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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 07 AUGUST 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

6/8/2025

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 07 August 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, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

Daily Star: "FARCE-TERCHEF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Gleave

MasterChef's new series has been branded a shambles due to heavy editing after the sackings of Gregg Wallace and John Torode.
One critic said: "It's an absolute mess".

The Messenger: "RESIDENTS' FEARS OF IMPENDING 'CHAOS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Residents of a narrow Altrincham road close to the Town Centre are urging Town Hall bosses to act so New Street doesn't have parking chaos.

The Scotsman: "MILLIONS SPENT TO LURE FOREIGN UNI STUDENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Catroina Stewart

Universities in the North of Britain are spending soaring sums of money on overseas recruiting agents to attract wealthy foreign students.

The Yorkshire Post: "'REGION A BIG WINNER IN FUNDING SHAKE UP'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Councils in Yorkshire and The Humber are set to be some of the biggest winners in the Governments shake-up of Local Government funding.

The Independent: "STARMER OPENS DOOR TO PLEDGE-BUSTING INCOME TAX RISES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin / Millie Cooke

Sir Keir Starmer - Prime Minister of The United Kingdom - has opened the door to increasing Income Tax this Autumn as he faces growing pressure to fill a £50billion shortfall in the public finances.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-income-tax-budget-rachel-reeves-b2802954.html

Fife Free Press: "NEW PUSH FOR HARBOUR ACCESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Allan Crow

A community campaign to reinstate historic access to the breakwater at the town’s harbour is set to step up this weekend with a march and rally ahead of a key meeting.

FULL REPORT: FifeToday.co.uk/news/people/burntisland-harbour-march-and-rally-ahead-of-key-report-on-row-over-access-5255943

Daily Express: "LABOUR'S TAX WAR IS HARMING ECONOMY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christian Calgie

The Labour Party have been accused of setting young people up for "failure" as Rachel Reeves' jobs tax hammers the employment market.
Some 60% of youngsters fear it will be harder to find well-paid jobs.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2092075

St. Helens Star: "'SAVE OUR MUSEUM'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Kilmurray

Johnny Vegas has made an impassioned plea to the community to back a campaign to save the town's World Of Glass museum.
As reported in June, the cultural landmark, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has launched a CrowdFunding campaign in a bid to safeguard its future.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25368007.johnny-vegas---need-save-world-glass

The National: "SCOTLAND CONSIDERS BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alasdair Ferguson

The Government has been challenged to explain their relationship with Israel after they called the country a "critical friend" in a secret meeting last year.

FULL REPORT: http://TheNational.Scot/news/25353262.scottish-government-challenged-explain-israel-relationship

The Bolton News: "ASYLUM SEEKER BED RUMOURS ARE DISMISSED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan / Leah Collins

There are no plans for more bed spaces to be provided for Asylum Seekers across Bolton.
This comes after rumours that Armed Forces veterans were being evicted from Constellation House in Farnworth.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25350342.constellation-house-statement-rumours-asylum-seekers

Daily Mail: "HMRC STAFF HOLD CLASS ON 'GUILT OF BEING BRITISH'
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper / Charlotte Gill

Civil Servants working for the taxman has come under fire after holding a seminar on the 'Guilt of Being British'.
Staff at HM Revenue and Customs were able to log-in remotely and attend the session.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14976357

Glasgow Times: "HERO OFFICERS SAVE BAR-L INMATE'S LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eszter Támal

Heroic Prison Officers saved a man's life after he cut his own throat in HMP Barlinnie.
Four members of staff rushed to a cell in early 2024 after reports.

The I Paper: "LABOUR'S MINISTER FOR HOMELESSNESS EJECTS HER TENANTS - AND HIKES RENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Vicky Spratt

Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse before relisting the property for £700 a month more in rent, The i Paper can reveal.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/homelessness-minister-threw-out-tenants-increased-rent-3846449

Reading Today: "LAUNCHPAD CELEBRATES REFURBISHMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier

LaunchPad, a charity tackling homelessness in Reading, has unveiled its newly-refurbished drop-in centre in the heart of the town.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/refreshed-and-reinvigorated-launchpad-unveils-refurbished-building-in-central-reading

Daily Mirror: "COSMETIC COWBOYS CRACKDOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Thornton

A major crackdown on 'wild west' cowboy cosmetics has finally been announced by the Government - leaving mums who nearly died "relieved and ecstatic".

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cosmetic-cowboys-banned-huge-victory-35686170

Warrington Guardian: "NEIGHBOURS' HMO ANGER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell

Residents have been 'vehemently' objecting to plans for a third HMO along Alexandra Street in Fairfield.
It would see large homes turned into bedsits.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25345496.50-object-plan-third-hmo-alexandra-street

Scottish Daily Mail: "HMRC STAFF HOLD CLASS ON 'GUILT OF BEING BRITISH'
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper / Charlotte Gill

Civil Servants working for the taxman has come under fire after holding a seminar on the 'Guilt of Being British'.
Staff at HM Revenue and Customs were able to log-in remotely and attend the session.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14976357

The Oldham Times: "'DANGEROUS' DUO JAILED FOR 14 YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Rothwell

Anton Grant and Daniel Eastmond, who took part in a gun fight in which 15 shots were fired on a quiet Oldham street, have been jailed.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25367440.men-jailed-15-shots-fired-quiet-street

Morning Star: "POLICE 'COULD FACE LAWSUITS' IF BAN ON PA IS REVERSED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Police face being sued for carrying out hundreds of unlawful arrests and trespass if the proscription of Palestine Action is overturned.
Demonstrators are being detained under the Terrorism Act.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/cops-could-be-sued-if-palestine-action-proscription-overturned-organiser-warns

Knutsford Guardian: "SADNESS AS ANIMAL SHELTER WILL CLOSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

Dedicated animal lovers are reluctantly closing their charity 'with the heaviest of hearts'.
Cash-strapped Knutsford Animal Rescue made the announcement on Social Media earlier this week.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25363207.knutsford-animal-rescue-closes-with-heaviest-hearts

Daily Record: "WOOF!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dingwall

Veteran sports presenters including Dougie Donnelly and Archie MacPherson are set to reunite for a special 50th anniversary special of the BBC's Sportscene.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/tv/legendary-football-pundits-present-50thanniversary-35685785

Bury Times: "THREE MEN ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine

Three men have been charged with the murder of Mohammed Afzal.
The suspects stabbed the teenager at a Car Park near to Market Street in Bury, earlier this month.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25368579.bolton-failsworth-longsight-men-charged-bury-murder

Lancashire Telegraph: "RISE IN ABUSE OF TIP WORKERS IN BOROUGH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

There were 21 incidents where staff at Blackburn and Darwen's Recycling Centres faced aggression from people using the sites in the last five years.
The figure was revealed by operator SUEZ Recycling And Recovery UK as it launched a new campaign called 'We Refuse Abuse' calling for end to violence and anger against waste staff.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25370161.blackburn-darwen-tip-staffs-assault-figures-revealed

Melton Times: "SPORTS CLUB UNDER THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

The future of Holwell Sports and Social Club, which has served the community for over a century, is uncertain after a bid to buy the site failed.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/community/future-of-historic-holwell-sports-and-social-club-site-under-threat-5256769

The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER'S PLEDGE ON TAX THROWN INTO CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver / Tim Wallace / Genevieve Holl-Allen / Eir Nolsøe

Prime Minister of United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer has thrown The Labour Party's pledges on tax into chaos after he apparently refused to rule out a raid on working people to plug a £51 billion black hole.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/08/06/starmer-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-50bn-black-hole

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "FAMILY CALLED TO JOIN BRAWL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Tooth

A family of three avoided prison for their respective roles in a fight outside an Off Licence in Northwich.
Parents Stephen Keri and Sadie Vernon and son Jason Keri were in a fight with two others in November 2022.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25352976.northwich-family-avoids-prison-fight-outside-off-licence

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "NUISANCE BIKES TAKEN OFF ROAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

Police have seized an off road bike in Atherton following a number of reported offences.
On Wednesday 30 July 2025, Greater Manchester Police reported that an off road bike was being ridden on Devonshire Road causing Anti Social Behaviour.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25353101.atherton-off-road-bike-seized-reported-driving-offences

The Times: "WEALTHIER AREAS FACE BIG RISES IN COUNCIL TAX"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan

Deputy Prime Minister of United Kingdom, and a minister in The Labour Party, Angela Rayner has proposed redirecting cash to deprived authorities but the 5% cap on increases could leave some regions with real-terms cuts in funding.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/wealthier-areas-council-tax-rises-angela-rayner-nbh00x2hz

That's all the papers.
News In Brief follows.

NEWS IN BRIEF:

Altrincham Parking Fears

Residents on New Street in Altrincham, near the Town Centre, are pressing Town Hall officials to prevent looming parking chaos on their narrow road.
Universities Boost Overseas Recruitment

Universities in Northern Britain are ramping up spending on overseas agents to lure wealthy foreign students, with costs soaring into the millions.
Yorkshire Councils Gain from Funding Revamp

Councils across Yorkshire and The Humber are set to reap significant benefits from the Government's recent shake-up of local authority funding.
Starmer Signals Income Tax Hike

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at raising income tax this autumn to tackle a £50 billion gap in public finances, stirring debate over tax pledges.
Fife Breakwater Campaign Intensifies

A Fife community is stepping up its fight to restore historic access to the town's harbour breakwater, planning a march and rally ahead of a pivotal meeting.
Labour's Jobs Tax Slammed

Critics accuse The Labour Party of harming the economy with a new jobs tax, with 60% of young people fearing it will hinder access to well-paid jobs.
Johnny Vegas Champions Museum Rescue

Comedian Johnny Vegas is rallying support for a crowdfunding effort to save St. Helens' World Of Glass museum as it marks its 25th anniversary.
Scotland Weighs Israel Boycott

The Scottish Government faces calls to clarify its stance on Israel, dubbed a "critical friend" in a secret meeting last year, amid boycott discussions.
Bolton Rejects Asylum Bed Rumours

Officials in Bolton have quashed claims of extra bed spaces for Asylum Seekers, denying rumours of evictions at Constellation House in Farnworth.
HMRC Staff in 'Guilt' Seminar Row

HM Revenue and Customs staff have sparked controversy by attending a remote seminar on the 'Guilt of Being British', drawing sharp criticism.
Prison Officers' Heroic Act at Barlinnie

