INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (SUNDAY'S PAPERS): SUNDAY 24 MAY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Sunday 24 May 2026.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.

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

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The Observer: "POLITICAL FOOTBALL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gabriel Gatehouse

The Observer's Front Page explores a Conspiracy Theory: Did the CIA poison England goalkeeper Gordon Banks before the 1970 World Cup quarter-final to sabotage them against West Germany?

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Sunday Mail: "DYING OAP HOUNDED OVER 38P BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jennifer Hyland

Robert Walsh, a terminally ill pensioner, has been threatened with court action by Scottish Power over an outstanding 38p bill.

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The Independent: "EU MEMBERSHIP CAN BE FAST-TRACKED TOP OFFICIAL SAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke

European Union could fast-track Britain's return to the bloc if it decided to rejoin, dispelling suggestions United Kingdom would be pushed to the back of the queue if it tried to reverse Brexit.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-rejoin-referendum-wes-streeting-b2981880.html

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Scottish The Mail On Sunday: "MY PHONE WAS HACKED BY MOSCOW SAYS FARAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen
 
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims Russian spies hacked his phone to obtain details of his controversial £5million gift from a crypto billionaire.

Scottish The Mail On Sunday (Sport/Back Page): "TIME TO DECIDE"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Gary Keown

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill will meet Dermot Desmond to discuss his future over the coming week after admitting the Football Club should go for a younger coach if their focus is on moving forward with a new, long-term project.

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Sunday People: "FREE KICKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kieran Horn 
 
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sent a letter to TNT Sport urging Champions League broadcaster to make the final between Arsenal Football Club and Paris Saint-Germain free-to-air.

Sunday People (Sport;/Back Page): "HELLO! / GOODBYE"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: James Whaling / Alex James

Oli McBurnie fired Hull back to the Premier League with a dramatic late winner at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola bows out of English football this afternoon after taking charge of his beloved Manchester City for the final time.

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The Herald On Sunday: "'A CULTURE OF DEREGULATION' CITY BLAZE VAPE SHOP HAD NEVER BEEN INSPECTED FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kathleen Nutt

No health and safety inspections were carried out at a Vape Shop in Glasgow where a devastating fire broke out earlier this year.
Leading architect Alan Dunlop blames 'underfunding and near abandonment of health and safety enforcement by local authorities'.

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Daily Star Sunday: "3 LIONS ON MY SSSSHIRT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Stadiums at FIFA World Cup are to get quiet rooms – for supporters who hate cheering.
Fans overwhelmed at matches will be able to use a sound-proof studio showing anything but the actual football.

Daily Star Sunday (Sport/Back Page): "LION IN WAITING"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Alex James 
 
Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out one day taking the England National Team job or returning to Manchester City.

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The Sunday Telegraph: "FARAGE I'LL SCRAP TAX PAID ON OVERTIME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Camilla Turner
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged to axe Income Tax on overtime as he vowed to "make work pay".
If Reform UK wins the next General Election, people who earn less than £75,000 and work overtime above a 40-hour week would pay no Income Tax on their extra hours.

The Sunday Telegraph (Sport/Back Page): "GUARIOLA: I TRUST CITY WILL BE CLEARED OVER 115 CHARGES"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: James Ducker 

Pep Guardiola says he retains complete "trust" in Manchester City hierarchy when they say the Football Club will be exonerated in their land-mark “115 charges” court battle with Premier League.

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The Sunday Post: "THE WOMAN WHO DIED TWICE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katherine Sutherland

Shelagh Warwick-Illius faked her own death and vanished from an English Channel ferry 42 years ago.
Despite searches, no trace was found and she was declared dead.
However she lived under a new identity for over two decades.

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Sunday Express: "'WE'LL AXE TAX ON OVERTIME!'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Williamson

Nigel Farage last night made a bold bid for the support of working Britons with a promise to scrap tax on overtime when in government.
People who earn less than £75,000 and have worked a 40-hour week will not pay tax on further hours worked under his plans for power.

Sunday Express (Sport/Back Page): "DAY OF RECKONING"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Joshua Peck
 
Tottenham or West Ham will wave goodbye to the Premier League this afternoon.

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The Sunday Times: "ANDREW FACES ALLEGATION OVER 'ASCOT INCIDENT WITH WOMAN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dipesh Gadher

Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are examining an allegation that he behaved inappropriately towards a woman at Royal Ascot.

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Sunday Mirror: "FARAGE'S HAVEN US ON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown / Simon Murphy 
 
Nigel Farage's Reform UK pockets a fortune from people or companies with offshore links, analysis reveals.

Sunday Mirror (Sport/Back Page): "THANKS, PEP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alex James

Pep Guardiola waves goodbye to Premier League and Manchester City today.... but we may not have seen the last of him.

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The Mail On Sunday: "MY PHONE WAS HACKED BY MOSCOW SAYS FARAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen
 
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims Russian spies hacked his phone to obtain details of his controversial £5million gift from a crypto billionaire.

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