Times: "PARENTS ARE JAILED AFTER DOG ATTACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Topping

A Radcliffe mother and father have been jailed after their three-year-old son was mauled to death by a dog.
Daniel Twigg died after the attack on Carr Farm in Tunshill Lane, Milnrow, in May 2022, after an attack which was believed to involve a Cane Corso.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25537729.radcliffe-parents-jailed-dog-kills-3-year-old-son

Scottish Daily Mail: "CHINESE STOLE SECRETS FROM NO.10 FOR YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Rebecca Camber /

It has emerged that China stole Britain's state secrets for years using a back door into sensitive Whitehall computer systems.
Scottish Daily Mail understands that in a catastrophic blunder, the Chinese were allowed to buy a company that controlled a data hub used by government departments to exchange information, including details on highly classified projects.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15195121

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "REVAMP WORKS SET TO START IN WEEKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

An ambitious project to revamp part of the Town Centre of Leigh has taken another significant step forward, with planned work just weeks away.
At a cabinet meeting councillors approved a recommendation for Bethell Group PLC to complete improvement works at Civic Square and Market Place.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25535170.works-revamp-area-leigh-town-centre-just-weeks-away

Daily Mail: "CHINESE STOLE SECRETS FROM NO.10 FOR YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Rebecca Camber / James Tapsfield

It has emerged that China stole Britain's state secrets for years using a back door into sensitive Whitehall computer systems.
Daily Mail understands that in a catastrophic blunder, the Chinese were allowed to buy a company that controlled a data hub used by government departments to exchange information, including details on highly classified projects.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15195121

The Bolton News: "BUTCHERS SHOP TO CLOSE AFTER EIGHTY YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes

A much-loved Westhoughton Butchers is set to close its doors for the final time, bringing to an end eight decades of family tradition and service to the community.
Hibbert's Butchers, a staple on the local high street since 1945, will serve its final customers on Saturday 01 November 2025.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25534262.beloved-westhoughton-butcher-close-80-years

St. Helens Star: "PROJECT HALO IS SET TO SHINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

A major employment development near to Glass Futures has been given the go-ahead.
St. Helens Borough Council granted consent for Project Halo at the St. Helens Manufacturing and Innovation Campus.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25526435.full-planning-permission-granted-project-halo-st-helens

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 15 October 2025.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Daily Express: "REEVES BLOW AS PRICES RISE AND GROWTH STALLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jonathan Walker / Martyn Brown

Rachel Reeves faced fresh humiliation after Britain's growth prospects were downgraded and unemployment soared to a four year high.
Critics accused the Chancellor of "killing growth and crushing jobs" as the International Monetary Fund cut their forecast for United Kingdom growth next year.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2121321

Glasgow Times: "DOCTOR RAPED IN CITY CENTRE STREET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe

A sex predator has been convicted of raping a doctor in a late-night attack.
Mihai Nicolae Patran pounced on the 27-year-old stranger as she walked in Glasgow's Mitchell Street in the early hours of 26 November 2023.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25541973.man-raped-woman-glasgow-street-also-performed-sex-act-court

Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "COUNTRIES WILLING TO HELP FUND GAZA'S $70BN RECONSTRUCTION: UN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tamara Aboalsaud / Reuters

European and Arab nations, Canada, and the United States appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, a United Nations official said.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2618824

The Scotsman: "FIRMS WARN OF SQUEEZE FROM INFLATION SPIKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Quinn

Scottish businesses have warned of an even tighter squeeze on household finances as United Kingdom inflation is projected to surge in the G7 until 2026.

City AM: "UK SET TO SUFFER HIGHEST INFLATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mauricio Alencar

Inflation in the Unied Kingdom is set to surge above all G7 countries in the next two years while growth per capita will lag behind the average across advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/imf-uk-inflation-to-be-highest-in-g7

The Bolton News: "NEARLY £1M FOR HOMELESS IN THE TOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Nearly £1million is set to be spent on tackling homelessness in Bolton as the Winter months loom.
The funding boost worth £917,565 comes from national fund worth £84million.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25534752.bolton-gets-nearly-1m-homelessness-prevention

Metro (South Edition): "HOTEL WORKER 'STABBED BY MIGRANT 23 TIMES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Brooke Davies / Katie Boyden

An Asylum Seeker stabbed a Hotel Worker 23 times with a screwdriver and left her for dead, a court has heard.
Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, worked at the Park Inn hotel in Wolverhampton which was being used to house Asylum Seekers.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/10/14/asylum-seeker-followed-migrant-hotel-worker-home-stabbed-death-24424086

Daily Star: "GAVIN & NUMPTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

It only took them five years to admit they messed up.
Tory toff Gavin Williamson admit his plan to shut our schools during CoronaVirus Lockdown was decided in just 24 hours.