Four prison officers at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow saved an inmate’s life earlier this year after he attempted to cut his own throat.
Labour Minister Faces Tenant Backlash

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is under fire for evicting four tenants from her East London home and hiking the rent by £700 a month.
Reading Charity Revamps Centre

LaunchPad, a homelessness charity in Reading, has unveiled its newly refurbished drop-in centre to support the town's vulnerable residents.
Crackdown on Rogue Cosmetics

The Government has launched a major clampdown on unregulated 'cowboy' cosmetic procedures, addressing serious public health risks.
Warrington HMO Plans Spark Outrage

Residents on Alexandra Street in Fairfield, Warrington, are fiercely opposing plans for a third house in multiple occupation (HMO) on their road.
Oldham Gunmen Jailed

Anton Grant and Daniel Eastmond have been sentenced to 14 years each for a gun fight involving 15 shots on a quiet Oldham street.
Police Risk Lawsuits Over Protest Ban

Police could face lawsuits for hundreds of arrests if the ban on Palestine Action is lifted, with detainees currently held under the Terrorism Act.
Knutsford Shelter to Shut

Knutsford Animal Rescue will close due to financial struggles, leaving staff and animal lovers devastated.
BBC Sportscene Marks 50 Years

Veteran presenters Dougie Donnelly and Archie MacPherson will reunite for a BBC Sportscene 50th anniversary special.
Bury Murder Charges Filed

Three men face murder charges after teenager Mohammed Afzal was fatally stabbed in a Bury car park near Market Street this month.
Tip Worker Abuse Rises in Blackburn

A campaign, 'We Refuse Abuse', has launched after 21 incidents of aggression against Recycling Centre staff in Blackburn and Darwen over five years.
Melton Club at Risk

Holwell Sports and Social Club in Melton, a century-old community hub, faces closure after a failed bid to buy its site.
Starmer's Tax Plans Under Fire

Sir Keir Starmer’s tax commitments are questioned as he grapples with a £51 billion financial shortfall, potentially impacting working people.
Northwich Family Dodges Jail

A family of three from Northwich avoided prison for their roles in a November 2022 brawl outside an Off Licence.
BBC MasterChef Editing Slammed

The latest BBC MasterChef series has been branded a ‘shambles’ due to heavy editing following the exit of presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.
Atherton Bike Seized

Police in Atherton confiscated an off-road bike on Devonshire Road after reports of Anti Social Behaviour on 30 July 2025.
Council Tax Hike Proposed

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's plan to redirect funds to deprived areas could see wealthier regions face steep Council Tax rises, despite a 5% cap.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 17 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

16/7/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 17 July 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, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

The Daily Telegraph: "CABINET BID TO HALT AFGHAN AIRLIFT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gordon Rayner

The Home Office tried to stop a £7billion plan to grant asylum to 24,000 Afghans because of fears over national security, The Telegraph has learnt.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/16/home-office-tried-blocking-afghan-airlift-national-security

Bury Times: "DOGS SEIZED AFTER 'ATTACK' IN THE TOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zach Harrison

Four "suspected" XL Bully dogs have been seized by police as a man was taken to a local Medical Facility.
The incident took place on Rochdale Road.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25310297.4-xl-bully-dogs-seized-bury-man-taken-hospital

Morning Star: "THIN-SKINNED PM PURGES FOUR MPS IN CRACKDOWN BID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Sir Keir Starmer has suspended Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell from The Labour Party in a desperate attempt to restore his floundering and diminished authority.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/starmer-plunges-labour-crisis-he-axes-rebel-mps

Glasgow Times: "'IT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO ANYONE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine

Pete MacDonald, the owner of one of the city flats which collapsed on Albert Drive, has said "it could happen to anyone".

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25318117.owner-glasgow-albert-drive-collapsed-building-speaks

The I Paper: "REEVES BLAMED FOR UK INFLATION HIKE, AS NI RISE HITS FOOD PRICES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum Mason

Rachel Reeves' decision to hike employers' National Insurance is being blamed by some retailers and economists for the unexpected rise in inflation.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/reeves-inflation-bump-ni-rise-food-prices-3809682

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "TOP TEAMWORK HELPS TO SAVE CLUB"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tabitha Wilson

Shakerley Community Centre in Tyldesley has been saved from closure thanks to the dedication of volunteers and supporters.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25298142.shakerley-community-centre-saved-closure-volunteers

City AM: "GUINNESS MAKER LOSES ITS HEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saskia Hoopman / Amber Murray

Diageo will replace Debra Crew just over a year into her tenure as the drinks giant struggles to regain investor confidence following a turbulent period marked by falling sales and a sharp decline in its share price.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/ftse-100-giant-diageo-to-replace-ceo-debra-crew

The Scotsman: "NHS URGED TO SETTLE 'OUT OF HAND' TRIBUNAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

Scottish Ministers have been accused of letting the situation surrounding a Health Board has got out of hand.

Melton Times: "£150K FOR NEW PARK BRIDGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Councillors will decide this week whether to consider spending more than £100,000 on rebuilding the footbridge in Melton Country Park which was closed to the public following flood damage in January.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/lifestyle/outdoors/decision-to-be-taken-on-replacing-flood-damaged-melton-country-park-bridge-5223938

The National: "PLAN TO END GAZA GENOCIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Gregor Young

Twelve countries have agreed to take concrete action against Israel to stop its genocide against the Palestinian people.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25319771.12-countries-agree-concrete-steps-halt-gaza-genocide

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "10,000 SCREENED IN MEMORY OF AARON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Heidi Summerfield

Fourteen years ago, Aaron Dixon was at home with his family having been out the night before with his sister and his friends.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25303721.heart-screening-programme-reaches-10-000-memory-aaron-dixon

Metro (South Edition): "NEW MAXWELL APPEAL BID AS TRUMP FLIPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

The family of sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell have begun a new appeal for her release as Donald Trump trashed his own followers.
President Donald Trump is facing a firestorm as his supporters turn against him because of his laissez-faire approach to the Jeffrey Epstein files.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/16/five-key-questions-answered-trump-administrations-epstein-files-chaos-23673922

St Helens Star: "'ARSON' ATTACK IN FINGERPOST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

An elderly couple were rescued from a house fire in the early hours of 15 July, in what police believe was a suspected arson attack in Fingerpost.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25316280.ravenhead-elderly-couple-critical-condition-suspected-arson

Financial Times: "DIAGEO CHIEF STANDS DOWN AS FALLING ALCOHOL SALES TAKE TOLL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Arash Massoudi / Madeleine Speed / Anjli Raval

Diaego's Chief Executive Debra Crew has quit with immediate effect and will be replaced on an interim bases.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/aef5c197-6353-4b60-9232-8e9f6f1695e5

Reading Today: "BAA-RILLIANT SCULPTURES INVADE READING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

12 giant Shaun The Sheep sculptures have flocked to Reading this Summer.
Residents and visitors are invited to join the fun trail and find Shaun The Sheep sculptures.

FULL REPORT: RDG.TODAY/shaun-the-sheep-sculptures-invade-reading-as-residents-join-fun-trail

The Guardian: "FOUR MPS LOSE LABOUR WHIP AS PM ATTEMPTS TO REASSERT GRIP ON PARTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eleni Courea / Jessica Elgot

Keir Starmer has fired a warning shot to rebellious Labour MPs and moved to reassert his grip on his party by removing the whip from four backbenchers for repeatedly breaching discipline.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/jul/16/keir-starmer-to-remove-labour-whip-from-at-least-three-persistent-rebel-mps

The Bolton News: "LARGE DROP IN NHS WAITING LISTS BOOSTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Waiting lists for the NHS in Bolton have fallen by more than 7,000 people, the biggest drop in five years.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25311801.bolton-nhs-waiting-lists-fall-7-000-people

Daily Mail: "THANKS FOR SAVING US, NOW WE'LL SUE YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol / David Williams / Sam Greenhill

Taxpayers face a potential £1billion bill as law firms race to cash in following the Afghan Data Breach disaster.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14912633

The Messenger: "THE BEST AND WORST GPS ACCORDING TO YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Erin Lyons / Anja Jungmayr

Trafford's best and worst rated GP surgeries for 2025 have been revealed in the latest patient survey results from NHS England.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25312376.trafford-best-worst-gp-practices---according-patients

Daily Express: "'THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HELPED'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Riches

Anti-terror scheme Prevent "failed to provide" help that may have stopped the killers of three girls in Southport and David Amess.

Andystown News: "CONNOLLY HOUSE HUNGER STRIKE MUSEUM: SPECULATION MOUNTING OVER A'TOWN SITE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Speculation is mounting that a prime site on Andersonstown Road has been purchased for the development of a museum.

Daily Mirror: "SUE CHEF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Janine Yaqoob / Mark Jefferies

Furious John Torode plans to sue the BBC over his axing from MasterChef for allegedly using racist language.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/john-torode-take-legal-action-35568265.amp

Knutsford Guardian: "PROPOSAL TO REVIVE LANDMARK BUILDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

An iconic building in Knutsford could be revived under the latest plans.
A bar and restaurant could be developed at 60 King Street.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25307917.latest-60-king-street-plans-include-bar-restaurant-homes

Scottish Daily Mail: "CLEARED: TRANS ROW NURSE WHO WAS 'HUNG OUT TO DRY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Barker

The nurse at the centre of a landmark employment tribunal has been cleared of all gross misconduct allegations against her, her lawyer has said.

FULL REPORT: Dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14910317

Lancashire Telegraph: "KIDS AT RISK AS MMR VACCINE UPTAKE DIPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad / Joe Harrigan

Health officials are calling on people in Blackburn and Darwen to ensure their children have been vaccinated with the MMR vaccine vaccination.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25315450.mmr-vaccine-rates-target-blackburn-darwen

Daily Star: "LEAKY BUM TIME!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Dickinson

Drippy Thames Water chief Chris Weston blames rain for an increase in leaks - just days after bringing in a Hosepipe Ban.

The Oldham Times: "'EXORCISM REVENGE LED TO KIDNAPPING'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Azizur Rahman and Shohad Miah who kidnapped and violently assaulted an 87-year-old man in Oldham before leaving him naked in West Yorkshire have been jailed.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25315241.men-jailed-kidnapping-man-87-following-exorcism

Warrington Guardian: "A&E WAIT WORST IN THE COUNTRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lois Dean

Patients at Warrington Hospital experienced the worst Accident & Emergency waits in the country, according to new Government league tables.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25312485.nhs-figures-reveal-extent-e-wait-times-warrington-hospital

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 26 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

25/6/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 26 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 Mirror: "WEIGHT LOSS JABS: NEW FEAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Bagot

Ten people have died after they reported a severe side effect of weight loss injections.

