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

10/7/2025

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

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

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Evesham Observer: "FRESH DOUBTS OVER PLAN FOR HOUSING LAND SUPPLY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Planning Inspectors have cast doubt over a new development plan’s ability to deliver a five-year housing land supply across South Worcestershire.
Although initial inspections of the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) indicate it will be sound and legally compliant, inspectors' early reviews of the plan have raised various concerns.

Metro (North Edition) [Sport]: "MILLER CHASE HOTS UP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fraser Rorison

Motherwell Football Club manager Jens Berthel Askou has reported 'increasing' interest in highly-rated midfielder Lennon Miller.

Daily Record: "THAT'S ALL FOLKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Norman Silvester

Tributes are being paid to Cartoon Cavalcade legend Glen Michael after his death at age 99.

The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "'WELFARE NEEDS REFORM BUT NOT LIKE THIS' - MP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Redditch MP Chris Bloore was one of the 47 Members Of Parliament who voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

The Yorkshire Post: "CALL FOR ACTION ON SHUTTERED SHOPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Almost one in five shops are empty in some Yorkshire cities.
The stark divide in the state of High Streets in United Kingdom.
Vacancy rates in Bradford are more than twice as high as London and Cambridge.

Malvern Observer: "MORGAN DRIVE IS DREAM COME TRUE FOR MARK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

A Worcester man has fulfilled one of his lifelong ambitions to spend an afternoon driving around Malvern Hills in a classic Sports Car.

Kidderminster Standard: "TOWNS SET TO BENEFIT FROM ON DEMAND BUS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

Stourport, Bewdley and Hartlebury are among the next stops for the rollout of Worcestershire County Council's On Demand Bus Service.

Scottish Daily Mail: "WHAT A JOKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Barrett / David Churchill

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's big plan to solve the English Channel crisis was threatening to unravel.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14894123

Scottish Daily Mail (Sport): "I'M BACK IN THE GROOVE"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Callum Crowe

Rory McIlroy is confident he's back in the groove after a rescue mission at The Renaissance in the opening round of the Genesis Scottish Open.
The Masters champion looked like he was toiling midway through his first round, with a bogey on the 15th hole dropping him back to one-over par.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-14894765

Metro (South Edition): "IT'S ONE IN, ONE DOUBT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Illegal arrivals straight back to France.
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed a 'one in, one out' pilot scheme to return 50 English Channel migrants.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/10/government-wants-tackle-illegal-migration-france-23626385

Eastern Eye: "'DRIVEN TO DEATH BY POST OFFICE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

A Public Inquiry has found that up to 13 people may have taken their own lives after being wrongly accused of financial misconduct by the Post Office, in what is now described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history.

FULL REPORT: EasternEye.biz/post-office-scandal-inquiry-13

Morning Star: "STOP THE DEATHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

British and French leaders will have "blood on their hands" if they allow more police attacks on small boat crossings.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on a new migration deal in London following a three-day state visit.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/starmer-and-macrons-migration-deal-has-potential-be-labours-rwanda

Morning Star (Sport): "FARRELL AMONG REPLACEMENTS FOR LIONS' FINAL TOUR FIXUTRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Owen Farrell is among the replacements for tomorrow's British And Irish Lions clash with an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV after being drafted into the squad.
The 33-year-old Saracens and England fly-half only arrived in the Southern Hemisphere - last Friday - following the arm fracture which ended Elliot Daly's tour prematurely.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/farrell-among-replacements-lions-final-tour-match

The Bolton News: "BOROUGH'S CLEAN SWEEP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

New street sweepers will be part of a range of measures including more bin pickups about to be rolled out to clean up Bolton's roads.
The council decided back in June that it will be investing around £300,000 into new staff and equipment to work on street cleansing and other clean up tasks around the borough.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25297677.bolton-council-unveils-new-street-sweeping-bin-emptying

Daily Mirror: "YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nicola Methven

Gregg Wallace struggles to grasp the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace, BBC bosses claim.
And in a letter sacking him from his MasterChef job, the corporation insisted he is unlikely to change amid accusations that include groping, flashing and making sexual comments that go back years.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-bans-gregg-wallace-tells-35536864

Droitwich Standard: "EXTRA BABY BANK FUNDING WILL BE A REAL GAME-CHANGER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

A much-loved baby bank supporting families across Droitwich has received a funding boost from a local housing association.
Wychbold and Droitwich Baby Bank has successfully applied to Platform Housing's Community Chest – a funding pot for Platform customers and local charities.

FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwich-baby-bank-gets-crucial-funding-support-for-next-12-months

The Daily Telegraph: "MACRON: 'BREXIT LIES' TO BLAME FOR CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas / James Crisp / Ben Riley Smith

Emannuel Macron blames Brexit for migration crisis as English Channel deal unravels.
British people have been sold a lie, claims French president, as hundreds of migrants arrive on the day of Keir Starmer seals ‘one in, one out’ deal.
Emmanuel Macron has blamed Brexit for the English Channel migrant crisis as he said the British people had been "sold a lie".

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/10/macron-blames-brexit-for-migration-as-channel-deal-unravels

Coventry Observer: "THOUSANDS SIGN UP TO BACK CITY MP IN NEW PARTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris

Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana has announced she is forming a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn.
Ms. Sultana, who was suspended from the Labour Party a year ago, announced her resignation from the party.

FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/zarah-sultana-to-form-new-political-party-with-jeremy-corbyn

Daily Mail: "WHAT A JOKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Barrett / David Churchill

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's big plan to solve the English Channel crisis was threatening to unravel.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14894123

Lancashire Telegraph: "EX-TORY MP BERRY DEFECTS TO REFORM UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad

A former East Lancashire MP and ex-leading Conservative has announced he is defecting to Reform UK.
Sir Jake Berry, who was the MP for Rossendale and Darwen between 2010 and 2024, and who served as Tory chair in Liz Truss' short-lived government, said his former party had "lost their way".

