INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 20 June 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

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Daily Star: "ROYAL ASCHOT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

It was the hottest day of the year so far as temretures hit 32C - and the World's top tipsters Jason Heavey was in sizzling form.
Can Ascot get any bet-ter?

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Evesham Observer: "MERLEEN MADE AN MBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Hospital volunteer staff member Merleen Watson has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.
 
FULL REPORT: EveshamJournal.co.uk/news/25236099.dedicated-worcestershire-hospital-volunteer-receives-mbe

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Lancashire Telegraph: "AMBER HEAT WARNING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

Health bosses have issued a warning as temperatures are set to hit 29°C in East Lancashire.
The warning is issued for the South of Britain. 

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25251177.mini-heatwave-amber-heat-health-alert-issued-lancashire

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The Redditch And Alcester Standard: "BANNED FROM TEACHING OVER INDECENT IMAGES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

A former Assistant Head Teacher at St Benedict's Catholic High School in Alcester has been banned from teaching and placed on the Sex Offenders Register after he was found keeping an explicit video.
 
FULL REPORT: RedditchStandard.co.uk/news/former-assistant-head-at-alcester-school-banned-from-teaching-after-sex-offences

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Morning Star: "JUST SAY NO"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been warned to not follow President Donald Trump into an illegal war with Israel on Iran.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/there-must-be-no-temptation-follow-us-illegal-war

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​Droitwich Standard: "PROJECT'S RECOGNITION IS A WIN-WIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

A Public Health team on Worcestershire County Council are celebrating a major achievement after one of their projects in Droitwich won a prestigious local government award.
 
FULL REPORT: DroitwichStandard.co.uk/news/droitwichs-we-are-westlands-community-project-scoops-award

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Glasgow Times: "POET AND LECTURER TAGGED AFTER SEX ATTACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Gordon

Glasgow Poet Jim Ferguson who carried out a sex attack on a woman in his Dennistoun home was tagged for 16 weeks.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25251419.poet-lecturer-jim-ferguson-given-home-curfew-sex-assault

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Kidderminster Standard: "'WE'LL MAKE TOWN'S MARKETS GREAT AGAIN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

The new operator for Kidderminster Markets has vowed to return them to their former glory after being handed the contract to take it over from next month.

FULL REPORT: KidderminsterStandard.co.uk/news/we-will-restore-kidderminster-markets-to-their-former-glory-says-new-operator

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The Independent: "PM URGES TRUMP: KEEP COOL - DON'T RAMP UP CONFLICT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Archie Mitchell / Alex Croft / Sam Kiley

Sir Keir Starmer has urged United States President Donald Trump to step back from the brink of a direct strike on Iran, warning against any action that would "ramp up the situation".

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-starmer-iran-israel-strikes-us-warn-b2773126.html

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Bromsgrove Standard: "EDDIE BUS DRIVING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tristan Harris

Bromsgrove's EDDIE Bus which is a lifeline for elderly residents celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.

FULL REPORT: BromsgroveStandard.co.uk/news/bromsgroves-eddie-bus-a-lifeline-for-the-elderly-appeals-for-more-volunteer-drivers-as-it-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary

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The Bolton News: "CONMAN BUILDER TRICKED WOMAN WITH DISABILITY OUT OF £14,000"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Fraudster builder John Drake took more than £14,000 from a vulnerable "profoundly deaf" woman by repeatedly overcharging her and not completing work.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25249669.fraudster-builder-took-1-000s-vulnerable-bolton-woman

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Coventry Observer: "SENTENCED FOR A TRAIL OF TERROR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Hughes

A man who deliberately drove at three pedestrians, killing two and seriously injuring another, has been sentenced.

FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/driver-sentenced-for-double-killing-in-coventry-city-centre

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Daily Express: "ALLOW US THE CHOICE TO HAVE A GOOD DEATH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

As MPs prepare for 'last chance for years' vote on Assisted Dying, incurable Breast Cancer sufferer Sophie Blake makes a final plea.

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Metro (South Edition): "HAUNTED BY PHD RAPIST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley

Chinese student Zhenhao Zou is believed to be one of the United Kingdom's worst Sex Offenders has been jailed for 24 years.
 
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/19/predatory-phd-student-zhenhao-zou-drugged-women-filmed-raping-jailed-life-23453776

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Malvern Observer: "PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne

Advocacy group Play Worcester has welcomed the findings of the Raising The Nation Play Commission after an independent inquiry.

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​The Daily Telegraph: "LABOUR MPs TURN ON ASSISTED DYING BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Genevieve Holl-Allen / Janet Eastham / Ben Riley Smith

Labour MPs have turned against the Assisted Dying Bill and at the eleventh hour urged their colleagues to vote down the "drastically weakened" plans.
 
FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/19/labour-mps-turn-on-assisted-dying-bill

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Daily Mirror: "GLITTER: I'M A DANGER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Pettifor

Gary Glitter has had his appeal for release rejected by the Parole Board due to his continuing and "uncontrolled interest in children".
 
FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-gary-glitter-release-rejected-35418927

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Daily Mail: "JENRICK: I'LL VOTE NO TO ASSISTED DYING FOR MY NANA'S SAKE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Robert Jenrick has made an emotional appeal against Assisted Dying, as MPs prepare for a momentous vote on whether to let the terminally ill end their own lives.
 
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14829225