Scottish Daily Mail: "STOP LABOUR'S BETRAYAL OF OUR SAS HEROES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol

SAS veterans are being hounded with the threat of prosecution decades after their service thanks to a shameful betrayal by Labour.

Lancashire Telegraph: "JUST EAT DELIVERY DRIVERS THREATEN STRIKE OVER CASH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

Takeaway delivery drivers from JustEat in Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington are threatening to go on strike over pay changes.

Daily Mail: "STOP LABOUR'S BETRAYAL OF OUR SAS HEROES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol

SAS veterans are being hounded with the threat of prosecution decades after their service thanks to a shameful betrayal by Labour.

Wokingham Today: "CHARITY ISSUES URGENT PLEA FOR HELP"

This story is currently embargoed by Wokingham Today and will be available on Wokingham.Today tomorrow.

Daily Star: "IT'S CALL OVER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Gleave

Telly fave Call The Midwife will end after 15 years with one more series and a blockbuster movie finale, Daily Star reveals.

The Yorkshire Post: "INHERITANCE TAX CHANGE 'TO COST THE REGION £1BN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Yorkshire is set to lose 16,500 jobs and have more than £1BN wiped from its economy due to the Government's controversial Inheritance Tax.

Daily Express: "'WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR WOMEN'S SAFETY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Giles Sheldrick

Nurses who are waging war on the NHS' "dangerous and unlawful" ideology say they'll not stop fighting until "safety is restored".

Warrington Guardian: "SHE WAS LIGHT IN OUR EYES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell

The family of Lucy Harrison have paid tribute to her after authorities in America confirmed there will be no criminal charges for the person who shot her.

Metro (South Edition): "ARISE SIR GARETH!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Davie

Sir Gareth Southgate says he does not miss being England manager and claims he felt the 'weight' of the job on a daily basis.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/25/gareth-southgate-im-not-missing-managing-england-23505161

Bury Times: "NEIGHBOUR SPRINGS TO RESCUE AFTER FIRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Brandwood

A heroic neighbour sprung into action to help rescue a family from a house fire on Sandgate Road in Whitefield.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25263367.whitefield-sandgate-road-house-fire-neighbour-helped-rescue-family

The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER SET TO BACK DOWN ON BENEFITS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Dominic Penna / Daniel Martin

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to back down on his welfare cuts Bill in an attempt to head off a rebellion by Labour MPs.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/25/starmer-preparing-to-water-down-welfare-reforms

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "FOOTBALL COACH GUILTY OF ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Tooth

Former football coach William Woods has been found guilty following a trial of sexually abusing eight children over the course of several decades.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25264386.predator-football-coach-carried-30-year-child-sex-abuse-campaign

Financial Times: "NATO ALLIES PLEDGE TO MEET TRUMP'S DEMAND FOR DEFENCE SPENDING BUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Henry Foy / Steff Chávez / Anne-Sylvaine Chassany

5% of GDP confirmed.
US to stand with alliance.
Focus on Ukraine war lessens.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/37b1b233-21b5-4c6a-8dc1-f333f8d76001

Reading Today: "RESIDENTS ENJOY PARTY ON THE HILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Station Hill welcomed residents of Reading and across Berkshire to its family-friendly celebration, featuring a plethora of local artists, food and drink stalls, community groups and children's activities.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/station-hill-welcomes-residents-of-reading-to-party-on-the-hill

The Independent: "NATO PRAISES 'DADDY' TRUMP - AND PLEDGES MORE CASH ON DEFENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke

European leaders in NATO have agreed to a historic increase in defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP – and praised Donald Trump for driving the uplift.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nato-defence-spending-trump-starmer-russia-ukraine-b2776789.html

St. Helens Star: "'BOMB' SCARE EVACUATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

Residents of Chadwick Road have been evacuated as a Bomb Disposal Unit have descended on a street in Haresfinch.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25263546.residents-evacuated-bomb-disposal-squad-descend-st-helens-street

The Scotsman: "PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS TO BE AXED AS NEAR £5BN BLACK HOLE LOOMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

Shona Robison has warned compulsory redundancies will be considered if "no other route" to cutting jobs is available in order to balance the books.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-ministers-to-axe-public-sector-jobs-as-ps26bn-funding-black-hole-emerges-5194993

The Oldham Times: "'HIS PASSING IS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO OUR TOWN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Tributes have poured in for Jewel Miah, a "dedicated and respected community leader" from Oldham well known for his charity work.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25259736.tributes-oldham-charity-fundraiser-jewel-miah-mbe

Edinburgh Evening News: "MAN FOUND DEAD ON PRINCES STREET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kevin Quinn

A man found unresponsive on Princes Street this morning was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Scotland were called to the scene on The Mound in Edinburgh.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/man-found-unresponsive-on-princes-street-this-morning-pronounced-dead-at-the-scene-5193273

Royston Crow: "'I'M THE FIRST TO FINISH LUNG CANCER STUDY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Royston resident Sirajul Choudhury has become the first person in the UK to complete participation in a Lung Cancer study.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25262743.royston-man-first-complete-lung-cancer-study

InformingBritain.com sends Anne Suslak the best in all future endeavours as this is her final Lead Story for Royston Crow.
She moves on to North Essex Papers next week.

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "TIMELINE FOR MARKET PLANS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

A timeline for Leigh Market Hall's multi-million-pound redevelopment has been unveiled with works set to be underway in 2027.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25262480.market-traders-temporarily-move-across-leigh-town-centre-2027

Melton Times: "BIRTHS PAUSED AT BABY UNIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Campaigners who have fought for the retention of Melton's baby unit fear yesterday's (Thursday's) announcement that births and postnatal services are being paused there for six months is 'closure by the back door'.
Campaigners fear Melton's baby unit closure is imminent as births and postnatal services are paused for six months, suspecting a covert shutdown.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/pausing-births-at-melton-baby-unit-looks-like-closure-by-the-back-door-5187834

Knutsford Guardian: "CALLS FOR DEFAULT 20MPH ROAD LIMIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Belinda Ryan

Residents are urging Cheshire East to consider introducing a 20MPH speed limit on restricted roads across the borough and asked why it isn't included in the draft active travel strategy.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25256348.cheshire-east-responds-calls-wales-like-20mph-speed-limit

Morning Star: "WELFARE BILL MAY PUT STARMER ON ELECTORAL BRINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

MPs will vote on Welfare Cuts aimed at disabled people, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner pledged today.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/starmer-imperils-government-welfare-cuts

Fife Free Press: "BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Allan Crow

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to visit Kirkcaldy in Fife for a special anniversary event for the town's War Memorial on Wednesday 2 July.

FULL REPORT: FifeToday.co.uk/news/people/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-in-kirkcaldy-for-centenary-event-5193851

The Bolton News: "NEW SWEEPERS ALL SET TO CLEAN THE BOROUGH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

New street sweepers are set to be deployed across Bolton as part of a major cash injection to "clean up the borough".

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25251429.bolton-council-approved-300k-boost-street-sweeping

The Messenger: "£25M SCHOOL 'NOT GOING TO HAPPEN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

The shortage of school places in the south of Trafford is not bad enough to justify the building of a new £25 million school, say Town Hall bosses who are planning the expansion of the former Loreto Preparatory School to create extra capacity.
Trafford officials say the school place shortage doesn't justify a new £25m school, planning instead to expand the former Loreto Preparatory School for added capacity.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25256732.new-school-south-trafford-not-going-happen

The Times: "REBEL MPS WANT 'REGIME CHANGE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Patrick Maguire / Max Kendix / Chris Smyth / Oliver Wright

Sir Keir Starmer's most senior aide is facing mounting criticism from Labour Party members.

FULL REPORT: Thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/starmer-aide-faces-mounting-criticism-for-handling-of-welfare-reforms-nlx7fghqq

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

11/6/2025

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

Metro (South Edition): "THE SPEND OF AUSTERITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will spend a massive £300billion over the next three years with big increases in NHS funding.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/11/seven-predictions-rachel-reeves-reveal-spending-review-23380210

Knutsford Guardian: "JAIL FOR TEEN WHO RAN OVER PC'S LEGS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Tooth

Knutsford teenager Harvey Bell deliberately drove at PC Tracy Hallworth as he knocked her to the ground and ran over her legs with both sets of wheels.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25215494.knutsford-teenager-sentenced-running-police-officer

Daily Star: "GOD ONLY KNOW WHAT WE'LL BE WITHOUT YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Christopher Bucktin

Tributes poured in to Beach Boys co-founder and singer-songwriter Brian Wilson who has died aged 82.

Melton Times: "IS FREE PARKING GOOD FOR MELTON?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Research is being done on the local economy of the three weeks of free parking drivers have enjoyed in the Town Centre of Melton Mowbray.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/lifestyle/shopping/research-being-carried-out-before-free-parking-period-ends-in-melton-5167234

The Daily Telegraph: "REEVES HITS POLICE AND DEFENCE TO FUND NHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Martin Evans / Danielle Sheridan / Charles Hymas

Tax rises now inevitable as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prioritises record boost to health spending over the nation's security.
Rachel Reeves has been accused of sacrificing police and defence spending in favour of a record handout for the NHS.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/11/rachel-reeves-sacrifices-defence-and-police-for-nhs-splurge

Glasgow Times: "'NO MATTER WHERE I MOVED HE FOUND ME'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

A woman has told how she was forced to flee her home and feared for her life after being targeted by a stalker.

Daily Express: "BRACE FOR TAX PAIN TO PAY FOR RACHEL'S 'FANTASY' SPENDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Britons face painful Autumn tax rises after Chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of a "fantasy" £300billion spending spree.

