Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 01 August 2025.
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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.
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 Independent: "NOW NURSES AND GPS THREATEN STRIKE AS NHS BRACES FOR WINTER CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Thomas
NHS patients face months of Winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their pay demands are not met.
FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/health/nurses-doctors-strike-streeting-nhs-bma-b2799470.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Thomas
NHS patients face months of Winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their pay demands are not met.
FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/health/nurses-doctors-strike-streeting-nhs-bma-b2799470.html
Lancashire Telegraph: "ROW OVER COMPLEX NAME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs
A new row has erupted over a controversial £12.6 million health and fitness project - this time over what it should be called.
It comes after a senior Hyndburn Conservative said the Leisure Centre at Wilson Sports Village should have been named after one of the European Championships-winning Lionesses, not a former Labour councillor.
FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25354960.hyndburn-hub-naming-row-tory-says-call-lioness
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs
A new row has erupted over a controversial £12.6 million health and fitness project - this time over what it should be called.
It comes after a senior Hyndburn Conservative said the Leisure Centre at Wilson Sports Village should have been named after one of the European Championships-winning Lionesses, not a former Labour councillor.
FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25354960.hyndburn-hub-naming-row-tory-says-call-lioness
Financial Times: "MICROSOFT MARKET VALUE TOUCHES $4TN AS US TECH STOCKS SURGE TO FRESH HIGHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Herbert / Ian Smith / George Steer
Microsoft hit $4TN in Stock Market captitalisation as a United States tech share surge that also pushed Meta's stock up 12 per cent.
FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/884cb7a1-7bf6-4726-a91b-c0a14fcc1edf
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Herbert / Ian Smith / George Steer
Microsoft hit $4TN in Stock Market captitalisation as a United States tech share surge that also pushed Meta's stock up 12 per cent.
FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/884cb7a1-7bf6-4726-a91b-c0a14fcc1edf
| The I Paper: "NO NEGOTIATION WITH TERRORISTS: STARMER DEFENDS ULTIMATUM TO ISRAEL - BUT WON'T ISSUE ONE TO HAMAS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Merrick Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to cut off sharing of Israeli intelligence with the United Kingdom despite the major diplomatic row over Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state. FULL REPORT: http://INews.co.uk/news/politics/uk-wont-lose-israeli-intelligence-despite-netanyahu-fury-gaza-3834796 | The I Paper (Sport): "WOAKES WORRY" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Chris Stocks The sight of a distraught Chris Woakes crumpled in a heap on the boundary edge after he appeared to dislocate his left shoulder late on the opening day of this final Test against India was the last thing England needed. England's mixed bag of bowlers are in big trouble against India. FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-mixed-bag-bowlers-big-trouble-3837306 |
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Leicester Mercury: "MAN, 76, IS HELD OVER SUSPECTED POISONING AT SUMMER CAMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dylan Hayward
A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison after multiple children fell ill at a Summer Camp in Stathern, near the Melton area of Leicestershire.
A major investigation has been launched in connection with the incident.
FULL REPORT: LeicesterMercury.co.uk/news/local-news/poisoning-arrest-made-after-leicestershire-10388797
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dylan Hayward
A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison after multiple children fell ill at a Summer Camp in Stathern, near the Melton area of Leicestershire.
A major investigation has been launched in connection with the incident.
FULL REPORT: LeicesterMercury.co.uk/news/local-news/poisoning-arrest-made-after-leicestershire-10388797
Metro (North Edition): "PARA TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT GAMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Stuart
A record number of Paralympic Sport medals will be up for grabs at next Summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
There are set to be 63 medals of each colour handed out.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Stuart
A record number of Paralympic Sport medals will be up for grabs at next Summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
There are set to be 63 medals of each colour handed out.
The Guardian: "THE MATHEMATICS OF STARVATION - HOW ISRAEL CAUSED A FAMINE IN GAZA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Graham-Harrison
The mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza.
Palestinians cannot leave.
Israel knows how much food is needed.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/the-mathematics-of-starvation-how-israel-caused-a-famine-in-gaza
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emma Graham-Harrison
The mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza.
Palestinians cannot leave.
Israel knows how much food is needed.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/the-mathematics-of-starvation-how-israel-caused-a-famine-in-gaza
The Yorkshire Post: "NURSES SET TO VOTE ON STRIKES FOR BETTER PAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mike Waites
Patients could face wide scale disruption across the NHS after a vote paved the way for nurses to be balloted over Industrial Action.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mike Waites
Patients could face wide scale disruption across the NHS after a vote paved the way for nurses to be balloted over Industrial Action.
| Morning Star: "WE STAND HERE NOT AS ACCUSED BUT AS ACCUSERS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir Supporters gathered outside the Westminster Magistrates' Court as Palestine protest organisers pleaded not guilty to charges, highlighting that they are "the accusers, not the accused". FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/we-stand-here-today-accuser-not-accused | Morning Star (Sport): "PAQUETA CLEARED OF SPOT-FIXING CHARGES" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: TBA West Ham confirm Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of misconduct charges related to breaches of FA betting rules. The Brazilian was charged by The FA. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/west-hams-paqueta-cleared-spot-fixing |
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The Bolton News: "EARLY BUS BAN LIFTED FOR FREE PASS HOLDERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari
Pensioners will be able to use their free Bus Pass whenever they like as changes come into force.