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25302707.ex-rossendale-darwen-mp-sir-jake-berry-defects-reform

The Guardian: "UK AND FRANCE IN 'ONE IN, ONE OUT' DEAL TO CUT ILLEGAL BOAT CROSSINGS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kiran Stacey / Jessica Elgot

People arriving in the United Kingdom via small boats will be returned to France as part of what Keir Starmer called a groundbreaking agreement which the government hopes will make a major dent in the number of people crossing the English Channel illegally.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/10/starmer-one-in-one-out-deal-allow-uk-return-small-boat-migrants-france

Bromsgrove Standard: "DEAL PAVES THE WAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Over 200 affordable homes are set to be developed in Bromsgrove thanks to a deal between a developer and a housing association at the town's Perryfields development.
Housing association Bromford has completed a deal with Taylor Wimpey to create more than 200 affordable properties.

FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/deal-struck-for-200-new-affordable-homes-at-bromsgrove-perryfields-site

The Times: "CRACKDOWN TO CURE UK OF SICK NOTE EPIDEMIC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleanor Hayward

GPs will be told to stop issuing millions of "sick notes" that sign people off work and instead send them to Job Coaches or the gym.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/sicknote-job-coach-gym-wes-streeting-nhs-gps-vz9zptq0w

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 09 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

8/7/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 09 July 2025.

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Lancashire Telegraph: "DAD'S ANGER AS 'VICIOUS ATTACK ON TEEN FILMED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

A furious dad is demanding action after his daughter was left with a broken nose in a Blackburn attack that was filmed.

Glasgow Times: "GUN AT CENTRE OF PROBE INTO BRUTAL MURDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Waddell

The gun involved in the Glasgow 'gangland' murder of Euan Johnston is at the centre of a new search by top detectives.
Officers are carrying out searches near Soroba Road area of Oban.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25297763.police-search-gun-involved-glasgow-murder-nine-years-ago

Wirral Globe: "LOCALS REJECT TOWN RANKING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

Business owners in New Brighton have hit back at a damning report ranking the area among the country's 20 worst seaside resorts.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25286711.new-brighton-anger-worst-seaside-resort-survey

Daily Star: "GREGG: 50 NEW 'VICTIMS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bekka Barnard

Gregg Wallace was sacked by the BBC as 50 more people came forward accusing him of misconduct, including groping.
He denies the claims and said "I won't be cancelled".

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/tv/breaking-gregg-wallace-fired-bbc-35521518

The Yorkshire Post: "'50 PEOPLE THOUGHT OF TAKING OWN LIVES IN HORIZON SCANDAL'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman

More than 50 former sub-postmasters and mistresses contemplated taking their own lives because of their experiences of the Post Office Horizon scandal.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/compensation-claims-for-victims-of-post-office-scandal-should-not-be-subjected-to-delays-5214449

The Independent: "MACRON: WE MUST SHOULDER BURDEN OF KEEPING EUROPE SAFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Emmanuel Macron urged Britain and France "to shoulder the burden of European security" together as he appealed for the two nations to work more closely on issues including defence and the migrant crisis.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/emmanuel-macron-state-visit-parliament-address-b2784811.html

Morning Star: "EXPOSED AT LAST: FATAL IMPACT OF HORIZON SCANDAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Kerr

The Post Office Horizon scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides and had a "disastrous" impact on victims, the Public Inquiry found today.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/post-office-horizon-scandal-lost-livelihoods-lost-freedom-lost-lives

The Times: "LABOUR RULES OUT PAYING DOCTORS MORE TO HALT STRIKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleanor Hayward

Wes Streeting has warned Junior Doctors that the public will "not forgive them" for launching another wave of disruptive strikes, making clear a pay rise was off the table.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/junior-doctors-strike-bma-3kxdknmvf

Scottish Daily Mail: "POST OFFICE 'HAS BLOOD ON ITS HANDS' OVER TOLL OF 13 SUICIDES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Pollard

More than a dozen people may have taken their own lives over the Horizon scandal and many more who were wrongly accused also contemplated suicide, an inquiry has found.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14885069

The Bolton News: "MISSING MONEY CHARGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Richard Shaw, a former employee, has been charged with alleged fraud and malpractice offences at Bolton Council.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/national/25297216.man-charged-fraud-relating-malpractice-borough-council

Metro (South Edition): "13 SUICIDES LINKED TO PO SCANDAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley

At least 13 people may have taken their own lives because of the Post Office Horizon Scandal, the official Public Inquiry has found.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/08/least-13-people-driven-suicide-post-office-horizon-scandal-inquiry-finds-23610228

Daily Record: "POST OFFICE SUICIDES SCANDAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sally Hind

The Post Office Horizon scandal was linked to at least 13 suicides.
The horrifying figure emerged through the Public Inquiry.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/politics/13-people-feared-taken-lives-35519687.amp

The I Paper: "UK STATE PENSION TRIPLE LOCK - THE END IS IN SIGHT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Hazell / Grace Gausden

The UK’s finances are on an "unsustainable" track and the country "cannot afford" the spending promises which have been made to the public, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/end-of-state-pension-triple-lock-in-sight-as-uk-faces-running-out-of-cash-3795054

Daily Express: "13 LIVES LIKELY LOST DUE TO HORIZON SCANDAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jonathan Walker / Steph Spyro

It is a "real possibility" that 13 people took their own lives due to the "harrowing" impact of the Post Office Horizon Scandal.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2079167

The National: "RATS AND BLACK MOULD. NO FOOD. DIRTY CLOTHES..."
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sally Hind

'Dickensian poverty and harrowing accounts of hardship' in England.
Children's Commissioner Rachel De Souza calls for benefits cap to end.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/national/25296032.near-dickensian-poverty-levels-children-england-warns-commissioner

Financial Times: "UK'S SOARING DEBT LOAD IS 'DAUNTING' THREAT TO PUBLIC FINANCES, OBR WARNS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Fleming / Mary McDougall

The United Kingdom faces "daunting" risks to the public finances as its soaring debt load leads to "substantial erosion" of its capacity to respond to shocks.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/650576d0-408d-4dca-a8e8-88915d52bdca

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

7/7/2025

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

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

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Daily Star: "THE HANGOVER CURED!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone

Boffs have come up with a wearable "drunk patch" which sends a stop-drinking phone alert.
Does it say "Get out of my pub"?