Reading Today: "BURGHFIELD BOX KART BASH TO RETURN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Preston

The Burghfield Box Kart Bash returns to the historic Auclum Hill Climb later this month, promising thrills, spills, and high-speed fun at one of the UK's most iconic motorsport venues.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/burghfield-box-kart-bash-returns

The I Paper: "TAX RISES NOW INEVITABLE TO PAY FOR REEVES' £2TRN SPENDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hugo Gye / Grace Gausden / Richard Vaughan

Economists have predicted that further tax increases will be needed at the next Budget to fund the Government's commitments on public spending.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/tax-rises-inevitable-reevess-2trn-spending-3744178

The Yorkshire Post: "POWERHOUSE RAIL SET TO GO AHEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Northern Powerhouse Rail - the high-speed route between Liverpool and Hull - looks set to be confirmed after Rachel Reeves and her Spending Review.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/spending-review-government-northern-powerhouse-rail-5172671

Daily Mirror: "PAY BACK OUR £122M FOR 'FAULTY' PPE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Sommerlad

PPE MedPro, a firm linked to Conservative Party peer Michelle Mone, are being sued for £122million over "unusable" PPE.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/michelle-mone-linked-firm-should-35374724

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "TOWN CENTRE TO GET A NEW INTERCHANGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

A new transport interchange in Leigh Town Centre has been earmarked as one project in a £2.5 billion funding package across Greater Manchester.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25227376.plans-create-new-transport-interchange-leigh-town-centre

Financial Times: "REEVES LAUNCHES £113BN 'RENEWAL' PUSH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Parker / Sam Fleming

Borrwing fuels spending spree on big capital projects.
NHS gains £29BN boost as defence and education win.
Squeeze on Home Office, FCO and Culture Ministry.
Tories say Chancellor will be forced to increase taxes.

The Bolton News: "DRAMA AS DOG FALLS INTO BOG"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liam Milton

A Bolton man is warning of a 'deadly' bog in the West Pennine Moors.
Ant Bowden and his dog was nearly 'completely swallowed'.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25224941.smithills-man-warning-deadly-bog-near-great-hill-near-belmont

Edinburgh Evening News: "CLOSING THE CAVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Johnstone

The owners behind one of Edinburgh's most famous shops announced they will close for good, bringing an end to their remarkable 44-year legacy.

FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.scotsman.com/news/watch-edinburgh-family-behind-legendary-alis-cave-shop-open-up-on-closing-after-44-years-5171872

The Oldham Times: "'HE DUSTED HIS HANDS AND WALKED OFF'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Habibur Masum "casually walked off down the street" after stabbing his wife from Oldham to death in broad daylight and leaving their baby son behind.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25229886.man-casually-walked-off-fatally-stabbing-oldham-wife

The Scotsman: "£9.1BN BOOST LEAVES SCOTS 'SHORT-CHANGED' CLAIM SNP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown / Alistair Grant

The Chancellor has been accused by The SNP of leaving the Scottish Government "short-changed" - despite announcing a record £52 billion funding package for Holyrood in her Spending Review.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/rachel-reeves-confirms-funding-for-acorn-project-in-spending-review-5172033

Warrington Guardian: "'CARING MAN WAS KILLED BY DRIVER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ella Wilcox

The family of Brian Robinson have paid tribute, following the sentencing of the dangerous drug driver Paul Groarke who killed him.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25227538.family-man-killed-dangerous-drug-driver-pay-tribute

The Times: "CHANCELLOR TURNS ON THE TAX AND SPEND TAPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Chris Smyth / Oliver Wright

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Spending Review to announce plans to 'renew Britain' and promised an extra £29 billion a year for the NHS.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/tax-rises-capital-spend-fcpdb5l0s

Royston Crow: "COMMUNITY RADIO STATION FACES CLOSURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Preston

Royston Radio, the town's community radio station which has been running for more than two years, has been "forced to close" due to lack of funding.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25224217.royston-radio-forced-close-due-lack-funding

St. Helens Star: "DONOR HOPE AFTER BRAD'S CANCER BLOW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

Hodgkin Lymphoma patient seeking stem cell donor for transplant.
Brad Miller-Stout, from Sutton, whose cancer has returned for a third time is hoping for a stem cell donor to enable him to have the treatment.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25220813.hodgkin-lymphoma-patient-seeking-stem-cell-donor-transplant

Bury Times: "CRIME WALKABOUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Brandwood

Residents of Irwell Close and Milltown Close in Radcliffe have voiced serious concerns about crime, safety, and neglect during a walkabout involving council officers, councillors, and police on Wednesday 4 June 2025.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25217154.crime-neglect-causing-misery-radcliffe-residents

Lancashire Telegraph: "OFF-DUTY PC'S FOUL LANGUAGE FOR FELLOW COPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Bellard

A drunken Police Officer abused fellow officers who were trying to assist her and an injured friend.
Elizabeth Kenyon used foul language in Manchester.

The Messenger: "3,000-SEATER ARENA VISION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Plans have gone in for a 3,000-capacity Sports Arena which could host Ice Hockey team Manchester Storm.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25225100.traffordcity-arena-plans-manchester-storm-submitted

Wokingham Today: "'HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Preston

People are paying tribute to 11-year-old Othniel Adoma from Bracknell after he passed away following a minibus crash near Wokingham in Berkshire.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/he-always-had-a-smile-on-his-face-tributes-paid-after-tragic-passing-of-11-year-old-othniel-adoma-in-minibus-crash

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO BE MODERNISED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Tooth

Ten Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Sixth Forms are in line for an important into issues with fire safety systems and much more.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25218652.mid-cheshire-schools-line-condition-improvement-fund

The Independent: "SPEND NOW, TAX LATER? NO, I CHOOSE NATIONAL RENEWAL, INSISTS REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Chancellor Rachel Reeves put a £29 billion-a-year rise in NHS funding at the heart of her plans for "renewing Britain".

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/business/rachel-reeves-nhs-keir-starmer-chancellor-labour-b2768053.html

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 22 MAY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

21/5/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 22 May 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, a link will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "PROTEST AT PLANS FOR GREEN BELT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal lead with Nick Jackson's story detailing furious people have protested against Green Belt land Astley and Salford being used for a housing development

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25176796.residents-protest-loss-green-belt-land-around-astley-salford

St. Helens Star: "'MACHETE' GANG TAKE BOYS' BIKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

Three boys were threatened with machetes and had electric bikes stolen on Wednesday 14 May in Billinge, that's Simon Mulligan's leading story for tomorrow's St. Helens Star.

FULL REPORT: http://StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25166522.boys-threatened-machete-e-bikes-stolen-billinge

Metro (South Edition): "STARMER IN FUEL U-TURN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Noora Mykkanen

More pensioners will now be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments as Keir Starmer makes a U-turn. Noora Mykkanen has you covered in Metro (South Edition), tomorrow.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/05/21/pensioners-will-now-eligible-winter-fuel-payments-23170566

The Bolton News: "ARSONISTS TARGET SCHOOL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

The Bolton News carries Eoin McCaul, conveying words from staff at St. Theresa's Primary School condemning vandals at their property, on tomorrow's Front Page.

FULL REPORT: http://TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25179520.st-teresas-little-lever-thank-community-efforts

The Yorkshire Post: "'NO U-TURN' OVER SCHOOL TRANSPORT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Willis

Joe Willis reports in tomorrow's Yorkshire Post that Councillors have rejected a return to catchment system for school transport in North Yorkshire.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/education/councillors-reject-a-return-to-catchment-system-for-school-transport-in-north-yorkshire-5139934

The Oldham Times: "WOMAN NOT GUILTY OF CAUSING DEATHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Kent Lawlor and The Oldham Times report in tomorrow's edition that Natalie Read has been found not guilty of causing Harry Atkinson and Lewis Meeson's deaths three years ago.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25174974.mum-not-guilty-causing-deaths-two-young-friends

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "VISION FOR 310 NEW HOMES IS REVEALED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

The Northwich & Winsford Guardian lead with Rob Goulding's report that reveals plans for a 310-home development on Chester Road in Sandiway.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25165550.plans-310-home-development-chester-road-sandiway

Bury Times: "HUNT FOR KILLER DRIVER OF A 'DEVOTED DAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine / Leah Anne Collins

Lisa Valentine leads tomororw's edition of Bury Times reporting Greater Manchester Police are investigating the death of Brandon Porter Kershaw after a major Road Accident on Porritt Street in Bury.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25179128.family-brandon-porter-kershaw-pay-tribute-devoted-dad
Digital article by Leah Anne Collins

Jewish News: "WESTERN WALL OF SOLIDARITY CRACKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lee Harpin

Jewish News lead with Lee Harpin reporting that UK Government have halted trade talks with Israel as an outcry mounts over Gaza.

FULL REPORT: JewishNews.co.uk/the-mandate-ended-77-years-ago-israel-reacts-furiously-to-uk-sanctions

Daily Star: "JAY'S PALS NEED TO TURN UP!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Jay Slater's mum has pleaded for two of the tragic teen's pals to be brought to the court to give evidence after thety were missing from his inquest.
Kate Nelson for Daily Star, tomorrow.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/what-learned-jay-slater-inquest-35267194
Article by Charlotte Owen

Daily Star (Sport): "ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Andy Dunn

Andy Dunn covers Tottenham Hotspur winning some football trophy in a game against Manchester United on Daily Star's sports pages.

