 Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 09 January 2026. 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, and around the world. All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated. If the leading story is available, links will be provided. This page will be updated as the headlines come in. Metro (South Edition): "WAD A WALLY... HE'LL DO TIME!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Molly Lee An Albanian 'Bonnie and Clyde' crime gang who stole £1 million worth of goods from wealthy property owners across Britain were caught after flaunting wads of cash and stolen designer jewellery in photos. FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2026/01/08/bonnie-clyde-gang-caught-flaunting-watches-cash-stolen-1-000-000-spree-26154524  Malvern Observer: "AIMING FOR A DEGREE OF MARATHON SUCCESS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins Chris Garratt, a University Of Worcester colleague, is aiming to become the World's Fastest Man to complete the London Marathon in full graduation attire.  Morning Star: "TRUMP'S TERROR STATE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie Cities across the United States continued to erupt in protest after Recee Nicole Macklin Good was shot dead by a Federal Immigration Officer. Thousands of people took to the streets to vent their anger. FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/what-happens-when-far-right-government-emboldens-violent-death-squad  Morning Star (Sport/Back Page): "ECB TO PROBE ENGLAND'S DISASTER DOWN UNDER" Friday 09 January 2026's Sport Page/Back Page of Morning Star from Morning Star Sport.  Glasgow Times: "'BAD REPAIR JOB RUINED CHRISTMAS'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Morgan Carmichael A disabled mum has claimed her Christmas was ruined after housing bosses botched vital repairs to her home. Emma Brogan, along with her sons were decanted from their Knightswood flat after a burst pipe last May flooded both their bathroom and part of the hallway. FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25743599.knightswood-mums-heartbreak-botched-home-repairs  FE Week: "CHARITY COMMISSION WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON CITY & GUILDS SALE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Josh Mellor The Charity Watchdog is "engaging actively" with the City & Guilds Foundation following reports that two executives were in line for million-pound bonuses after its commercial awarding body was sold off. FULL REPORT: http://FEWeek.co.uk/charity-commission-to-obtain-more-information-about-city-guilds-sale  Lancashire Telegraph: "'LIVES BEING PUT AT RISK'" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs Councillors for the West Pennine ward on the hills above Darwen have accused the borough council of putting residents’ lives and limbs at risk by removing grit bins. FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25747481.west-pennine-councillors-condemn-cold-snap-grit-bin-removal  Metro (North Edition): "SENSELESS LOSS OF YOUNG LIVES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Ward Jorja Colville, who killed her boyfriend and two friends while speeding in her Ford Focus at up to 92 Miles Per Hour on a Country Road near Falkirk in Britain on 26 July 2024 was jailed for nearly four years. FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2026/01/08/woman-killed-boyfriend-two-pals-92mph-crash-jailed-just-three-years-26152945  Metro (North Edition) [Back/Sport Page]: "GREEN FOR KYOGO" Friday 09 January 2026's Back Page/Sport Page of Metro (North Edtion) by Fraser Rorison for Metro Sport..  Evesham Observer: "ANDY'S MBE HONOUR IS OARSOME ACHIEVEMENT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans A former Olympic canoeist from Fladbury is 'humbled' to have been made an MBE in The New Year Honours List by King Charles. Andy Train, who competed in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000, was given the accolade in recognition of his services to sport. FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/mbe-awarded-to-former-olympic-canoeist-from-fladbury  Financial Times: "PUSH TO RESET EU TIES EXCLUDES FINANCIAL SERVICES AS CITY SHUNS CLOSER ALIGNMENT" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Parker / Emma Dunkley / Martin Arnold / Sam Fleming / Peter Foster Sir Keir Starmer (Prime Minister - United Kingdom) will exclude the City Of London from The Labour Party's push with "closer alignment" with the European Union, after Financial Services firms lobbied against any return to Brussels rules. FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/8d9aca04-5675-4d38-bf22-1fcb2f1a862b  Bromsgrove Standard: "CALL FOR COUNCIL TO SEND GRITTERS ON ALL BUS ROUTES" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Gordon Kevin Nind, the owner of a Bus Company in Bromsgrove is calling for all roads which have bus services operating on them to be gritted during icy conditions. FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bromsgrove-travel-operator-calls-on-council-to-grit-all-roads-on-bus-routes-in-icy-conditions  Daily Star: "CLOAK AND DAGGERS!" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Gleave Fiona Hughes from The Traitors threw Rachel Duffy "under the bus" in one of the most explosive nights onn the ratings-busting show. Fellow Traitor Stephen Libby said: "I’m shaking". FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/tv/traitors-star-speaks-out-regrets-36519277  Daily Star (Back/Sport Page): "SIGH OF THE STORM" Friday 09 January 2026's Back Page/Sport Page of Daily Star by John Cross for Daily Star Sport.  Kidderminster Standard: "MISSED APPOINTMENTS PROMPT PATIENTS PLEA" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith Over 10,000 appointments at a Medical Centre in Kidderminster, Stourport, Bewdley and Hagley were not attended in 2025. The extremely high number of missed appointments across Wyre Forest's five Medical Centres has prompted health bosses to issue a plea to patients heading into the New Year. FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/patients-missing-thousands-of-gp-appointments-in-kidderminster-stourport-and-bewdley  Coventry Observer: "NEW YEAR'S RECOGNITION FOR RED CROSS STALWART COLIN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris An 'extraordinary' British Red Cross worker from Coventry who has over 45 years with the charity has been recognised with a British Empire Medal in The New Year's Honour's List by King Charles. FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/new-year-honours-for-those-who-make-a-difference-59722  The Scotsman: "KEY PROJECTS AT RISK AMID £1BN BUDGET BLACK HOLE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol Shona Robison (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government - Scotland) faces axing up to £1 billion from the Scottish government’s capital and infrastructure spending plans after economists warned "something will have to give" in next week's draft Budget.  Droitwich Standard: "WHEELS ARE SET IN MOTION FOR TOWN CLUB" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ryan Smith Droitwich will once again have a Rotary Club nearly three years after the last one folded and an appeal has started for new members to join.  The Times: "TOP DEFENCE CHIEF WARNS OF NEED FOR EXTRA £28BN" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown Britain’s most senior military chief has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the Ministry Of Defence are short of £28 billion over the next four years, despite plans to boost spending, The Times can reveal. FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/senior-military-chiefs-warn-keir-starmer-of-28bn-defence-shortfall-mb6pjkkl3  The Times (Sport/Back Page): "BROOK FINED FOR BOUNCER ROW" Friday 09 January 2026's Back Page/Sport Page of The Times by Simon WIlde for The Times Sport.  Leamington Observer: "COUNCIL UNDERLINES FEARS OVER BIODIVERSITY WORK" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Hughes The concern that years of work boosting nature and biodiversity across the district of Warwick could be undone has fallen on deaf ears. Warwick District Council wrote to Keir Starmer (Prime Minister - United Kingdom) last year calling for changes to the new Planning And Infrastructure Bill currently going through Parliament.  The Independent: "YET ANOTHER U-TURN REEVES SET TO SCRAP RATES RISES FOR PUBS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Athena Stavrou / Kate Devlin Ministers have told The Independent that Rachel Reeves is set to hand Britain's ailing pubs a lifeline by reversing her plans to scrap Business Rates relief for hospitality, in another humiliating climbdown for United Kingdom's Government. FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pubs-closed-business-rates-restaurants-rachel-reeves-budget-b2896796.html  Solihull Observer: "EXTRA TIME IN JAIL AFTER GUN TRADE BID FAILS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Mason Ameran Zeb Khan, a convicted heroin smuggler who tried to secure a reduced prison sentence by setting up a firearms supply from his prison cell, has had his sentence extended. FULL REPORT: SolihullObserver.co.uk/news/extra-time-in-jail-after-gun-trade-bid-fails  Scottish Daily Mail: "HOW CAN A LIFE SENTENCE BE JUST 10 YEARS?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Grant Prisoners handed Life Sentences are being freed after serving as little as a decade behind bars. More than 100 'lifers’ have been released since 2021, according to shocking figures obtained by Scottish Daily Mail.  