The Irish World: "HALF-PRICE CITIZENSHIP FOR IRISH LIVING HERE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

The British Government are offering a cut price citizenship route to Irish residents under new act.

IW2 (The Irish World): "SONGS OF BRIXTON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Northern Irish playwright Bronagh Lagan chats to The Irish World about Brixton Calling - her new musical - to the Southwark Playhouse.

Morning Star: "PEACE ACTIVIST 2 PREACH DEFIANCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir

Protesters gathered outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London to show support for organisers of pro-Palestine demonstrations.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/attempts-shut-movement-down-are-backfiring

Metro (South Edition): "MUSHROOM MURDERER TARGETED ME FOUR TIMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

Erin Patterson has been accused of tampering with prison food and making an inmate sick while working in the jail kitchen.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/07/mushroom-killer-accused-tampering-prison-food-making-inmate-sick-23603283

Financial Times: "TRUMP GRANTS THREE-WEEK REPRIEVE ON RETURN OF 'RECIPROCAL' TRADE TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Aime Williams

Donald Trump has renewed his threat to hit major trading partner with steep "reciprocal" tariffs even as he granted a three-week reprieve for countries to negotiate deals with United States.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/613678ac-2e61-436b-9d0f-2a8f85a20dee

The I Paper: "50,000 CHILDREN WILL BE LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY DUE TO REBELLION ON WELFARE REFORMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arj Singh

Controversial welfare reforms will now lift 50,000 children out of poverty after a Labour Party rebellion forced a humiliating Government U-turn – but the package will no longer save any money, official figures show.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/welfare-reforms-50000-children-out-poverty-money-3792401

Daily Express: "'HYPOCRISY' OF LABOUR'S HOMES PLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner blasted for pushing through controversial housebuilding plans despite opposing similar developments in the past.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2078717

The Times: "PM SET TO PRESS MACRON FOR 'ONE IN, ONE OUT' DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan / Steven Swinford

Sir Keir Starmer will urge President Macron to agree a "one in, one out" migrant returns deal, amid warnings that announcing it early will lead to a surge in the crossings.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-to-push-macron-for-last-minute-migrant-return-deal-gwfn9pwbb

Scottish Daily Mail: "SPEND OUT £9BN WINDFALL FIXING BROKEN SCOTLAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon

John Swinney has been warned he must use a £9 billion boost from the UK Government to fix the problems created by his party.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14883367

The Guardian: "BOSSES FACE BAN ON NON-DISCLOSURE DEALS THAT SILENCE VICTIMS OF ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Jessica Elgot / Anna Bawden

Bosses in the UK will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements to silence employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination in the workplace as part of the government’s overhaul of workers' rights.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/law/2025/jul/07/uk-bosses-to-be-banned-using-ndas-cover-up-misconduct-work

Daily Record: "WORST DAY OF MY LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dingwall

Lewis Capaldi has opened up for the first time about the mental health battle that forced him offstage and the therapy sessions that enabled his comeback.

FULL REPORT: http://DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/lewis-capaldi-opens-up-being-35512790

The Daily Telegraph: "NO BORDERS BETWEEN US, KING TO TELL MACRON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Furness / Charles Hymas

King Charles will tell Emmanuel Macron that there are no borders between Britain and France in their quest to solve "complex threats".

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 04 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

3/7/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 04 July 2025.

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

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Yorkshire Post: "'GIVE MAYORS TOURISM TAX POWERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Britons are in favour of visitor levies being introduced in parts of United Kingdom that are popular with tourists, a new poll has found.

Glasgow Times: "FATHER FORCED TO CARRY KID DOWN ESCALATOR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

A man with a wheelchair-bound daughter was stranded as lift broke at a Glasgow-based TK Maxx store.

Daily Star: "'A FANTASTIC PLAYER, GREAT FRIEND AND A LOVING HUSBAND & FATHER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Cameron Winstanley

Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to his former Liverpool star Diogo Jota after the Reds hero tragically died in car accident at the age of 28 on Thursday morning

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-klopp-tribute-diogo-jota-35494868

Daily Star (Sport): "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: David McDonnell

Arne Slot led the tributes after the football world was left in mourning following the death of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.

The Scottish Farmer: "BORDER BTV-3 BLOCKADE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Peter Harrison

Livestock movements into Scotland and Wales from England now require a licence under new Bluetongue regulations.
The Scottish Government have been urged to reconsider policies regarding the movement of livestock into the North of Britain.

FULL REPORT: TheScottishFarmer.co.uk/news/25283750.bluetongue-tracker-tool-guides-farmers-livestock-movement

The Times: "NHS APP TO GIVE PATIENTS A 'DOCTOR IN YOUR POCKET'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Smyth / Poppy Koronka

As the Government makes consumer technology a focus of the ten-year plan for the health service, the Prime Minister promised patients a 'doctor in your pocket'.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/nhs-app-news-jc9qp6gd2

Liverpool Echo: "FOREVER OUR NUMBER 20"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jess Molyneux / Ryan Paton

Liverpool fans say 'forever our number 20' as Diogo Jota tributes mount at Anfield.
Flowers and messages of tribute to footballer Diogo Jota continue to be laid at Anfield Stadium today after if was announced that the Liverpool FC player had died in a car accident.

FULL REPORT: LiverpoolEcho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/diogo-jota-forever-number-20-31985294

Morning Star: "CLINGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to save his political future as polls and parliamentarians alike give his precarious premiership the thumbs down on the first anniversary of Labour Party's General election win, tomorrow.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/labour-party-will-get-trouncing-next-election

FE Week: "BURNLEY COLLEGE BUSTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anviksha Patel

Burnley College principal resigns amid investigation.
Burnley College's principal Karen Buchanan has resigned – months after she was mysteriously suspended, FE Week can reveal.