Warrington Guardian: "DRUG DUO LIVED THE HIGH LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ella Wilcox

Dealers spent ill-gotten drug gains on signed Tyson Fury boxing gloves.
A drug illicit distribution duo were found with criminal property worth tens of thousands of pounds, including Rolex watches and Tyson Fury memorabilia.
Simon Johnson, of Edward Gardens in Woolston, and Michael Sherwood, of Vulcan Close in Padgate, appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Friday via video link from prison.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25170580.dealers-spent-ill-gotten-drug-gains-signed-tyson-fury-boxing-gloves

The Scotsman: "STARMER REVEALS PARTIAL U-TURN ON WINTER PAYMENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dale Miller

Dale Miller headlines The Scotsman, tomorrow, with news that Keir Starmer has revealed a partial U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/winter-fuel-allowance-sir-keir-starmer-wants-more-pensioners-to-be-eligible-in-payment-axe-u-turn-5139839

Royston Crow: "MAYOR AIMS TO SUPPORT 'EVERYONE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Councillor Luke Haugh has been elected as Mayor Of Royston, taking over from previous Mayor Councillor John Rees. Anne Suslak has you covered in Royston Crow, tomorrow.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25178865.cllr-luke-haugh-welcomed-new-mayor-royston

The National: "UK SPY PLANE FLEW OVER GAZA HOURS AFTER CRITICISM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Xander Elliards

Xander Elliards leads tomorrow's edition of The National with a report into a British Spy Plane flying over Gaza just hours after UK Government lamented over Israel's actions.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/25180233.uk-sends-spy-plane-gaza-hours-attacking-israels-actions

Lancashire Telegraph: "EX-ROVERS MAN 'MUST LEAVE' OZ"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Melanie Disley

Lancashire Telegraph carries on their Front Page, tomorrow, the report from Melanie Disley detailing former Blackburn Rovers player Jay Hart is awaiting deportation from Australia.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25180251.ex-blackburn-rovers-footballer-jason-hart-kicked-australia

The Independent: "PM FEELS THE HEAT AS HE U-TURNS ON WINTER FUEL AID CUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin / Millie Cooke

A report into Prime Minister Keir Starmer being forced into a dramatic U-turn over Winter Fuel Payment cuts is what The Independent leads with tomorrow. Kate Devlin & Millie Cooke have you covered.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/winter-fuel-payment-cuts-u-turn-starmer-b2755389.html

The Messenger: "KILLER'S LIFE SENTENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sofia Fedeczko

A man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a homeless person in Trafford.
Joshua Carroll has been given a minimum of 18 years imprisonment for killing Barry Thomas.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25162762.man-beat-homeless-man-trafford-death-jailed

Morning Star: "'BARBARITY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie

Roger McKenzie has the lead for tomorrow's Morning Star, reporting activists are calling for a Public Inquiry into Britain's role in the Israel-Hamas War.

Knutsford Guardian: "NEW-LOOK HALL'S BACK IN BUSINESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

Knutsford Guardian reports that Knutsford Market Hall has reopened with a fresh look, welcoming new businesses like Thai Kitchen and Polka, a Polish bakery, alongside existing traders.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25173790.knutsford-new-look-market-welcomes-thai-food-polish-bakery

The Daily Telegraph: "RAYNER: LET'S CUT MIGRANT BENEFITS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith

Tomorrow's Daily Telegraph, lead by Ben Riley Smith, reports that Angela Rayner has urged Rachel Reeves to consider restricting State Pension access to immigrants.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/21/angela-rayner-rachel-reeves-immigration-pensions

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

14/5/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 15 May 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, a link will be provided.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

The Times: "EARLY RELEASE FOR SEXUAL OFFENDERS AS JAILS ON BRINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan / Daisy Eastlake

Domestic Abusers and Sexual Offenders recalled to prison after breaching their licence condition will be allowed out again after 28 days to free up some space.

The Messenger: "HELP FOR THE HOMELESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

New scheme launched in the borough.
A new Housing Scheme has been launched in Trafford for homeless people.
The fully-furnished apartments have been built on a former Car Park.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25154318.launch-new-flats-homeless-created-urmston

The Scotsman: "ASSISTED DYING BILL IS 'NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE' SAYS GPS' BODY
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

GPs have called for an opt-in system for doctors rather than medics having to actively object to participate in Assisted Dying procedures.

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "ROYAL HONOUR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

Keely Hodgkinson receives MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle.
Prince Of Wales told Keely Hodgkinson that Princess Charlotte is a keen runner as she was honoured at Windsor Castle in London.
Keely Hodgkinson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after winning gold in the 800M at the Olympics in Paris, France and being named BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, in 2024.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25159647.keely-hodgkinson-receives-mbe-prince-william-windsor-castle

The Oldham Times: "GUN AND MACHETE CLASH END IN JAIL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

'Disgraceful explosion of violence' in street is slammed by a Greater Manchester judge.
A "disgraceful explosion of violence" in Oldham left one man with serious stab wounds and another with gunshot wounds, both of whom have been jailed.
At Manchester Crown Court on Friday (9 May), McCauley Brooker and Stephen Wilson were jailed on the second day of a two-day sentencing.

FULL REPORT: http://TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25150336.man-shot-attacker-armed-machete-ambush

Knutsford Guardian: "MEDICAL CENTRE MEETING SECURED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

Long-awaited plans for a proposed new Health Centre in Knutsford have received a ray of hope.
Tatton MP Esther McVey has secured a meeting with Health Ministers to discuss the issue at the 'highest level'.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25144136.urgently-needed-new-knutsford-health-centre-receives-ray-hope

The Yorkshire Post: "LIFE CHANCES IN LONDON 'WAY AHEAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruby Kitchen

Charity finds growing inequality hitting young people in regions as capital continues to pull ahead.
Too many areas are trailing in the wake of the country's capital, charity leaders warn.

Bury Times: "POLICE RACE PROBE RAPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Police Officers face misconduct claims after Bury racial discrimination probe.
Police chiefs have confirmed nine Bury officers "have a case to answer for gross misconduct" after an alleged racial discrimination incident against a fellow member of the force.

FULL REPORT: http://BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25149207.officers-face-misconduct-claims-bury-racial-discrimination-probe

Daily Express: "NEW DEMAND TO REVERSE 'CRUEL' WINTER FUEL CUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Harris

Labour faces new calls to restore Winter Fuel Payments after it was revealed most OAPs cannot live on the State Pension alone.

Wokingham Today: "CHILD KILLED IN MINIBUS CRASH ON M4"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Preston

A child has died following a crash on the M4 between Reading and Bracknell involving a minibus.
Emergency Services were called to a slip road between Junction 11 and Junction 8, at approximately 14:30 on Sunday 11 May 2025.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/child-killed-in-minibus-crash-on-m4-between-reading-and-bracknell

The Guardian: "MINISTER ACCUSED OVER SURGE IN MEETINGS WITH US BIG TECH FIRMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kiran Stacey / Dan Milmo

A senior Cabinet Minister has been accused of being too close to big tech after analysis showed a surge in his department's meetings with companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta since Labour came to power.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/may/14/minister-accused-of-being-too-close-to-big-tech-after-analysis-of-meetings

Daily Star: "BIG FAT GYPSY THEME PARK BATTLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Harry Thompson

Gypsy King Paddy Doherty has warned Universal Studios bosses they face a "battle" with travellers living by a planned mega Theme Park who fear they're being forced out.

Warrington Guardian: "WEMBLEY CALLING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Turner

Wire dream of cub glory after Semi Final drama.
Thousands of Warrington Wolves fans will head to Wembley Stadium next month, dreaming of another Challenge Cup win.
Fans react as Warrington Wolves reach Wembley final.

FULL REPORT: http://WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/sport/25151498.fans-react-warrington-wolves-reach-wembley-final

Scottish Daily Mail: "IS RIGHT-TO-DIE BILL DOOMED?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Plans to legalise Assisted Dying in the North of Britain face being dragged through the courts after experts warned nearly every aspect of the Holyrood Bill is 'deeply flawed and ill-conceived'.

Daily Mirror: "DREAM HOL TO JAIL HELL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Phil Cardy

A British teenager who vanished in Thailand is being held in an Eastern European jail on drug charges.
Bella May Culley is accused of smuggling cannabis.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-say-brit-teen-terrifying-35226188

Glasgow Times: "COUPLE KEPT KIDS IN FLAT COVERED IN ANIMAL WASTE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Gordon

A couple kept two children in a dirty flat strewn with animal waste and insects on bedding.
Christopher Beevers, 33, and Morgan Neil, 26, cared for the six and three-year-old boys at their property in Glasgow's Shettleston.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25164043.glasgow-couple-kept-children-flat-covered-animal-waste

The Daily Telegraph: "NHS OFFERS TREATMENT TO 'TRANS TODDLERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Searles

The NHS are treating nursery-age children who believe they are transgender after watering down their own guidance, The Telegraph reveals.

Royston Crow: "DEVELOPER TO APPEAL AFTER PLANS REFUSED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Brown

Backlash against plans for homes.
A developer has hit back at criticisms of their plans to build 22 new homes on the edge of Meldreth.
Warehouse could be demolished for 22 homes.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25156289.backlash-plans-homes-edge-meldreth

Financial Times: "POST-BREXIT 'RESET' TALKS WITH BRUSSELS STALL OVER FISHING AND YOUTH MOBILITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Bounds / Peter Foster / George Parker

EU states seek new concessions.
Five days to go before key summit.
Tory alarm over 'rule-taking'.

St. Helens Star: "BUS HUB ALL SET TO OPEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

Public transport is set to see major changes as St. Helens Bus Station closes amid multi-million-pound regeneration plans.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25142256.board-bus-closure-st-helens-bus-station

The I Paper: "UK FOOD AND DRINK PRICES SET TO RISE IN BLOW TO STARMER'S COST OF LIVING PLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hugo Gye

Rising food prices and persistently high energy bills threaten Labour's pledge to boost living standards and hold off the political challenge from Reform UK, ministers have been warned.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/butter-chocolate-coffee-potato-food-inflation-3694197

Melton Times: "FORTIES FEVER!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Organisers estimate around 15,000 enjoyed this year's 1940s Melton Mowbray event over the weekend.
Nostalgia-lovers came from far and wide to sample a range of activities and displays celebrating the fashions, music and culture of wartime Britain.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/meltons-1940s-event-attracts-15000-nostalgia-lovers-5123299

Morning Star: "END THE NAKBA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie / Andrew Murray / Ceren Sagir

Workers united in call for end to 77 years of Gaza catastrophe.
Workers across Britain are taking part in a day of action for Palestine, demanding an end to 77 years of the Nakba or "catastrophe" that saw hundreds of thousands of Palestinians expelled from their homes during the founding of The State Of Israel.
Workers across Britain to take part in day of action for Palestine.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/workers-across-britain-take-part-day-action-palestine

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "NEW MARKET VISION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

People are being urged to have their say on new indoor centre.
Shoppers in Northwich are being given the chance to shape the town's new indoor market.
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) are planning to open the new, modern market in Barons Quay Shopping Centre at some point next year.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25144873.northwich-market-survey-launched-ahead-2026-opening

Metro (South Edition): "YOU KILLED OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY ...WE'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Boyden

Reece Galbraith jailed for 14 years for cannabis lab explosion in Benwell.
A drug dealer whose illegal cannabis sweet factory in a block of flats blew up killing a seven-year-old boy has been jailed for 14 years.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/05/14/reece-galbraith-jailed-14-years-cannabis-lab-explosion-killed-boy-7-23082936

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 08 MAY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

7/5/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 08 May 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: "IRANIANS 'PLOTTED TO ATTACK ISRAELI EMBASSY IN LONDON'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber

A gang of suspected Iranian Terrorists were planning a deadly attack on the Israeli Embassy in London, police believe.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14688879

The Bolton News: "DANGER DRIVER IS JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Anne Collins

A dangerous driver who after fatally injuring a cyclist 'continued to drive on' claiming he 'hit a bird' has been jailed for 11-years.
Robert Heyes was using his phone when his vehicle hit cyclist Keith Brady on Chorley New Road on 17 October 2022.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25140881.chorley-new-road-hit-run-driver-sentenced-11-years

Warrington Guardian: "THANKS A MILLION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Grace Williams

Memories of VE Day celebrations in Warrington in 1945.
To remember the anniversary of VE Day, we are sharing many stories of what happened 80 years ago.
Today, Ray Edwards and Yvonne Edwards recall the events of that incredible Tuesday.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25144029.memories-ve-day-celebrations-warrington-1945

Bury Times: "TRIBUTES PAID TO CARING STUDENT, 22"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Brandwood

Tributes have flooded in following the death of a Bury student who has been described as "the purest soul".
Mudassir Ali Hassan, 22, died suddenly at his family home in Bridgefield Drive on Saturday 26 April 2025.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25142129.tributes-flood-following-death-bury-student

Melton Times: "RESIDENTS PARTY LIKE IT'S 1945"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Hundreds enjoy VE Day street party in Melton.
Town prepares to host 1940s weekend.
Families, couples and friends enjoyed food and drink on lines of tables in scenes of reminiscent of what happened across the town in May 1945 as victory was confirmed in Europe during the Second World War.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/melton-mowbray-party-rekindles-the-spirit-of-1945-5114000

Knutsford Guardian: "A-MAY-ZING!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan / David Gillespie

Huge record crowds turned out to celebrate Knutsford Royal May Day.
Pavements were jam-packed as the giant colourful procession filled the streets with pride and joy.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25140294.knutsford-royal-may-day-festival-attracts-record-crowds

Jewish News: "SPURRED BY LOVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jenni Frazer

Former hostage and massive football fan to thank supporters outside stadium before kick-off against Crystal Palace.
A crowd of hundreds of well-wishers is set to greet avid Tottenham Hotspur fan Emily Damari on her first return to the stadium since being freed by Hamas.

FULL REPORT: JewishNews.co.uk/heroes-welcome-planned-for-emily-damari-on-her-return-to-spurs

The Independent: "PAKISTAN: INDIA HAS IGNITED AN INFERNO AND WE'LL RETALIATE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mohammad Dawood / Shweta Sharma / Alastair Jamieson

Pakistan accused India of "igniting an inferno" over Kashmir and vowed to retaliate after missile attacks by the Indian air force killed 31 people – including women and children – and raised fears of an escalating conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-operation-sindoor-pakistan-missile-strikes-war-b2746412.html

The Messenger: "BANNED FOR LIFE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tabitha Wilson

A man has been banned from keeping animals for life after being involved in a Puppy Farming fraud.
Luke Gillman, from Helsby Road, Sale, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to 55 dogs and puppies.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25130119.sale-man-banned-keeping-animals-puppy-farm-fraud

Scottish Daily Mail: "VOTE FARAGE, GET SWINNEY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Nigel Farage is on course to help hand John Swinney another five years in government - with Reform UK as the biggest opposition party.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14689073

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "TRIBUTES TO DAD AFTER COLLISION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

Tyldesley family pay tribute to dad after hit and run crash in Leeds.
The family of a cyclist killed in a hit and run collision have issued a heartbreaking tribute to the "one of a kind" dad.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25133191.tyldesley-family-pay-tribute-dad-hit-run-crash-leeds

The Scotsman: "THANK YOU"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

80 years on from VE Day, nation pays tribute to heroes.
How The Scotsman covered histroic events: 16-page pullout inside.
Silence, hymns and a candle of peace at Westminster Abbey.

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "PUPILS' TRIBUTE TO LATE TEACHER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matthew Simpson

Children at the school have created a lasting legacy to beloved teacher Jean Cowell.
Pupils from Kingsley St. John's Primary School have worked together in creating a tribute to a much respected member of staff.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25129200.kingsley-st-johns-primary-pupils-honour-beloved-teacher

The Daily Telegraph: "£4M A DAY: TRUE COST OF HOUSING MIGRANTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas / Tony Diver

The cost of housing migrants has tripled to £4 million a day as Channel crossings continue to soar.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/07/true-cost-of-asylum-hotels-migration-channel-labour

The Oldham Times: "'UNSOPHISTICATED' DRUGS RING JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Group of mates jailed for running Oldham drugs operation.
A man turned to some of his friends to create a "not particularly sophisticated" Class A drugs line in Greater Manchester.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25130908.group-mates-jailed-running-oldham-drugs-line

The Guardian: "PAKISTAN VOWS TO STRIKE BACK AFTER INDIAN MISSILE ATTACKS KILL DOZENS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hannah Ellis-Petersen / Shah Meer Baloch / Aakash Hassan

Pakistan has authorised its military to take "corresponding" retaliatory action against India after overnight missile attacks by the Indian air force killed 31 people, raising fears of an escalating conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/may/07/pakistan-authorises-corresponding-retaliation-after-india-missile-strike-punjab-kashmir

The Journal: "TYNESIDE TO HOST MERCURY PRIZE CEREMONY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Holland

Newcastle to host Mercury Prize 2025 as Album Of The Year award moves out of London for first time.
Newcastle has been announced as the new host city for the Mercury Prize, with the celebration of new British and Irish music to be held at the Utilita Arena on 16 October.

FULL REPORT: ChronicleLive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-host-mercury-prize-2025-31587879

Daily Mirror: "HERE YOU ARE! DON'T LOSE IT AGAIN!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

As world remembers end of WWII in Europe, veterans call for peace in our war-torn times - echoing Mirror's cartoon from this day in 1945.

St. Helens Star: "WOMAN FACING MURDER CHARGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

Liam Collier died after the incident in Haydock on Friday night.
Woman charged with murder of Liam Collier faces court.
Kayleigh Smart has been charged with murdering Liam Collier has made her first court appearance.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25140275.haydock-woman-charged-murder-liam-collier-faces-court

Metro (South Edition): "LIAM LEAVES £24MILLION 'TO SON BEAR,8'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rishma Dosani

Singer Liam Payne left a fortune of almost £10Million - and his young son Bear is likely to inherit the bulk of it, it has been revealed.

FULL REPORT: http://Metro.co.uk/2025/05/07/liam-paynes-24-000-000-legacy-revealed-one-direction-star-died-without-a-will-23042963

Royston Crow: "ELECTION JOY FOR LIB DEM CANDIDATES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Liberal Democrats celebrated a resounding victory across Royston and South Cambridgeshire in the County Council Elections last week.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25142307.liberal-democrats-resounding-victory-royston

Daily Star: "NEVER FORGET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Thursday 08 May 2025's Daily Star is a sovenir edition to celebrate VE Day's 80's anniversary.

Daily Star - NEVER FORGET
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Thursday 08 May 2025's Daily Star is a sovenir edition to celebrate VE Day's 80's anniversary.

Glasgow Times: "MORE THAN £500K TO FIX POND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

The cost of relining a "leaky" city pond has been revealed as investigations into the issue continue years after it was first discovered.

Morning Star: "BAN? WHAT BAN?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

British firms have exported over 160,000 military items to Israel since October 2023, a new report reveals.

Lancashire Telegraph: "FIFTEEN HELD IN KETAMINE RAIDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad

Fifteen people have been arrested over ketamine supply in Burnley and Padiham following a large police operation.
As part of Operation Shore, Lancashire Police's response to ketamine misuse in the borough, a number of arrests were made at properties in Burnley, Padiham, Nelson, Ramsbottom and Huddersfield last week.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25144037.fifteen-arrested-ketamine-supply-burnley-padiham

Daily Express: "'HOMES WERE RUINED, PEOPLE HAD DIED BUT THERE WAS A SENSE OF HOPE IN OUR SMALL COMMUNITY: PEOPLE KNEW THERE WERE BETTER DAYS AHEAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Maureen Jenkins, now 81, recalls proudly waving the Union Jack with friend Jeannie Lebby amid the London rubble during the nation's celebrations on 8 May 1945.

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 01 MAY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

30/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 01 May 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.

Warrington Guardian: "DRUG FARMER TO BE DEPORTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell

Albanian jailed after huge Warrington town centre cannabis farm raid.
An illegal immigrant jumped from the top floor of a huge cannabis factory – in a building that was recently damaged in a huge fire.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25113745.albanian-jailed-huge-warrington-town-centre-cannabis-farm-raid

Wokingham Today: "MPS DEBATE DELIVERY OF NEW RBH IN PARLIAMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Aldridge

Labour MPs in Berkshire vote against speeding up delivery of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The Labour MPs in Berkshire have been criticised for voting against an effort to speed up the delivery of a new Royal Berkshire Hospital.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/labour-mps-in-berkshire-vote-against-speeding-up-delivery-of-the-royal-berkshire-hospital

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "'STRONGER TOGETHER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

Repeat offenders are being hit with arrests and Criminal Behaviour Orders as the police receive more intelligence because of "improved relationships".
Police in a 'much better position' after targeted work in Leigh.
This follows a spell in special measures between 2020 and 2022.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25109586.police-much-better-position-targeted-work-leigh

Melton Times: "£1M FOR CLAIRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

Campaign to boost Claire Lomas fundraising effort to £1Million.
A campaign is underway to boost the remarkable fundraising of Claire Lomas up to £1Million following her tragic death last summer.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/people/campaign-to-boost-claire-lomas-fundraising-effort-to-ps1m-5096335

The Bolton News: "FREE BREAKFAST BONANZA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dina Volovic

Six Bolton schools have led the way in offering students free breakfast clubs as part of a Government pilot programme – and a Heaton school has found it's 'bringing the community together'.
Devonshire Road Primary School rolls out free breakfast clubs.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25116066.devonshire-road-primary-school-among-rolls-free-breakfast-clubs

Knutsford Guardian: "BUILDING WILL BE REVIVED AS VENUE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Belinda Ryan

Marshall House in Knutsford to become wedding venue.
Councillors have approved plans to convert a former auctioneers in Knutsford into a venue for weddings saying it will bring a historic town centre building back into public use.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25122117.marshall-house-knutsford-become-wedding-venue

The Oldham Times: "FAR-RIGHT GROUP'S 'BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR HITLER' IN PUB"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sofia Fedeczko

Members of a far-right group met at an 'Oldham boozer' to celebrate the birthday of Adolf Hitler over Easter weekend.
Far-right group British Movement holds Hitler birthday party at an Oldham Pub.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25120013.far-right-group-hosts-hitler-birthday-party-royton-pub

The Messenger: "LOOKING TO THE FUTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Thousands of new homes, opportunities for jobs and a commitment to make Trafford 'accessible and equal for all' are part of a blueprint for the borough until 2042.
New homes, job opportunities, and a commitment to accessibility and equality for all are part of Trafford's blueprint until 2042.

