INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 08 AUGUST 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 08 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.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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Metro (South Edition): "HE'S OUR BRAVE LITTLE MIRACLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Boyden

Surgeons have used a new technique to save the life of Conor O'Rourke who was born with a one-in -a-million congenital condition.

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The Bolton News: "THE MEMORY OF TRAGIC YOUNG MAN HONOURED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eoin McCaul

A beautiful woodland walk has been opened in memory of Aaron Whalley in a bid to help those going through difficult times.
The trail is located at Moses Gate Country Park on Hall Lane in Farnworth.

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Daily Star: "FOUR FOUR BOO!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Those FIFA fools have ranked England's Lionesses fourth best team in the world despite back-to-back Euros wins and being runners-up in the last World Cup.
Where's VAR when you need it?

Daily Star (Sport): "SESKO CLUB CARD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack McEachen

​Benjamin Sesko will get his wish and undergo a medical in the next 24 hours before completing a £73.7million move to Manchester United.

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The Yorkshire Post: "CALL FOR REVIEW OF INNOVATION FUNDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Mayors have urged the Government to review how UK Research and Innovation hands out funding, after no universities in the North of England were included in a £54million overseas talent fund.

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​Financial Times: "BOE LOWERS RATES BUT TIGHT VOTE FORCES INVESTORS TO REIN IN BETS ON MORE CUTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Delphine Strauss / Ian Smith

Bank Of England lowered Interest Rates by a quarter point to 4 per cent.
The knife-edge vote and higher inflation forecasts prompted investors to rein in bets on further cuts.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/a38ff4e1-72ab-4189-9e1f-141910e7a769

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Daily Express: "PILL FOR WEIGHT LOSS ON NHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Hanna Geissler

A groundbreaking daily weight loss pill could be available on the NHS next year, after its manufacturer announced plans to submit data to regulators in the coming months.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2092343

Daily Express (Sport): "NICO TIME"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Neil McLeman / Chris McKenna

Enzo Maresca has opened the door to the sale of Nicolas Jackson to Newcastle Football Club and that could allow Alexander Isak to join Liverpool Football Club.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/sport/football/2092505

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Glasgow Times: "TEENAGER CAUSED £125K OF DAMAGE AFTER SETTING FIRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Gordon

A teenager caused £125,000 of damage to luxury apartments after setting its cinema room on fire with a bottle of Fairy Liquid.
Logan Morrison, 19, started the blaze at the Platform building in Glasgow's Anderston Quay on January 29 2025.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25373210.teen-caused-125k-fire-damage-luxury-glasgow-flats

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Morning Star: "AID CENTRES A 'LABORATORY OF CRUELTY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Elizabeth Short

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution sites are sites of 'orchestrated killing and dehumanisation' that must be shut down, MSF says in new report.
Israel and United States-backed food distribution centres in Gaza are sites of "orchestrated killing and dehumanisation" that must be shut down, a medical NGO working on the ground warned.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/laboratory-cruelty

Morning Star (Sport): "FIVE LIONESSES NOMINATED FOR 2025 BALLON D'OR"
LEAD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

​Five of England's European Championship-winning squad have been nominated for Women’s Ballon D'Or.
The players nominated, are: Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze, Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Hannah Hampton.
They won in Basel, Switzerland last month. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/five-lionesses-nominated-years-womens-ballon-dor

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Scottish Daily Mail: "MINISTER FOR HYPOCRISY IS FORCED TO QUIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper / Harriet Line
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Labour Party's homelessness minister was forced to quit after an embarrassing eviction row.
Rushanara Ali was accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' amid claims she ejected tenants from one of her properties, before putting it back on the market for an extra £700 a month in rent.

FULL STORY: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14980971

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The Independent: "SURGE IN HOUSEHOLD COSTS PUTS REEVES GROWTH PLAN AT RISK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given an inflation warning by the Bank Of England, as it cut Interest Rates to their lowest level in two years but forecast months of sharp price rises driven by higher food prices.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-bailey-inflation-food-price-b2803803.html

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The Scotsman: "WEALTH TAX DOESN'T WORK, SAYS MURRAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant / David Bol

Ian Murray has dismissed calls from within the Labour Party to introduce a wealth tax, insisting it "doesn’t work".
The Scottish Secretary said a tax on the highest income earners would lead to 'flight' of wealthier people abroad.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-secretary-ian-murray-gives-wealth-tax-verdict-as-deputy-prime-minister-angela-rayner-pushes-for-move-5262164

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The I Paper: "UK'S MINISTER FOR HOMELESSNESS QUITS AFTER SHE'S CAUGHT EJECTING TENANTS AND HIKING RENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Vicky Spratt / Will Hazell

Homelessness minister gave tenants four months notice to leave before relisting property for £700 more a month, The i Paper revealed.
Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following The I Paper's revelations that she threw four tenants out of her East London townhouse before relisting the property for £700 a month more in rent.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/rushanara-ali-resigns-backlash-removing-tenants-hiking-rent-3848303

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The National: "STURGEON: ACTIONS OF ISRAEL ARE NOTHING SHORT OF GENOCIDE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is 'proud' that SNP-led Scottish Government are considering a full state boycott.