FULL REPORT: FEWeek.co.uk/burnley-college-principal-resigns-amid-investigation

The National: "BROKEN PROMISES. U-TURNS. SCANDALS. FAILURES."
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Sir Keir Starmer is facing Labour dissent, economic uncertainty and spiralling conflict abroad as he marks a year in Number 10.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/national/25285364.starmer-faces-labour-turmoil-global-volatility-marks-year-number-10

The Guardian: "HUNDREDS KILLED AS ISRAEL STEPS UP GAZA STRIKES DESPITE CEASEFIRE HOPE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Burke

Israel has escalated its offensive in Gaza before imminent talks about a ceasefire, with warships and artillery launching one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in the devastated Palestinian territory for many months.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jul/03/israel-bombardment-offensive-gaza-hamas-ceasefire-talks

The Independent: "CRISIS, WHAT CRISIS? 'I WAS HAVING A TOUGH DAY,' INSISTS REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves hugged each other as they launched their new plan for the NHS and put behind them a troubled week which saw markets panic over the Chancellor's future.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-keir-starmer-unity-nhs-plan-b2782126.html

Metro (South Edition): "DEVASTATING TRAGEDY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anthony Morgan

Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother have died after a car crash in Spain.
Tributes have flooded in for Liverpool striker Diogo Jota who was killed in a car accident.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/03/diogo-jota-dies-car-crash-liverpool-brother-live-23567539

Daily Record: "HOLIDAY STRIKE CHAOS THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruth Suter

Holidaymakers in United Kingdom could be hit by flights chaos as hundreds of key Airport Workers prepare to strike.

FULL REPORT: http://DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ryanair-axes-170-flights-air-35491512

Daily Express: "'OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN'... FANS SHOCK OVER DEATH OF KOP STAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Riches

Stunned Liverpool Football Club fans flocked to Anfield after Diogo Jota was killed in a horror car crash in Spain.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/sport/football/2077066

Daily Express (Sport): "FOOTBALL MOURNS JOTA"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: David McDonnell

Football is in mourning following the death of Liverpool Football Club's forward Diogo Jota in a car crash.

Financial Times: "BIG ASSET MANAGERS PILED IN TO GILTS AS MARKETS DIPPED DURING REEVES CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Jim Pickard / Emily Herbert

BlackRock and Fidelity seize moment.
Bets placed on sell-off passing.
Keir Starmer bolsters Rachel Reeves.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/20493a21-bd13-40a1-b021-7408c409214c

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 02 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

1/7/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 02 July 2025.

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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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Daily Star: "SEND IN THE CLOWNS!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Clowns are back in favour with theatre crowds after ditching the freaky red-nosed Pennywise image for a modern makeover.

The Yorkshire Post: "YORKSHIRE FACTORIES LEAD WAY FOR THE UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman

The productivity of Rotherham's economy has grown faster than almost anywhere else in the country over the past two decades.

The Scotsman: "GENDER CRITICAL ACADEMICS 'HARASSED AT UNIVERSITIES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Catriona Stewart

Universities have allowed the suppression of Free Speech and enabled violence and harassment of Gender Critical academics.

Metro (South Edition): "HARVEY: DAD, I'M SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley

A 15-year-old boy told his headteacher 'I'm not right in the head' after he stabbed a fellow pupil to death with a five-inch hunting knife during their school lunch break, a jury has been told.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/01/boy-15-stabbed-death-hunting-knife-fellow-pupil-lunch-break-23552223

Daily Mirror: "NO WINNERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashley Cowburn

Keir Starmer's Welfare Bill scraped through after he delayed PIP reforms to dodge a humiliating defeat.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/welfare-vote-live-labour-benefits-35473193

Wirral Globe: "HIGH SCHOOL 'INADEQUATE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

A Wirral school where pupils' behaviour was described as 'boisterous and chaotic' with some even struggling to read has been rated 'inadequate' in four of five keys areas.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25265981.oldershaw-school-rated-inadequate-four-areas-ofsted

The Independent: "RATTLED STARMER SCRAPES THROUGH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Millie Cooke

Sir Keir Starmer has suffered the biggest blow to his leadership since coming into power a year ago after he was forced to abandon a key plank of his controversial benefit cuts in order to get them through parliament.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-welfare-reform-bill-vote-result-labour-rebels-b2780523.html

Morning Star: "UN WARNS LABOUR NOT TO ABUSE TERROR LAWS WITH PA BAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

United Nations experts urged Britain not to misuse terrorism laws to proscribe Palestine Action, branding the plans the "unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as 'terrorist'" ahead of an emergency protest outside Parliament tonight.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/un-experts-urge-government-not-label-palestine-action-terrorist-group

Daily Mail: "20,000 THIS YEAR AND COUNTING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Barrett / Neil Sears

More than 20,000 small boat migrants have reached Britain since the start of the year, in a damning indictment of Labour Party's record on controlling our borders.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14864135

The I Paper: "LABOUR REBELS FORCE STARMER TO RETREAT ON BENEFITS CUTS AGAIN - AMID CHAOS IN THE COMMONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Vaughan / Eleanor Langford / Kitty Donaldson

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's flagship welfare reforms survive major Labour rebellion.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/benefits-reform-farce-leaves-mps-bitter-and-trouble-ahead-for-starmer-3781447

Daily Express: "NOW IT'S 'UTTER CAPITULATION' OVER PM'S WELFARE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Kemi Badenoch said Keir Starmer isn't fit to govern the country as she lashed out at his "utter capitulation" over welfare.
The Tory leader branded the reforms "pointless" after the Labour leader was hit by a major backbench rebellion.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2076041

Daily Record: "GANGLAND FUNERAL THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Douglas Walker

Mourners at the funerals of gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons JR. have been told - you're next.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/bodies-slain-gangsters-ross-monaghan-35475924

The Guardian: "WELFARE BILL PASSES AS BRUISED PM BACKTRACKS TO AVERT LABOUR REVOLT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot / Pippa Crerar / Peter Walker

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon the central plank of his Welfare Bill to get it past its first House Of Commons hurdle, with a dramatic climbdown that meant he had to drop Disability Benefit cuts to avert a major Labour rebellion.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/jul/01/welfare-bill-passes-after-keir-starmer-offers-late-concession

The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER'S BENEFITS BILL TURNS TO FARCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Dominic Penna

Sir Keir Starmer has rendered his flagship welfare cuts legislation "pointless" in a farcical climbdown to win the support of Labour Party rebels.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/01/starmers-benefits-bill-turns-to-farce

Scottish Daily Mail: "SNP HAS LEFT NHS FIGHTING FOR ITS LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

The North of Britain's NHS is 'dangerously flatlining' despite SNP promises to improve performance with almost one in 10 planned operations still being cancelled.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14864135

Financial Times: "STARMER GUTS WELFARE REFORM TO AVERT DEFEAT IN COMMONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anna Gross / George Parker / David Sheppard / Jim Pickard

Sir Keir Starmer gutted his Welfare Bill, fending off a full-scale Labour Party rebellion.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/221b6745-27f9-4c67-ad46-e01085b25a71

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

17/6/2025

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

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This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Scottish Daily Mail: "U.S. POISED TO JOIN IRAN WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol / Natalie Lisbona

United States President Donald Trump was poised to join Israel's attacks on Iran as he demanded Tehran's 'unconditional surrender'.