Lancashire Telegraph: "LAST GOOD TURN FOR ROTARY CLUB"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

Blackburn Rotary Club are set to host their final meeting after helping the community for more than 100 years.
Dwindling numbers signal end for outfit.
The last meeting is set to happen in June 2025.

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "MOTHER AND SON DETAINED INTRUDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

A masked burglar who was dragged off his bike by a woman whose house he was fleeing has been jailed.
'Prolific' Northwich burglar Jonathan Maddock jailed.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25124906.prolific-northwich-burglar-jonathan-maddock-jailed

Financial Times: "TRUMP TRADE WAR DISTORTS US ECONOMY AS BANKS WIN AND CONSUMER MOOD DIMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Jones / Gregory Meyer / Simon Foy

Import surge rocks GDP.
Starbucks sales slip.
Travel groups see slowdown.
Wall Street volatility boost.

St. Helens Star: "10 MARATHONS IN 10 DAYS 'JOB DONE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

A man who is no stranger to a physical challenge is set to embark on his toughest test yet.
St. Helens man Dan Hodges to run 10 marathons in 10 days after addiction struggle.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25092613.st-helens-man-run-10-marathons-10-days-addiction-struggle

The Daily Telegraph: "DON'T GIVE UP ON OIL, NORWAY WARNS UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jonathan Leake

Norway will never turn its back on the North Sea as Britain has done, its energy minister has said in a rebuke to Labour's Net Zero pledges.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/30/dont-give-up-on-oil-norway-warns-britain

The Yorkshire Post: "'REGIONAL ELECTIONS MATTER IN OWN RIGHT'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Voters must ignore "arrogance in Westminster" about today's slate of Local Election and understand they "matter in their own right".
People will go to the polls to elect Hull and East Yorkshire's first ever Metro Mayor.

Daily Express: "KING'S GRATITUDE FOR 'COMMUNITY OF CARE' DEFYING CANCER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Ferguson

The King has shared a new heartfelt message at a Buckingham Palace reception.
King Charles has issued a new heartfelt message to thank everyone who works tirelessly to support those who are living with cancer. The statement comes as the King and Queen, together with the Duchess of Gloucester, host a reception at Buckingham Palace in celebration of community-based initiatives raising awareness about cancer.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/royal/2048882

Royston Crow: "MPS' 'BLUE FLAG' STATUS VOTE BLOCKED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

South Cambs MP votes for new 'Blue Flag' status for rivers.
South Cambridgeshire MP Pippa Heylings joined other Liberal Democrats in voting for a new 'Blue Flag' status for rivers and chalk streams.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25124290.south-cambs-mp-votes-new-blue-flag-status-rivers

Morning Star: "KABA OFFICER FACES GROSS MISCONDUCT PROBE OVER KILLING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

The Firearms Officer who killed Chris Kaba must face a gross misconduct hearing, a police watchdog announced today.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/cop-who-killed-chris-kaba-must-face-gross-misconduct-hearing-police-watchdog-says

Glasgow Times: "ABUSER SLAMMED OVER BRUTAL MURDER OF MUM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Waddell / Grant McCabe

Vile abuser slammed after brutally murdering mum in Glasgow.
A vile domestic abuser has been slammed after brutally murdering his partner in Glasgow.
Brute Mark Keel killed Maxine Clark at her home in Riddrie.
The 33-year-old left the mum with more than 50 injuries.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25128374.vile-abuser-slammed-brutally-murdering-mum-glasgow

The Independent: "UKRAINE AND US ON THE BRINK OF SIGNING VITAL MINERALS DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Kiley

Ukraine was expected to sign a mineral and profit-sharing deal with the United States on Wednesday evening in Washington following two months of testy negotiations.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump-us-russia-b2742374.html

The Journal: "SYCAMORE GAP JURY SEE TREE BEING FELLED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Kennedy

Sycamore Gap jury see footage of tree felling and hear alleged 'revelling' at reaction to it.
Jurors in the trial of Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers began hearing evidence on the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court.

FULL REPORT: ChronicleLive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sycamore-gap-trial-newcastle-tree-31543684

The National: "NO CHANGE!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Brawn

Labour under fire for busing in Highland Holyrood candidate.
London councillor to stand in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross.
'The people of the Highlands deserve real local champions - not more of the Prime Minister's cronies'.
AN SNP minister has hit out at Scottish Labour for "shipping in" a London councillor to stand against her in the Holyrood election.
Labour have selected Eva Kestner to contest the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross seat next year despite her living around 650 miles away in Lewisham, where she works as a councillor.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25128706.minister-pans-labour-shipping-in-london-councillor-run

Reading Today: "EAST READING FESTIVAL TO RETURN IN JUNE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier

East Reading Festival to return to Palmer Park in June.
Organisers of the annual East Reading Festival have announced that the event is set to return this summer.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/east-reading-festival-to-return-to-palmer-park-in-june

Daily Star: "I'M TOP OF THE POPES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Caven

Gissa job, God!
Trump wants to be Pope.
But the bookies are not so sure - his odds are 500-1.
No-one wants an orange Pontiff.

Bury Times: "FATAL CRASH DAD'S FAMILY IN COURT FURY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine

Family of Gavin Andrews considering appeal over length of sentences.
The family of a dad who died after being hit by a dangerous driver are considering appealing against the "insulting" lengths of court sentences handed out.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25122998.family-gavin-andrews-considering-appeal-length-sentences

Metro (England): "KING'S CANCER MESSAGE OF HOPE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Josh Milton

The King has said his cancer experience has brought 'the very best of humanity' into focus as he thanked carers and charities for their selfless work.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/30/king-charles-opens-frightening-cancer-can-23003409

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

23/4/2025

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 24 April 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.

The Independent: "TRUMP: TAKE PEACE DEAL NOW - OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Dalton

US President Donald Trump claims end to war is 'very close' but warns President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is harming the process.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-invasion-trump-putin-ceasefire-peace-talks-b2737712.html

The Messenger: "£5.4MILLION TO FIX POTHOLES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Repairs to be made across the borough.
Some £5.4Million is set to be spent repairing potholes in roads and pavements in Trafford during the rest of the year.

Metro (England): "£2M OASIS SCAM PAIN SUPERNOVA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kitty Chrisp

Fans conned in great rock 'n' roll swindle.
Oasis fans desperate to see their sell-out reunion tour have been conned out of £2million by online scammers.

Glasgow Times: "FAMILIES COULD BE STUCK ON HOUSING LIST FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Families could be waiting for more than 100 years to get a social rented home with three or four bedrooms in the Glasgow area.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/national/25075232.waiting-times-large-social-homes-hit-100-years-areas---analysis

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP: ZELENSKY TO BLAME FOR NO PEACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Barnes / Danielle Sheridan / Nick Gutteridge

President Donald Trump blamed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for derailing his peace plan.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/23/trump-blames-zelensky-derailing-london-peace-talks

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "ABUSE SURVIVOR PROTECTION CALL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ella Wilcox

A Northwich woman, whose ex-partner tried to kill her three times during a manipulative and abusive relationship, is calling for changes to be made to Restraining Orders.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25098756.domestic-abuse-survivor-calling-changes-restraining-orders

Financial Times: "REEVES READY TO CUT TARIFFS ON US CAR IMPORTS IN PUSH FOR DEAL WITH TRUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Fleming / Aime Williams / George Parker

Chancellor hopefull for pact.
No yielding on food standards.
Stocks lifed by easing of tensions.

The Yorkshire Post: "PLEDGE OVER DRIVING BACKLOG"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

The lack of a cohesive transport strategy has long undermined Britain on multiple fronts.
Regions are lumbered with a Victoria Rail network.
Bus Services have suffered from cuts over many decades.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/driving-test-backlogs-only-add-to-transport-woes-for-the-region-5096418

The Guardian: "CRIMEA IS LOST, SAYS TRUMP AS HE WARNS ZELENSKYY ON PEACE DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Sabbagh / Pjotr Sauer

Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of jeopardising what he claimed was ain imminent peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Lancashire Telegraph: "JAIL FOR SNAPCHAT PREDATOR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

A Blackburn man, who groomed a schoolgirl on SnapChat before drugging and then sexually assaulting her, has been jailed for 17 years.
Gregg Riley, 44, took naked photographs of his 15-year-old victim while she lay dipping in and out of consciousness in his Blackburn home.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25110150.blackburn-man-jailed-sexually-assaulting-schoolgirl

Scottish Daily Mail: "BACK MY PEACE OR LOSE ALL OF UKRAINE, TRUMP WARNS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Nicol / Jason Groves

President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he rejected terms for a Ukraine peace deal.

Bury Times: "SHAKERS DO US PROUD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liam Milton

Title triumph at Gigg Lane is seen by 8,719 fans.
8,719 fans are delighted as Bury FC promoted as champions at 'buzzing' Gigg Lane.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/sport/football/shakers/shakersupdates/25102648.fans-delight-bury-fc-promoted-champions-buzzing-gigg-lane

The Scotsman: "SINGLE-SEX TOILET ORDER FOR SCHOOLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn McLaughlin

A judge has ordered that Scottish state schools must provide single-sex toilets for pupils in the wake of last week's landmark Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/scotland/judge-orders-schools-to-provide-single-sex-toilets-in-wake-of-supreme-court-ruling-5096515

Jewish News: "SIGNED, SEALED, DIVIDED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lee Harpin

Phil Rosenberg sends warning to deputies as row over Financial Times letter turns toxic.
Board Of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg has written to all deputies to condemn the abuse emerging in public and private forums.

