 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 19 June 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 Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. Here are tonight's Page 1 previews. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Daily Mail: "BENEFITS BILL IS ON COURSE TO ROCKET BY £18BN A YEAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves Spending on sickness benefits is on course to rise by £18billion. That's the same as the entire police budget.  Scottish Daily Mail: "SNP DENY 192,000 SCOTS OAPS WINTER FUEL CASH" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley Nearly 200,000 British OAPs won't get Winter Fuel help after The SNP broke their promise on universal payments.  Gloucestershire Echo: "CANCER CENTRE APPEAL HITS £9M MILESTONE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA The new centre at Cheltenham will feature natural light, bright designed gardens, and patient rooms.
Daily Star: "FRANKIE IS IN BINNER'S ENCLOSURE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton Race fans blasted Ascot bosses after bins were dumped near a statue of the world famouus jockey Frankie Dettori.
The Scotsman: "CRISIS-HIT GPS STUCK WITH IT SYSTEMS 'FROM THE DARK AGES'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Pooran / Alistair Grant GPs in Scotland are using IT systems that are more than two decades old amid an ongoing crisis.  Gloucester Citizen: "SHOCK AS FAMILY KILLED IN AIR CRASH" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex Driscoll A couple and their four-year-old daughter who died in the Air India plane crash were "widely loved and deeply respected", their family has said. FULL REPORT: GloucestershireLive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/heartbreaking-tributes-gloucester-family-killed-10261912
Metro (South Edition): "ARMAGEDDON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Kwong Iran has threatened the United States with 'irreparable harm' if Donald Trump sends in war planes to destroy its nuclear sites. FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/17/trump-us-wont-assassinate-irans-leader-for-now-abruptly-leaves-g7-23440956  Reading Today: "READING REMEMBERS FORBURY VICTIMS FIVE YEARS ON" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier Residents of Reading are set to mark the fifth anniversary of the victims of the Forbury Gardens attack next week. FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/reading-to-mark-fifth-anniversary-of-forbury-gardens-attack-next-week  The Independent: "'I MAY DO IT, I MAY NOT': TRUMP TAUNTS IRAN OVER AIRSTRIKES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Watling Donald Trump taunted Iran on Wednesday over the extraordinary prospect of US airstrikes on Tehran after The Ayatollah rejected demands for unconditional surrender. FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-israel-war-donald-trump-us-strikes-b2772480.html  Royston Crow: "'CHARMING' LISTED PUB ON THE MARKET" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak A Grade II-listed pub in Abington Pigotts is up for sale for £799,500. The Pig and Abbot is situated in the heart of Abington Pigotts, and is a Queen Anne period public house. FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25245859.pig-abbot-pub-abington-pigotts-goes-sale  Glasgow Times: "TENANTS FIGHT OFF RENT RISES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte Tenants of the Water Row development in Govan took to the streets of Glasgow to celebrate after their landlord halted a rent increase. FULL REPORT: http://GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25250345.glasgow-tenants-celebrate-landlord-halts-rent-hike  Andersonstown News: "MO CHARA BAILED" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA Hundreds of Kneecap fans turned up outside a court in London to support Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, better known as his stage name Mo Chara, as he was released on bail. FULL REPORT: BelfastMedia.com/hundreds-turn-out-in-support-of-kneecap-s-mo-chara-as-he-is-released-on-bail  Morning Star: "ANGER AS TRUMP HINTS AT JOINING ATTACKS ON IRAN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir Anti-war campaigners have hit back at Donald Trump after the United States President said that his nation might join forces with Israel in attacking Iran. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/us-must-not-drive-world-worst-middle-east-war-ever  Daily Express: "ASSISTED DYING LAW WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PRESENT FOR MUM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler Esther Rantzen health latest as Rebecca Wilcox issues update on her condition and discusses the Assisted Dying campaign. FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2070516
The Guardian: "'I MAY DO, I MAY NOT': TRUMP KEEPS WORLD WAITING ON US JOINING WAR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Graham-Harrison / Dan Sabbagh President Donald Trump has not decided if he will take the United States into war with Israel on Iran. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/iran-threatens-us-with-irreparable-damage-if-trump-joins-war  Daily Mirror: "PIP CUTS A CATASTROPHE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lizzy Buchan The Government has been accused of turning its back on sick and disabled people after pressing ahead with "catastrophic" benefit cuts. FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-disability-cuts-branded-catastrophic-35413196  The Times: "BRITAIN COULD SUPPORT US TO STRIKE IRAN FROM THE AIR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Larisa Brown / Alistair Dawber Britain is weighing up whether to provide United States military support in the event of Donald Trump deciding to bomb Iran. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/uk-troops-middle-east-iran-x0gw626r7
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 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 05 June 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 Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. Here are tonight's Page 1 previews. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. 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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