Daily Star: "YOU ARE FAILING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Sir Rod Stewart says ex-pal Donald Trump didn't treat women well - and blasts him on Iran.
United States President is now bragging he knows where The Ayatollah lives.

Metro (South Edition): "33° HEATWAVE IN JUNE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jordan Reynolds

Sweltering Britons have been warned of a five-day heatwave - and even our hottest June day ever is possible.

Daily Record: "THUGS UP IN SMOKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern

SNP minister Angela Constance has vowed to get tough on football thugs after matchday pyrotechnics left her struggling to breathe.

Glasgow Times: "MAN ADMITS KILLING 21-YEAR-OLD PARTNER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grant McCabe / Ben Waddell

Former Royal Mail postman Ewan Methven has admitted murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend, Phoenix Spencer-Horn, at their East Kilbride flat in Glen Lee, before texting her mother, Alison Spencer, pretending to be her and searching for Internet pornography.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/national/25244704.man-admits-murdering-beheading-girlfriend

Daily Express: "GROOMING GANGS 'ONE OF BIGGEST SCANDALS EVER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Kemi Badenoch has branded the Grooming Gang cover-ups "one of the biggest scandals Britain has ever seen".
Survivors and campaigners joined the Conservative Party leader in London for a Press Conference on Tuesday where she insisted she was not politicising the issue.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2069955

The Independent: "TRUMP WARNS IRAN WE WON'T KILL YOUR LEADER - FOR NOW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bel Trew / Andy Gregory / David Maddox

United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran to make a deal "before there is nothing left" and issued a chilling threat: he knows where The Supreme Leader is hiding but "we are not going to take him out, at least not for now".

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-kill-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-iran-israel-b2771702.html

Morning Star: "GET OFF YOUR KNEES, SIR KEIR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Stand up to the US President, grovelling UK Prime Minister told.
Stand up to Donald Trump, don't cosy up to him, Sir Keir Starmer was told by trade campaigners.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/stand-trump-grovelling-starmer-told

Financial Times: "TRUMP CALLS FOR IRAN'S 'SURRENDER' AND LEAVES WAY OPEN TO US ROLE IN CONFLICT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lauren Fedor / Demetri Sevastopulo / James Shotter

President Donald Trump's patience is 'wearing thin'.
Israeli officials are optimistic.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/00996449-94bf-48d5-ad8c-21eef78a91f4

Daily Mirror: "SPEAK UP FOR JUSTICE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sophie Huskisson / Ashley Cowburn

A victim of Grooming Gangs has urged others to come forward in a bid to smash the sick culture of abuse destroying young girls' lives.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/harrowing-fight-grooming-gangs-victim-35406135

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP POISED TO JOIN WAR ON IRAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Crilly / Danielle Sheridan

United States President Donald Trump was poised to enter the war between Israel and Iran.
US President calls for unconditional surrender in ultimatum on nuclear enrichment.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/17/donald-trump-poised-join-war-against-iran

The Guardian: "TRUMP DEMANDS 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER' BY IRAN AS TENSIONS RISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Julian Borger / Patrick Wintour / Peter Walker

Israel's war on Iran appeared to be approaching a pivotal moment.
Donald Trump demanded "unconditional surrender" from Tehran.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/middle-east-conflict-reaches-crucial-moment-as-trump-demands-real-end-to-iran-nuclear-programme

The Scotsman: "GIVE SCHOOLS THE TOOLS TO END PUPIL VIOLENCE, MINISTERS TOLD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

The North of Britain's Education Secretary insists the new Government guidance on classroom behaviour is what teachers want to see.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/education/ministers-urged-to-give-schools-support-to-end-pupil-violence-as-long-awaiting-guidance-published-5181224

The Times: "TRUMP WE WON'T KILL AYATOLLAH - FOR NOW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Charter / Larisa Brown / Chris Smyth

President Donald Trump demanded unconditional surrender from Iran and warned their Supreme Leader that he was an "easy target".

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran/article/trump-iran-war-israel-latest-news-l6l0jb6hp

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 10 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

9/6/2025

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

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The Daily Telegraph: "£14 BILLION FOR NUCLEAR TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Jonathan Leake

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will pump billions of pounds into Nuclear Power renaissance to keep Great Britain's lights on.

Scottish Daily Mail: "DELUDED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

The Labour Party's spending plans decended into chaos as Rachel Reeves backed down over Winter Fuel Payments.

The Guardian: "LABOUR PLEDGES £14BN FOR NUCLEAR TO GET UK OFF 'FOSSIL FUEL ROLLERCOASTER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot

The biggest nuclear programme in a generation will "get Britain off the Fossil Fuel rollercoaster", according to Ed Miliband.

Daily Mail: "DELUDED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

The Labour Party's spending plans decended into chaos as Rachel Reeves backed down over Winter Fuel Payments.

Financial Times: "REEVES RETREAT RESTORES WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS TO PENSIONERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Parker

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will restore Winter Fuel Payments to all but 2 million pensioners with income of more than £35,000.

Daily Star: "THE LORE'S PRAYER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Folklore is now the go-to for many Britons seeking meaning in their lives as religious attendance falls, says a top historian.

The Scotsman: "TOP MEDICS IN CALL FOR HEALTH SERVICES TO BE 'REIMAGINED'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

Medical professionals in the North of Britain have written an open letter calling for NHS healthcare and social care services to be revamped.