This will affect passengers of Bolton's Bee Network, amongst other Public Transport providers in Greater Manchester.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25338200.free-bus-pass-60s-update-following-petition
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari
Pensioners will be able to use their free Bus Pass whenever they like as changes come into force.
This will affect passengers of Bolton's Bee Network, amongst other Public Transport providers in Greater Manchester.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25338200.free-bus-pass-60s-update-following-petition
| The Times: "1 IN 8 OF ALL PRISONERS WERE BORN OVERSEAS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan The number of foreigners in prisons for serious violent, sexual, and theft offences has surged over the past year. | The Times (Sport): "ENGLAND'S FEARS FOR WOAKES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Ammon Chris Woakes' participation in cricket for the rest of the series-deciding final Test against India is in serious doubt. |
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Metro (South Edition): "'POISONED' AT THE SUMMER CAMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley / Barney Davis
A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at a Summer Camp after eight were taken to a local Medical Facility.
A 76-year-old man was arrested at a pub nearby on suspicion of poisoning children at the Summer Camp in Stathern, Leicestershire.
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/eight-children-rushed-hospital-summer-camp-poisoning-man-76-arrested-23799455
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley / Barney Davis
A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at a Summer Camp after eight were taken to a local Medical Facility.
A 76-year-old man was arrested at a pub nearby on suspicion of poisoning children at the Summer Camp in Stathern, Leicestershire.
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/31/eight-children-rushed-hospital-summer-camp-poisoning-man-76-arrested-23799455
The Scotsman: "ANGER AS HUGE WINDFARM GETS THE GO-AHEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol
An offshore wind farm which developers say could be the world's biggest has been approved by the Scottish Government.
Scottish ministers had been urged to reject plans for Berwick Bank - an offshore wind farm that conservationists have predicted would kill tens of thousands of seabirds.
FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/one-of-worlds-biggest-wind-farms-with-307-turbines-approved-near-edinburgh-by-snp-ministers-5250851
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol
An offshore wind farm which developers say could be the world's biggest has been approved by the Scottish Government.
Scottish ministers had been urged to reject plans for Berwick Bank - an offshore wind farm that conservationists have predicted would kill tens of thousands of seabirds.
FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/one-of-worlds-biggest-wind-farms-with-307-turbines-approved-near-edinburgh-by-snp-ministers-5250851
| Daily Express: "RECORD NUMBER OF FOREIGN SEX OFFENDERS IN BRITISH PRISONS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles Record numbers of foreign thieves, thugs and Sex Offenders are languishing in United Kingdom prisons. It costs £360million a year to keep a total of 6,673 convicted overseas nationals behind bars. FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2089608 | Daily Express (Sport): "PAQUETA CLEARED" LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Alan Smith / Simon Mullock Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of betting breaches by The Football Association following a two-year investigation into allegations he deliberately received yellow cards in four fixtures. FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/sport/football/2089502 |
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Scottish Daily Mail: "ANGER AS SNP BACKS BIGGEST WIND FARM ON PLANET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley
The ‘largest’ offshore Wind Farm in the world could be built in the north of Britain after The SNP Government granted planning permission.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14960335
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley
The ‘largest’ offshore Wind Farm in the world could be built in the north of Britain after The SNP Government granted planning permission.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14960335
| Daily Star: "ROO ARE YOU?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton Furious Wayne Rooney fans slammed Tom Brady – the best US quarterback of all time – after he questioned Match Of The Day pundit Roo’s “work ethic” as Birmingham manager. | Daily Star (Sport): "STRIKERS" |
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Daily Mail: "PROOF STARMER'S SMASH THE GANGS CAMPAIGN'S A JOKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rory Tingle / Harriet Line
Keir Starmer's pledge to 'smash the gangs' was in tatters on Thursday night after a new record was set for Channel crossings.
More than 25,000 migrants have now arrived in the United Kingdom in small boats this year, the earliest the milestone has been hit.
FULL REPORT: http://DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14960425
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rory Tingle / Harriet Line
Keir Starmer's pledge to 'smash the gangs' was in tatters on Thursday night after a new record was set for Channel crossings.
More than 25,000 migrants have now arrived in the United Kingdom in small boats this year, the earliest the milestone has been hit.
FULL REPORT: http://DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14960425
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