Stratford Observer: "SECOND HOME OWNERS TO FACE 100PC TAX HIKE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins Owners of furnished second homes in the district of Stratford will see their Council Tax double. From April 2025, councils in Britain had new powers to charge up to 100 per cent additional Council Tax on second homes. FULL REPORT: StratfordObserver.co.uk/news/second-home-owners-in-stratford-district-could-see-their-council-tax-double  Daily Express: "CHEERS! IT'S YET ANOTHER 'TOO LATE' U-TURN FROM PM" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Williamson / Jon King Plans to ease huge Business Rates rises on Public Houses are "too little, too late", claim members of The Conservative Party. Sir Keir Starmer's latest climbdown on increasing business rates for pubs comes after he caved in over the Farm Tax and scrapping Winter Fuel Payments. FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2155483  Daily Express (Sport/Back Page): "REDS REIN IN GUNS" Friday 09 January 2026's Sport/Back Page of Daily Express by John Cross for Daily Express Sport.  Edinburgh Evening News: "ARTIST'S BRUSH WITH CELEBRITY" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Julie Douglas A self-taught Edinburgh artist Joe Capps has seen a significant surge in commissions after wowing TV audiences with his distinctive style.  Daily Mirror: "WHERE'S WALLY?" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Warburton Nigel Farage was blasted for ignoring his day job after jetting to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Reform UK leader was pictured on the VIP jaunt last month. FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farages-stunning-list-vip-36520547  Daily Mirror (Sport/Back Page): "SORE POINT" Friday 09 January 2026's Back Page/Sport Page of Daily Mirror by John Cross for Daily Mirror Sport.  Rugby & Lutterworth Observer: "NEW YEAR'S HONOUR FOR CHARITY FOUNDER NAOMI" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andy Morris Naomi Rees-Issitt, a determined Rugby mum who set up Life Saving charity in memory of her son, has been awarded a British Empire Medal from King Charles at The New Year's Honours List.  Daily Mail: "PUB U-TURN'S TOO LITTLE TOO LATE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Emily Hakins The Labour Party are gearing up for another humiliating U-turn - as ministers signalled at a climbdown on tax hikes for Public Houses. FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15445881  The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "DISMAY AT 'SNUB' OVER PUB RESCUE BID" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne Redditch businessman has expressed his disappointment at pub giant Greene King which, he said, had not responded to his attempts to rescue a well-known village pub. FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/astwood-bank-villagers-bid-to-rescue-much-loved-oddfellows-arms-say-they-were-snubbed-by-pub-giants-greene-king  The Guardian: "'GO BACK HOME': NOW 34 EX-PUPILS ACCUSE FARAGE OF RACIST BEHAVIOUR" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Henry Dyer / Daniel Boffey / Mark Blacklock Thirty-four school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform UK leader's evolving denials. FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2026/jan/08/go-back-home-farage-schoolmate-accounts-bring-total-alleging-racist-behaviour-to-34  The Bolton News: "LAST-MINUTE BUDGET D-DAY DATE CHANGE" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan Bolton Council had to move their Budget setting meeting at short notice after Greater Manchester Combined Authority "assumed" the meeting would have been held later. FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25744072.bolton-council-move-budget-gm-assumption  Daily Record: "MONSTER" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Clark Lynne-Marie Hand, a Domestic Abuse survivor has bravely spoken about her three months of terror at the hands of a rapist bodybuilder after giving up her right to anonymity.  Worcester Observer: "AIMING FOR A DEGREE OF MARATHON SUCCESS" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins Chris Garratt, a University Of Worcester colleague, is aiming to become the World's Fastest Man to complete the London Marathon in full graduation attire. FULL REPORT: WorcesterObserver.co.uk/news/worcester-university-colleague-aims-to-put-in-first-class-performance-at-the-london-marathon  The Daily Telegraph: "REEVES TO CLIMB DOWN ON PUB TAX" LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tim Wallace / Tom Haynes / Amy Gibbons Rachel Reeves (Chancellor Of The Exchequer - United Kingdom) is preparing to reverse her decision to impose higher costs on Britain's struggling Public Houses, following a campaign by The Daily Telegraph. FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/01/08/reeves-poised-pubs-tax-climbdown-after-telegraph-campaign  
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