Metro (South Edition): "UMILIATING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Rachel Reeves has been accused of a humiliating U-turn after confirming that 9 million people will receive Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 again this year.

The Irish World: "'WORLD IS TURNING BLIND EYE TO GAZA'S STARVING CHILDREN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Ireland's Foreign Minister and Tánaiste Simon Harris condemned Israel's blocking of food aid to Palestinians.

Daily Record: "COUNCIL TAX FREEZE IS ELECTION BRIBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Hutcheon

Scottish First Minister John Swinney has been warned that bringing back a Council Tax freeze would trigger huge cuts to jobs and services.

The Bolton News: "NO 'AFFORDABLE' HOMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Housing project on Deansgate Gardens, previously known as Central Street, 'undeliverable' with 'affordable homes'.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25218275.deansgate-gardens-undeliverable-affordable-homes

Glasgow Times: "'DISGUSTING' MAN CONNED HIS OWN PALS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Gordon

Serial ticket scammer Iain Glen conned friends leaving them angry and out of pocket after claiming he had tickets for gigs of Harry Styles, Calvin Harris, and Justin Bieber.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25223826.serial-ticket-scammer-glasgow-conned-friends

Daily Mirror: "WINTER WONDERFUL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan

Rachel Reeves has offered millions of pensioners a cast-iron guarantee that they'll get the Winter Fuel Payment for the rest of this Parliament.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-makes-winter-fuel-35363503

Lancashire Telegraph: "SURGE IN A&E VISITS LINKED TO KETAMINE USE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Faulkner

Parts of Lancashire are in the grip of a "ketamine crisis" - with the drug causing a surge in visits to A&E amongst those using it.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25223967.east-lancs-grip-ketamine-crisis-surge-users

Morning Star: "'FREE FLOTILLA HEROES NOW'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others detained by Israel forces after illegal raid on humanitarian vessel.
The boat had aid supplies for Gaza.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/free-freedom-flotilla-crew-and-end-israels-murderous-gaza-blockade

The Times: "MILLIONS ESCAPE WINTER FUEL CUTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Smyth / Steven Swinford

Rachel Reeves U-turn raises more questions than it answers, with The Treasury pointing to the Autumn budget to explain how the allowance will be paid for.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/comment/the-times-view/article/rachel-reevess-winter-fuel-cut-reversal-is-a-sign-of-desperation-nx5xchlzs

The National: "'BACK SWINNEY AS LEADER' CALL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Pollock

Activists are questioning First Minister John Swinney's Scottish Independence strategy following a recent By Election defeat.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25225302.going-wrong-inside-snp-activists-share

Daily Express: "VICTORY FOR PENSIONERS!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown / Steph Spyro / Katie Harris / Christian Calgie / Jonathan Walker / Michael Knowles / David Williamson

Nine million pensioners to receive winter fuel payment after Government U-turn on policy.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2066438

The Independent: "REEVES U-TURNS ON WINTER FUEL HELP FOR 9 MILLION PENSIONERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Millie Cooke / Archie Mitchell

Beleaguered chancellor Rachel Reeves has performed a spectacular U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners as Labour desperately tries to claw back support.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/winter-fuel-payments-latest-rachel-reeves-b2766364.html

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 05 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

4/6/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 05 June 2025.

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Daily Mail: "BATTLE LINES DRAWN OVER IMMIGRATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Barrett / Jason Groves

Tough proposals on immigration are set to unveiled by both Labour and The Conservatives.
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have different approaches.

The Scotsman: "SCOTLAND'S CANCER 'TIMEBOMB' DUE TO SHORTAGE OF SPECIALISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

Cancer patients in the North of Britain face a 'ticking timebomb' over diagnosis and treatment due to a chronic shortfall of specialist doctors.

Including the front page of Edinburgh Evening News.

Daily Star: "HOLY GRAIL HUNT IN UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

The Holy Grail supped by Jesus is secretly buried in leafy St. Albans, according to a documentary maker.

Scottish Daily Mail: "BATTLE LINES DRAWN OVER IMMIGRATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Barrett / Jason Groves

Tough proposals on immigration are set to unveiled by both Labour and The Conservatives.
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have different approaches.
Labour and Conservatives to unveil tough immigration proposals, with Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch taking distinct approaches.

Metro (South Edition): "£15BN TO GET BRITAIN MOVING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Noora Mykkanen

Eight reigns will share in a £15.6billion transport spend to improve train, tram and bus links.
Rachel Reeves said the money will bring communities together.

Daily Record: "SOUNESS DON'T FALL FOR FARAGE... HE IS A CHANCER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Hutcheon

Graeme Souness has blasted Nigel Farage as a "chancer" who does not care about Scots in a dramatic intervention in a Holyrood by-election.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/politics/graeme-souness-tears-chancer-nigel-35336405

Gloucester Citizen: "FESTIVAL YES DESPITE 'GATECRASHER' FEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Three-day Churchdown Festival will raise money for charity.

Financial Times: "TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' WILL SWELL US DEBT BY $2.4TN, WARNS WATCHDOG"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Myles McCormick / Lauren Fedor

Verdict follows Elon Musk criticism.
Budget office says tax take will fall.
White House slams 'partisan' body.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/546e795a-0bd6-4915-9035-37c31f143b65

Royston Crow: "TOP PODCASTER SHARES SECRETS OF TOWN'S CAVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Royston Cave has featured in Natalie Doig's podcast, Weird In The Wade, exploring unusual sites in Biggleswade and surrounding areas.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25208077.weird-wade-podcast-releases-royston-cave-episode

The Independent: "WARNING OF MORE CUTS AFTER REEVES RULES OUT TAX RAID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Britain is facing cuts after Rachel Reeves doubled down on her manifesto pledge not to raise taxes to fund Labour's spending plans.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-spending-review-cuts-taxes-b2763600.html

Melton Times: "THE END OF THE ROAD!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Contractors start final phase of work to build Melton's bypass.
Three more roads set to close as last roundabouts are built.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/transport/three-new-road-closures-as-bypass-build-enters-final-stage-5156989

The Yorkshire Post: "REEVES PROMISES CITY TRAMS BY 2030s"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Rachel Reeves has said bringing a mass transit system to West Yorkshire is "incredibly personal" to her.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/personal-rachel-reeves-trams-mass-transit-west-yorkshire-5161409

Gloucestershire Echo: "JUNCTION 10 PLAN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Phil Norris

M5 junction upgrade decision hailed a 'landmark' that will unlock thousands of homes and jobs in Gloucestershire.

