INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 18 July 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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Financial Times: "REEVES UNDER FIRE AS BRITAIN SHEDS JOBS FOR A FIFTH MONTH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Delphine Strauss

Payroll employment in the UK fell for the fifth month in a row in June and wage growth slowed. 
 
FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/18fae11a-fdf1-4cbe-bc5c-7d9b291f8a3f

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Evesham Observer: "'WE MUST INVEST MORE ENERGY INTO SITE PLAN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lise Evans

A Vale Parish Councillor is calling for a rethink on proposals to build a large-scale housing development in Throckmorton.

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Metro (South Edition): "STARMER'S NEW GENERATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Young people aged 16 and 17 will be allowed to vote in the next General Election as Keir Starmer promises to "modernise our democracy".
 
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/07/17/voting-age-lowered-age-16-next-general-election-23684526

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Eastern Eye: "'ENGINES LOST FUEL MID-AIR'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Vivek Mishra

The probe into last month's crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad is far from over and it is unwise to jump to conclusions.
 
FULL REPORT: EasternEye.biz/air-india-crash-probe

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The I Paper: "UK GIVES THE VOTE TO TEENS AGED 16 - WITH REFORM AND CORBYN LIKELY TO BENEFIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Merrick / Chloe Chaplain

Nigel Farage is to step up efforts to win over young people after the Government gave the go-ahead for 16 and 17-year-olds to have the vote.
 
FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/farage-corbynt-winners-votes-16-17-year-olds-3812157

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Glasgow Times: "£14K OF NHS LAPTOPS CONTAINING PATIENT INFORMATION STOLEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Whistleblower: Management is putting blame on staff instead of fixing the problem. 
A whistleblower has reported that £14,000 worth of NHS laptops containing sensitive patient information were stolen, and that management is blaming staff instead of addressing the underlying security issues.

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Daily Mail: "POLICE TO USE FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERAS AT NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber

Facial Recognition cameras will be used at this year's Notting Hill Carnival for the first time in an unprecedented crackdown on violence.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-14916619

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Kidderminster Standard: "APPEAL TO FIND A NEW HOME FOR VITAL CHARITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

A charity which serves the people of Wyre Forest has launched an appeal to find a new base after having to leave its current home in Kidderminster.
 
FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/kidderminsters-simply-limitless-charity-launches-appeal-to-find-new-home-after-being-told-to-move

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​The Daily Telegraph: "VOTES AT 16 AS STARMER PANICS OVER REFORM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Jack Maidment / Amy Gibbons

Sir Keir Starmer has accelerated plans to lower the voting age to 16 in all UK General Elections after a surge in the popularity of Reform Party.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/17/starmer-rushes-through-votes-for-16-year-olds-fight-reform

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The Bolton News: "'IDEAL' ARRIVAL TO BOOST TOWN SHOPPING DRAW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

The opening of a major new store in the heart of Bolton will be a much-needed boost to the Town Centre economy.
Ideal Home & Food Hall will open at former Wilko and PoundLand in Deansgate.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25313018.ideal-home-food-hall-set-open-deansgate-bolton

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The Scotsman: "SCOTLAND WILL BE AT HEART OF 'GREAT AI LEAP'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

AI to unlock 'billions of pounds of investment and thousands of new jobs' in Scotland.
Scotland to be epicentre of 'next great industrial leap', UK Government says, as AI Growth Zone confirmed.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/scotland-ai-growth-zone-supercomputer-5230220

Droitwich Standard: "BOYS IN BLUE DROP BY TO MAKE JEAN'S SPECIAL DAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

A Droitwich resident Jean Mulcaster's birthday wish has came true this week when the retired for West Mercia Police officer got the chance to be an officer again for the day.
 
FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/dream-come-true-for-droitwichs-jean-who-relived-a-day-in-her-previous-life-as-a-police-officer

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Morning Star: "UNEMPLOYMENT UP AND WAGES SLOW IN BLOW FOR REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Rising unemployment and slowing wage rises are hitting workers as The Labour Party struggle with their economic strategy. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/unemployment-hits-four-year-high-earnings-stagnate

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The Redditch & Alcester Standard: "CLAIMS ARE MADE OVER SEND PROVISION FUNDS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

A row has broken out between former County Councillor Emma Marshall and Councillor Steven Foster regarding the SEND provision in Worcestershire.

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The Times: "AFGHAN DATA LEAK NAMED BRITISH SPIES AND SOLDIERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larisa Brown 

The Times has analysed the data which is also understood to have revealed the whereabouts of Afghans seeking sanctuary in the UK.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/defence/article/injunction-government-afghan-data-leak-npsdns3pg

Coventry Observer: "REACHING UP TO THE HEAVENS TO HELP RAISE FOOD CHARITY CASH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lola Griffin

Daredevil fundraisers are preparing to abseil 90 feet down Coventry Cathedral for Feed The Hungry UK and Coventry Foodbank.

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​Daily Record: "YOUR EX HAS £100K FOR A HITMAN TO TAKE YOU OUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Iona Young

Pub landlady Audrey Hunter was tipped off about her husband's threat to have her killed during a stormy divorce.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/pub-landlord-told-punters-wanted-35574266

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​Lancashire Telegraph: "SHOCK AS CHILD HIT BY CAR ON ROAD CROSSING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

A spokesperson from Al Islah Girls High School (AIGHS) in Audley Range, Blackburn has said staff are saddened by a pupil being hit by a car on a Zebra Crossing.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25321388.child-zebra-crossing-next-school-struck-car

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Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW BAN POLICE FROM JOINING MARCHES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Grant

Police in Scotland should be banned from taking part in Pride marches while on duty following a landmark High Court ruling, rank-and-file officers said last night.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14916363

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Bromsgrove Standard: "TOWN ROADWORKS ARE IMPACTING BUS ROUTES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Gordon
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A bus company terminating late running services is urging passengers to get in touch so they can be offered assistance.
 
FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/operator-offers-help-as-roadworks-impact-bromsgrove-bus-services

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​The Independent: "NOW MI6 SPIES AND SAS ARE EXPOSED BY MOD DATA BREACH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Holly Bancroft

British spies and Special Forces soldiers were among the tens of thousands of people potentially put at risk by the catastrophic Afghan data leak, The Independent understands.

FULL REPORT: http://Independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-data-leak-john-healey-special-forces-b2790980.html

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Malvern Observer: "NINE JAILED FOR PARTS IN DRUG DEALING OPERATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philippa Mingins

Nine people involved in operating a drugs network from Luton to Worcester have been jailed.
The organised crime group ran the 'Nico' line, facilitating the supply of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin into Worcester.
 
FULL REPORT: WorcesterObserver.co.uk/news/nine-people-jailed-for-operating-a-drugs-network-from-luton-to-worcester

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​The Guardian: "DIANE ABBOTT SUSPENDED BY LABOUR FOR SECOND TIME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Aletha Adu / Eleni Courea

Diane Abbott has been suspended from The Labour Party for a second time after saying she did not regret her past remarks on racism, as Keir Starmer once again attempted to reassert his grip over his backbenchers.

FULL REPORT: http://TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/jul/17/labour-suspends-diane-abbott-for-second-time-over-racism-comments