The West Australian (Australia): "EMBRACING LIFE AFTER 737 DAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Maayan Lubell

The Israeli hostage, whose desperate cries for help as she was driven away by Hamas terrorists on a motorbike haunted the world on 7 October 2023, has been reunited with her boyfriend Avinatan Or.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/news/conflict/israeli-hostage-couple-reunited-after-hamas-captivity-c-20341676

The Independent: "INFLATION WARNING DEALS 'GRIM' BUDGET BLOW TO REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Rachel Reeves has been delivered another major blow ahead of next month’s make-or-break Budget as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned inflation will surge to the highest in the G7 in 2025 and 2026.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-imf-economic-report-budget-b2845053.html

Wirral Globe: "FIREFIGHTERS UNDER ATTACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jamie Bowman

Three firefighters were injured when they came under attack from youths throwing fireworks on a Wirral estate.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) is now calling on parents and carers to speak to children urgently about their behaviour after the shocking incident in Beechwood also led a fire engine being damaged.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25534147.firefighters-attacked-youths-fireworks-beechwood

Scottish Daily Mail: "LABOUR ISN'T WORKING (AGAIN)"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex Brummer / John-Paul Ford Rojas

Britain's economy faced aa rim quadruple whammy, piling more pressure on Rachel Reeves just weeks from the Budget.
A stark report from the International Monetary Fund warned that inflation in the United Kingdom will be the highest for any advanced economy this year, with Britain also facing the worst growth in living standards.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15188163

Lancashire Telegraph: "ONE-PUNCH ATTACK LEFT 'GRAVE' INJURIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

A Blackburn man who left his victim with life-changing injuries due to an unprovoked attack has been jailed.
Nathan Williams assaulted his victim in George Street, Rishton, leaving him with a 'grave and life-threatening injury'.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25541951.blackburn-man-jailed-one-punch-attack-rishton

Morning Star: "TIME FOR ACTION TO FIGHT JOBS SLUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Unions demanded the UK Government deliver a coordinated industrial strategy, after unemployment climbed to its highest level in more than four years.
New figures released by the Office or National Statistics (ONS) showed that unemployment hit 4.8 per cent in the three months to August, rising by 297,000 over the year.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/unions-demand-labour-deliver-co-ordinated-industrial-strategy

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

7/10/2025

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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.

Lancashire Telegraph: "ESTATE'S SINKHOLE IS '100-FEET DEEP'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

A sinkhole that appeared on a new Housing Estate, in Darwen, last month is "not the result of historical coal mining", experts say.
The sinkhole opened in the driveway of Number 6 Greenfield, on the Tilia Homes development off Pole Lane.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25517750.mining-remediation-authority-issue-update-darwen-sinkhole

The Nationalist (Ireland): "LOOKING FOR ANSWERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

The devastated parents of Bronagh English speak about the loss of their 18-year-old daughter after an accident at Kilmoyler Bridge.
The family hit out at the Council over condition of the road and lack of signage at a dangerous River Crossing.
Bronagh English's father, Michael English, visits the scene of the accident where his daughter lost her life in April of this year.

City AM: "SHOTS FIRED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Hunt

Pubs up and down the country could be forced to serve up higher booze prices as Rachel Reeves has been urged to add fresh alcohol levies to her menu of Tax rises at next month's Budget.

The West Australian (Australia): "GEN Z GOING BOOZE FREE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Blair Jackson

Young Aussies are drinking far less alcohol than older generations as abstaining from booze becomes increasingly normal for Generation Z.