FULL REPORT: GloucestershireLive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/m5-junction-upgrade-decision-hailed-10238872

Gloucestershire Echo (Sport): "KINSELLA IS STAYING ON - BUT CLUBS CHASING KEY PAIR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jon Palmer

Former Walsall and Swindon Town midfielder Liam Kinsella agrees new deal with Cheltenham Town.

FULL REPORT: GloucestershireLive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-walsall-swindon-town-midfielder-10232147

Morning Star: "RED LINE FOR PALESTINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

A warning has been issued to Ministers in House Of Commons: Act now to stop the genocide happening in Gaza.

FULL REPORT: MorningStaronline.co.uk/article/act-now-stop-gaza-genocide-mps-tell-government

Glasgow Times: "'DETRIMENTAL ABC PLAN NOT RIGHT FOR CITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine

Plan for the O2 ABC site on Sauchiehall Street have been realised in a new lifelike model which shows how the proposal will look.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25212547.pictures-show-new-plan-glasgows-o2-abc-will-look

Daily Express: "FARAGE BACKS CALL FOR FULL U-TURN TO HELP OAPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Nigel Farage demands UK Government must reverse their Winter Fuel cut.
Reform UK leader challenged Rachel Reeves to make a complete U-turn.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2064470

Daily Mirror: "GLEE SCHOOL MEALS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan

Some 500,000 more kids will get free school meals after a successful campaign by Daily Mirror.
Keir Starmer will leave no stone unturned.
Major change to free school meal rules unveiled - saving parents up to £500.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/major-change-free-school-meal-35333180

The Times: "PENSIONERS FACE TAX HIT FOR WINTER FUEL U-TURN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Smyth / Steven Swinford

Rachel Reeves is expected to set out plans to restore Winter Fuel Payments and claw them back from millions of better-off pensioners.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/winter-fuel-payments-rachel-reeves-3tff6dq5g

The Guardian: "CHAOS FEARS OVER RETURN OF WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Hannah Al-Othman

Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated this year, Rachel Reeves confirms
Threshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for payment will rise before Winter.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/society/2025/jun/04/winter-fuel-payments-to-be-reinstated-this-year-rachel-reeves-confirms

The I Paper: "PENSIONERS ON DISABILITY AND HOUSING BENEFIT IN LINE FOR WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arj Singh / Eleanor Langford

More than a million pensioners on housing and Disability Benefits could benefit from the Government's U-turn on Winter Fuel Allowance and receive the payment this year.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/pensioners-disability-housing-benefit-winter-fuel-payments-3731387

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 04 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

3/6/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 04 June 2025.

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The Times: "POLICE CUTS 'MEAN SOME CRIMES MUST BE IGNORED'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Chris Smyth / Aubrey Allegretti

Police forces in Britain face 'stark choices' over which crimes to investigate if budget cuts hit.
Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Metropolitan Police, has written to Sir Keir Starmer to warn him that cost-cutting will have 'far-reaching consequences'.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/police-face-stark-choices-over-which-crimes-to-investigate-if-cuts-hit-l5k683bg8

Daily Record: "IS THIS THE REFORM YOU WANT?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern

Richard McFarlane, an activist for fascist group Patriotic Alternative, is campaigning for Reform UK in a bitter By Election.

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP ATTACKS BBC OVER HAMAS COVERAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Crilly / Henry Bodkin

Karoline Leavitt of Donald Trump's administration has attacked BBC's coverage of the Gaza conflict.
Broadcasters accused of taking Hamas' word as "total truth".

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/06/03/donald-trump-scolds-bbc-over-gaza-misreporting

The Guardian: "REEVES IN £15BN SPENDING PLEDGE TO PLACATE FRACTIOUS LABOUR MPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Jessica Elgot

Rachel Reeves is announcing £15BN for trams, trains, and buses outside London as she launches a charm offensive.

Scottish Daily Mail: "SWINNEY 'PUTTING SNP DOGMA AHEAD OF UK SECURITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Georgia Edkins

The SNP have been accused of putting 'outdated dogma' above the interests of National Security in a war of words over defence spending.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14777351

Daily Star: "I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A NICE STEAK AND A BEER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Christian Brueckner, prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann hunt, says he'll dine on steak and sup beer when released from his current jail term.

The Scotsman: "MOTHERS FEAR HOURS OF TRAVEL AS BABY UNIT DOWNGRADED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

Mothers have spoken out about the threat of having to travel miles for neonatal services.
Lack of services in Wishaw could see pregnant women sent to Aberdeen - or even Ireland.

Daily Express: "NOW IT'S GOOD WEATHER TO BLAME FOR BOAT SURGE!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles / Katie Harris

Labour have been ridiculed for blaming record migrant crossings on better weather in The Channel.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2063938

Daily Express (Sport): "BRUNO SNUBS SAUDIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris McKenna

Bruno Fernandes says he's happy at Manchester United after Head Coach Ruben Amorim pesterned him to snub a £200million move to Saudi Arabia.

The National: "'SORRY, KEIR ... INDEPENDENCE IS WHAT WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Jackson

A group of leading pro-independence figures have sent a message to Keir Starmer over his dismissal of a second Scottish Independence Referendum should the SNP win in 2026.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25212602.pro-indy-figures-write-keir-starmer-independence-snub

Metro (South Edition): "MADDIE SEARCH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

Police have begun a fresh search for missing Madeleine McCann in Portugal - digging at sites where prime suspect Christian Brueckner lived.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/03/madeleine-mccann-police-using-radars-scour-trenches-fresh-search-tip-off-23315068

Glasgow Times: "'DON'T BLAME TAXI DRIVERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Taxis are not to blame for a decline in Glasgow's night-time economy, the city's main operator has said.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25210657.dont-blame-us-taxis-hit-back-glasgow-city-centre-row

Morning Star: "WATER LETDOWN: REVIEW SILENT ON CROOKED SYSTEM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

The Water Commission's interim review is a "sham" and "reads more like a sales pitch" to investors, campaigners warned.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/campaigners-condemn-sham-review-britains-privatised-water-sector

The Yorkshire Post: "TRAMS SET TO RETURN TO CITIES' STREETS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Trams are almost certain to return to the streets of West Yorkshire after more than 65 years, with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to announce a £2.1BN funding boost for the region.