FULL REPORT: JewishNews.co.uk/rosenberg-sends-warning-to-deputies-as-row-over-ft-letter-turns-toxic

Daily Star: "PLUNDER-HAUL!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

Ticket crooks have conned £2million out of Oasisd fans by selling fake stubs for Noel and Liam's summer comeback shows.

Knutsford Guardian: "CARER STOLE FROM VULNERABLE WOMAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

A carer has avoided jail despite stealing a £100 watch and cash from a vulnerable woman in need of 24-hour help.
Elicia Enwood, of Navigation Road, Northwich, was employed as a carer for the Wilmslow resident in April last year.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25097712.northwich-carer-stole-cash-vulnerable-wilmslow-woman

The Times: "ZELENSKY IS KEY OBSTACLE TO PEACE DEAL, SAYS TRUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Grylls / Larisa Brown

President Donald Trump lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Ukraine appeared to resist a US ultimatum to concede swathes of territory to end the war.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/news-london-peace-summit-h6v89vdg3

The Bolton News: "JUST THE TICKET TO RIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Collins

No steps as new-look station is revealed.
The new look Daisy Hill Railway Station is just the ticket for local resident Damien France.

Daily Express: "'THE TRUTH IS HE DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLS!'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Fired-up Kemi Badenoch ridiculed Keir Starmer for lacking "balls" in a House Of Commons onslaught on his shifting views over gender.

Melton Times: "'WE NEED MORE FOOD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie

The manager of Melton Mowbray's food bank has made a desperate appeal for more support as public donations drop during 'a massive increase in demand'.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/community/melton-foodbank-donations-drop-as-demand-massively-increases-5087490

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "COERCIVE CONTROL VICTIM ON ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zach Harrison

A victim of Coercive Control has bravely spoken out.
Stephanie Boardman, from Leigh, began a relationship with Franco Lucci in late 2023.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25088010.victim-controlling-coercive-man-speaks-abuse

Reading Today: "DAI AGREES TERMS TO SELL AS CLUB GRANTED ANOTHER EXTENSION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Preston

Sell Before We Dai have responded after it was confirmed last night that EFL have granted Reading FC owner Dai Yongge another extension to sell the club.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/Sell-Before-We-Dai-responds-to-another-EFL-extension-for-Reading-FC

St. Helens Star: "STREET BOOZE BAN SET TO BE BACKED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

A Public Space Protection Order to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour by banning street drinking in areas of St. Helens Town Centre and Earlestown's regeneration are among items to go before councillors today.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25109091.st-helens-town-centre-street-drinking-ban-considered

The Oldham Times: "'YOU STOLE A FATHER FROM HIS DAUGHTER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Rothwell

The wife of a man who was attacked by his 'best friend' and left in a coma has said she will 'never forgive him' for taking away her daughter's father.
Charlotte Logan told Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday (16 April) of the massive impact the attack had on her husband, Raymond Logan, and her family's lives.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25095350.wife-says-never-forgive-friend-attacked-husband

Warrington Guardian: "URGENT CALL FOR INQUIRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barbara Jordan

Tatton MP Esther McVey joins independent grooming gang inquiry.
A borough MP and former Cabinet Minister who started life as a Barnardo's child is speaking up for teenage victims of Sexual Exploitation.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25088091.tatton-mp-joins-independent-inquiry-grooming-gangs

That's all the papers.

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INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

8/4/2025

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

Knutsford Guardian: "ATTACKS ON POLICE SHOW A SHARP RISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Barrie White

The number of recorded assaults against Cheshire Police has more than doubled since the start of COVID-19 Pandemic.
236 more assaults in 2024 than in 2023.

Morning Star: "WORKERS EXPECT BETTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Workers expect better.
Labour are warned by UK's biggest Trade Union as anger mounts over cruel welfare cuts and public-sector pay.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/these-cuts-will-place-yet-more-strain-on-an-nhs-already-creaking-at-the-seams

The Yorkshire Post: "NEW FUNDING LIFTS AIRPORT PROJECT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a huge boost.
Mayor Oliver Coppard to use new funding.

Daily Star: "AWW.. WE ONLY HAVE FOUR REAL FWENDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Jameson

Sad git Brits have only eight mates - with just four of them close pals, say experts.
And we start drifting apart from them at 31.

Melton Times: "HOMES WITHOUT INFRASTRUCTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Developers planning two major housing schemes in Melton Mowbray say they are unable to pay millions of pounds towards local infrastructure.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/environment/developers-unable-to-pay-infrastructure-costs-at-two-major-melton-housing-schemes-5071932

Daily Express: "KEMI: PM MUST MAKE MORE OF OUR BREXIT FREEDOMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Kemi Badenoch has urged Sir Keir Starmer to make more of Britain’s Brexit freedoms rather than "sitting back" and waiting for things to happen.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2039450

Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY BUS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Man dies after being hit by bus at busy junction in Leigh.
Police investigation launched after the 69-year-old's death.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25059982.man-dies-hit-bus-busy-junction-leigh

The Daily Telegraph: "TRUMP BLINKS FIRST IN TRADE WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Szu Ping Chan / Cameron Henderson / Alex Singleton

Donald Trump has paused his tariff onslaught for 90 days apart from China as he bows to criticism.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-china-trade-war-ftse-100-markets-latest-news

Glasgow Times: "'IT'S HORRIBLE NOT FEELING SAFE AT WORK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

Care Workers who work, on shift alone at night, fear for their safety and are calling for greater protection.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25077564.workers-late-night-safety-fears-glasgow-streets

Metro (England): "TRUMP RISKS GREAT MAUL OF CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

President Donald Trump has imposed a shock 125% tariff on Chinese Imports to punish 'disrespect' after they charged United States 84%.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/09/eu-bites-back-trumps-tariffs-18-000-000-000-revenge-22880124

Lancashire Telegraph: "TEENS BADLY HURT IN BIKE SMASHES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

A teenager is in hospital with a serious head injury after a crash in Blackburn.
Emergency Services were called.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25075759.teen-16-hospital-head-injury-blackburn-crash

Daily Record: "SNOOKER CHAMP ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern / Eve Beattie

Former World Snooker Champion Graeme Dott has been accused of sexually abusing children.
The ex-British Sportsman has been suspended by WPBSA.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/graeme-dott-accused-sexually-abusing-35023624

The Messenger: "£3.35M FOR SAFETY WORK AT LOCAL SCHOOLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

Town Hall bosses in Trafford are to spend £3.35m on safety improvements to the borough's schools.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25071485.trafford-schools-get-3-45m-repairs-boost-safety

The Guardian: "TRUMP PAUSES GLOBAL TRADE WAR BUT HITS CHINA WITH 125% TARIFFS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Callum Jones / Jennifer Rankin / Rowena Mason

Donald Trump shelved plans to hike tariffs on most countries except China and pulling back from his Global Trade War.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/09/stock-share-markets-us-china-trade-trump-tariffs-business-news-live-updates

Wokingham Today: "THREE TEENS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWYFORD ROBBERY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Thames Valley Police has confirmed that their officers have made three arrests in connection with a robbery which took place in Twyford.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/three-teenagers-arrested-in-connection-with-twyford-robbery

The National: "LABOUR'S SILENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Xander Elliards

Labour Government has refused to say if UK-made parts for F-35 Fighter Jets have been used in the Israeli bombing of Gaza since 18 March.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.scot/news/25076281.labour-silent-uk-made-weapons-israels-renewed-gaza-bombing

Bury Times: "NEW TRAMS BRIDGE BID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Valentine

Fresh plans have been unveiled to overhaul Bury Interchange as part of a major £80m transformation.
CGI illustrations released.

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25072748.bury-interchange-80m-transformation-underway-plans-submitted

Daily Mail: "TRUMP BLINKS BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of relief among investors after 'pausing' his Global Tariff War for 90 days.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14585593

Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "CEMETERY DISPUTE COSTS TAX-PAYERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Middlewich Town Council's 'significant negligence and incompetence' in its internal row has lead to people paying more Council Tax.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25072927.middlewich-cemetery-recovery-take-10-years

Daily Mirror: "GREAT WAR OF CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Hiscott

Donald Trump has cranked up his Trade War with China by imposing 125% tariffs.
90 day pause for other countries is big climbdown.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-tariffs-uk-live-35026596

The Oldham Times: "COUNCIL'S BID TO LEAVE HOUSING PLAN REJECTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Oldham Council's application to withdraw from the Places For Everyone housing scheme has been rejected by UK Government.

The Times: "TRUMP PUTS THE BRAKES ON TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Charter

President Donald Trump said he wanted "fair deals with everyone" as he dramatically backed down on Global Tariffs he imposed on countries around the world.

The Bolton News: "TOWN IN TB TROUBLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

Bolton is one of the worst hit areas in Britain as cases of a deadly Victorian disease rise for the first time in years.

Scottish Daily Mail: "TRUMP BLINKS BUT DOUBLES DOWN ON CHINA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of relief among investors after 'pausing' his Global Tariff War for 90 days.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14585593

Royston Crow: "PLANS TO SAVE 'WONDERFUL' TOWN CINEMA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anne Suslak

Royston Town councillors have made a commitment to retaining the town's free after three parking scheme and community cinema.

FULL REPORT: Royston-Crow.co.uk/news/25072298.plans-put-forth-retain-royston-cinema-parking-scheme

St. Helens Star: "'WE CHERISHED HER BEYOND ALL WORDS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conal Cunningham

The family of 13-year-old Layla Allen who tragically died in a house fire have issued a heartbreaking tribute.

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25065105.prescot-family-issue-tribute-layla-allen-house-fire

Reading Today: "COMEDY FAVOURITES TO PERFORM IN READING AS FESTIVAL RETURNS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jake Clothier

Reading Indi Comedy Fest is back this year with a new roster of acts to bring the laughs to venues across town.

FULL REPORT: RDG.Today/reading-comedy-festival-returns-including-tom-davis-paul-sinha-sean-walsh

The Scotsman: "MARKETS SOAR AS TRUMP BACKS DOWN OVER TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Russell Jackson

Global Markets soar as US President backs down for most countries but puts 125 per cent rate on Chinese imports.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/world/trump-announces-90-day-tariff-pause-for-most-nations-but-hikes-them-for-china-5076133

Warrington Guardian: "'CALLUM IS STILL IN OUR HEARTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell / Lois Dean

The mother of a baby called Callum has been handed a suspended sentence over his killing, ending a 27-year investigation.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25021435.conclusion-baby-callum-case-brought-peace-warrington

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