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Lancashire Telegraph: "'DANGEROUS' PAEDO JAILED FOR 18 YEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad

Rawtenstall paedophile given 26-year sentence over rapes.
A "dangerous" and "perverted" paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted four children has been given a sentence of 26 years.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25372831.rawtenstall-paedophile-given-26-year-sentence-rapes

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Daily Record: "DEFINITELY SHADY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern

Oasis fans are being ripped off by ticket touts who snatched the final batch of tickets to the concert at Murrayfield.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/search/?q=OASIS

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The Times: "SINGLE-SEX SPACES 'OFF LIMITS TO TRANS WOMEN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Geraldine Scott

Schools, Medical Facilities, Leisure Centres and cinemas will be told to ban Transgender Women from using single-sex areas including lavatories and changing rooms under equalities guidance.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/trans-women-single-sex-spaces-ban-lr3hbgjzs

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​Daily Mail:  "MINISTER FOR HYPOCRISY IS FORCED TO QUIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Hooper / Harriet Line
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Labour Party's homelessness minister was forced to quit after an embarrassing eviction row.
Rushanara Ali was accused of 'staggering hypocrisy' amid claims she ejected tenants from one of her properties, before putting it back on the market for an extra £700 a month in rent.

FULL STORY: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14980971

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

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NEWS IN BRIEF: FRIDAY 08 AUGUST 2025

• Minister Quits Amid Eviction Scandal
  
  Labour Party's homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, resigned after accusations of "staggering hypocrisy" for allegedly evicting tenants from her property and relisting it with a £700 monthly rent increase.
  
  
• Woodland Walk Honours Tragic Young Man
  
  A new woodland trail at Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, was opened in memory of Aaron Whalley to support those facing difficult times.
  
  
• Gaza Aid Centres Labelled 'Laboratory of Cruelty'
  
  Médecins Sans Frontières condemned Gaza's aid distribution centres as sites of "orchestrated killing and dehumanisation", urging their closure and accusing Israel and the United States of complicity.
  
  
• Surgeons Save Baby with Rare Condition
  
  Conor O’Rourke, born with a one-in-a-million congenital condition, was saved using a pioneering surgical technique.
  
  
• Weight Loss Pill Set for NHS Approval
  
  A new daily weight loss pill could be available on the NHS next year, pending regulatory approval of manufacturer data.
  
  
• Five Lionesses Nominated for Ballon D’Or
  
  England’s European Championship-winning players Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze, Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo, and Hannah Hampton are nominated for the 2025 Women’s Ballon D’Or.
  
  
• BOE Cuts Rates Amid Inflation Warning
  
  The Bank Of England cut Interest Rates by 0.25% to 4%, but a close vote and rising inflation forecasts have reduced expectations for further cuts, pressuring Chancellor Rachel Reeves' growth plans.
  
  
• England Lionesses Ranked Fourth
  
  FIFA controversially ranked England's Lionesses fourth globally, despite back-to-back Euros wins and a World Cup runner-up finish.
  
  
• Wealth Tax 'Doesn’t Work', Says Murray
  
  Scottish Secretary Ian Murray dismissed Labour calls for a wealth tax, warning it would drive high earners abroad.
  
  
• Teenager Jailed for £125k Fire Damage
  
  Logan Morrison, 19, was sentenced for causing £125,000 in damage by setting fire to a cinema room at Glasgow’s Platform building.
  
  
• Trans Women Banned from Single-Sex Spaces
  
  New equalities guidance will bar transgender women from single-sex areas, including lavatories and changing rooms, in schools, medical facilities, leisure centres, and cinemas.
  
  
• Oasis Fans Ripped Off by Ticket Touts
  
  Oasis fans were outmanoeuvred by touts using fake identities to secure the final batch of Murrayfield concert tickets.
  
  
• Sturgeon Condemns Israel’s Actions
  
  Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called Israel's actions in Gaza "nothing short of genocide", supporting the SNP-led Scottish Government’s consideration of a state boycott.

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