That's all the papers.

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 14 May 2025.

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

If the leading story is available, a link will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Times: "WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS HAILED AS KEY TO A LONGER LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleanor Hayward

Weight-loss drugs can delay diseases associated with ageing and halve deaths from Heart Attacks, research shows.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/golden-age-of-medicine-weight-loss-drugs-seen-as-key-to-longer-life-3wblnx3j6

The National: "'LANDMARK MOMENT' MSPS BACK ASSISTED DYING BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Brawn

MSPS have voted in favour of assisted dying legislation.
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill passed at stage one by 70 votes to 56, with one abstention after almost five hours of debate.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25160579.msps-vote-favour-assisted-dying-bill-landmark-vote

The Daily Telegraph: "HOSTILE STATE LINKED TO STARMER FIREBOMBS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Evans / Albert Tait / Robert Mendick

Counter-terrorism police are investigating the possibility that a hostile state may have been behind the arson attacks against the Prime Minister.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/13/starmer-firebombs-linked-to-hostile-state

Daily Express: "'GOLDEN AGE' OF OBESITY FIGHTING DRUGS ON WAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

The NHS has been urged to accelerate the rollout of weight loss drugs to "many millions" of people, as experts hailed the start of a "golden age" of anti-obesity treatments.
A raft of studies presented at Europe's largest obesity conference provided fresh evidence of their myriad benefits — which extend far beyond just helping patients shed pounds.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2054678

Scottish Daily Mail: "TEARS AS MSPS BACK ASSISTED SUICIDE BY 14 VOTES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley / Tom Gordon

Proposals to make Assisted Dying legal in the North of Britain have passed their first hurdle.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14708541

Daily Mail: "38 YEARS IN JAIL FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper / Rory Tingle

The victim of one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice walked free having spent 38 years in jail.
Peter Sullivan has conviction quashed over new DNA evidence.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14706905

Daily Record: "HISTORIC VOTE FOR ASSISTED DYING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris McCall

The North of Britain has moved one step closer to legalising Assisted Dying after MSPs voted in favour of an historic change to the law.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/politics/assisted-dying-scotland-passes-first-35220081

The Guardian: "ZELENSKYY: PUTIN IS THE OBSTACLE TO A PEACE DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Walker

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes the current period of frantic diplomacy and high-stakes gambits between Russia and Ukraine will end with President Donald Trump understanding that President Vladimir Putin is the real obstacle to a peace deal.

FULL REPORT: http://TheGuardian.com/world/2025/may/13/volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-peace-talks-turkey

The Scotsman: "'LANDMARK MOMENT' AS MSPS VOTE TO BACK ASSISTED DYING BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

The North of Britain's Assisted Dying law passes landmark first step - but the really hard work begins now.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/assisted-dying-scottish-parliament-vote-5127267

Daily Star: "'I HAVE BABIES, I NEED TO LIVE!'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson / Jack Wetherill

Sobbing TV star Kim Kardashian told a Paris court she feared she would die at the hands of a gun gang in a £7.5M jewel heist.

FULL REPORT: http://DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/breaking-kim-kardashian-arrives-court-35217426

Lancashire Telegraph: "CARE WORKER SENT TO JAIL FOR PATIENT ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

A Care Worker, who was found guilty of engaging in sexual activity with a mentally disordered patient, has been jailed.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25156405.blackburn-care-worker-jailed-sexual-activity-patient

Financial Times: "BEIJING FEARS OVER UK-US TRADE ACCORD CLOUD LONDON'S BID TO REVIVE CHINA TIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Leahy / Ryan McMorrow

Xi officials foresee export blow.
Focus on Washington's security clause.
Call to raise issues with ministers.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/985a553c-d98f-47db-bf03-41e65d336675

The I Paper: "NEW MIGRANT RULES BOOST UK HOPES OF SOFTER BREXIT DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Hazell / Arj Singh

Controversial measures to cut legal immigration will allow the UK to make a deal with the EU on youth mobility, The I Paper understands.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/migrant-clampdown-paves-way-to-softer-brexit-deal-3692136

Metro (South Edition): "I'M NOT ANGRY I'M NOT BITTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Luke Alsford

A man with Learning Difficulties who served 38 years in jail for a murder he did not commit has been set free after Britain's longest miscarriage of justice was finally overturned.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/05/13/man-freed-38-years-prison-uks-longest-miscarriage-justice-23074094

Wirral Globe: "TRIBUTES PAID TO 'BEST DAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

Tributes to Wirral dad Kevin Rylance who died in M53 crash.
The family of Kevin Rylance who died following a crash on the M53 has paid tribute to the "best dad two kids could’ve ever asked for".

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25154565.wirral-tributes-dad-kevin-rylance-died-m53-crash

The Yorkshire Post: "PLEDGE TO MOVE CIVIL SERVANTS TO REGION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Thousands of roles could be relocated, Minister suggests.
Civil Service jobs are set to be moved from Whitehall to York, Leeds and Sheffield.
The Cabinet Office has named 13 locations across Britain.

The Bolton News: "UNI CHIEF GETS SUSPENDED IN INVESTIGATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester has been suspended following "serious allegations".
The Deane Road based university announced, via a spokesperson, that Professor George E. Holmes had been suspended alongside the Provost and another senior member of academic staff.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25159648.university-greater-manchester-vice-chancellor-suspended

Morning Star: "NO LOOPHOLES WITH GENOCIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to War Crimes as the Government goes on trial to defend their continued supply of arms to Israel.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/what-happening-gaza-live-streamed-genocide

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