Glasgow Times: "CALL FOR ACTION OVER 'DANGEROUS ROAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gillian McPherson

A resident has raised concerns that it is "only a matter of time" before a serious accident occurs on a busy stretch of road.
Dr Emma Bolger is leading the call for improvements to be made on Parkhouse Road, leading on to Darnley Road in Barrhead, which she says is unsafe for pedestrians.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25524822.resident-fears-serious-accident-will-occur-road-near-barrhead

The Yorkshire Post: "EU THREAT TO FUTURE OF UK STEEL INDUSTRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

The Steel Industry in Britain is facing an "existential crisis" after the European Union announced it would hit the United Kingdom with 50 per cent tariffs.
European Commission announced they were cutting the amount of tax-free steel that can be imported into the European Union.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/eu-tariffs-are-existential-threat-to-british-steel-industry-5350136

The Times Scotland: "MINISTERS 'REFUSED TO HELP' CHINA SPYING PROSECUTORS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Hamilton / Oliver Wright / Aburey Allegretti

Britain's chief prosecutor has blamed the government for the collapse of the China spying trial, claiming that it failed to provide crucial evidence despite "many months" of requests.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/china-spy-case-christopher-berry-chris-cash-h9f733q0n

Morning Star: "WE MUST MARCH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Jewish campaigners have condemned Sir Keir Starmer's "insulting" claim that demonstrations against genocide were "unBritish".
Prime Minister’s remarks - made today - came ahead of several student protests on the anniversary of October 7, and the national march for Palestine this weekend.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/insulting-and-counterproductive

Scottish Daily Mail: "CHINA GIVEN A FREE PASS TO SPY ON BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Beckford / Rebecca Camber

China has been handed ‘carte blanche’ to spy on Britain, ministers were warned.
This country’s most senior prosecutor sensationally blamed Labour Party's National Security advisers for the failure of a case against a Scot and another.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15171195

State Times (Jammu & Kashmir): "ADVANCE RS 171 CR INSTALMENT OF PM-KISAN SCHEME FOR FLOOD-HIT J&K FARMERS RELEASED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan for advance release of 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme for the farmers of UT of Jammu Kashmir.
Manoj Sinha thanked Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the advance release of the 21st PM-KISAN installment (₹171 crore to 8.55 lakh flood-affected farmers).

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/advance-rs-171-cr-instalment-of-pm-kisan-scheme-for-flood-hit-jk-farmers-released

The Independent: "JENRICK DEFIANT IN RACISM ROW OVER WHITE FACES REMARK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Archie Mitchell / David Maddox

Senior Conservative Party member Robert Jenrick has been accused of stirring up division as he defended comments about not seeing "another white face" while visiting an area of Birmingham, insisting it "did look like a slum".

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/robert-jenrick-birmingham-slum-tory-conference-badenoch-b2840938.html

Wirral Globe: "FAREWELL TO A STAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jamie Bowman

Tributes have been paid to Wirral-born actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for her role in BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances who has died at the age of 96.
She played the hilariously snobbish character on the BBC programme in the early 1990s, but also had a prolific career in the theatre.

FULL REPORT: http://WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25514871.wirral-born-actress-dame-patricia-routledge-dies-aged-93

The Times: "MINISTERS 'REFUSED TO HELP' CHINA SPYING PROSECUTORS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Hamilton / Oliver Wright / Aburey Allegretti

Britain's chief prosecutor has blamed the government for the collapse of the China spying trial, claiming that it failed to provide crucial evidence despite "many months" of requests.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/china-spy-case-christopher-berry-chris-cash-h9f733q0n

Daily Mail: "CHINA GIVEN A FREE PASS TO SPY ON BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Beckford / Rebecca Camber

China has been handed 'carte blanche' to spy on Britain, ministers were warned.
This country's most senior prosecutor sensationally blamed Labour Party's National Security advisers for the failure of a case against a Scot and another

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15171195

Tipperary Star (Ireland): "TRIBUTES PAID AFTER PASSING OF DAN SMYTH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Séan Ryan

A former Councillor from North Tipperary County has died.
Dan Smyth passed away peacefully last Friday (3 October 2025) surrounded by his family.
He was renowned within the Rosere community for his devotion to education.
In other ventures, he worked as a lifetime Biology Teacher, while serving as President of Cistercian College.

FULL STORY: TipperaryLive.IE/news/roscrea/1912030/funeral-details-announced-for-former-tipperary-county-councillor.html

The Bolton News: "HIGHER WASTE CHARGES AFTER BINS DECISION?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Residents of Bolton in Greater Manchester could be facing an increase in waste removal costs because of the decision not to bring in a charge to collect Green Bins.
In December last year Bolton Council announced that a proposal to bring in a £45 charge for 25 annual Green Bin pick ups was "dead and buried".

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25519831.bolton-council-face-higher-costs-green-bin-plans

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