INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2024 - TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY | INFORMING BRITAIN PAPERS

Welcome to your rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Friday 23 August 2024.
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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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SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: "HUMILIATION OF THE SCOTTISH TORY PLOTTERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon

Murdo Fraser called for other candidates to drop out to allow him to succeed Douglas Ross unopposed.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-13770245

SOUTH WALES ECHO: "MOTHER LIED ABOUT KID'S CANCER TO CON CHARITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conor Gogarty

A woman has avoided jail for fraud against a charity which was set up in the name of a three-year-old boy who died of cancer.
Charlotte Blackwell tried to con the Morgan's Army Charitable Foundation, which supports South Wales families affected by childhood cancer.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-lied-child-having-cancer-29788876

THE SCOTSMAN: "SNP MEMBERS DOWN 10,000 WITH MORE ON CUSP OF GOING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

Membership of The Scottish National Party is continuing to plummet, with the party losing almost 10,000 activists over the past year amid warnings many others are "on the brink" of leaving.

FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/snp-membership-numbers-fall-john-swinney-4751899

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: "ALZHEIMER'S DRUG IS BLOCKED FOR USE ON NHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Donnelly / Michael Searles

NHS patients will be denied a wonder drug for Alzheimer's after officials disregarded the costs borne by families.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2024/08/22/alzheimers-wonder-drug-lecanemab-not-available-on-nhs

DAILY MIRROR: "SACKED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Bryant

Jermaine Jenas sacked after inappropriate messages to woman who works on The One Show.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/3am/celebrity-news/jermaine-jenas-reason-bbc-sacking-33521709

WORCESTER OBSERVER: "WORCESTER MIX-UP LEADS TO TRANSATLANTIC QUIZ TRIP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ashleigh Osborne / Holly Clement

Two Americans from Worcester, Massachusetts flew halfway around The World to take part in a film quiz in Worcester, UK.

FULL REPORT: WorcesterObserver.co.uk/news/two-americans-fly-to-worcester-to-take-part-in-a-film-quiz

THE BOLTON NEWS: "FUTURE BRIGHT FOR PUPILS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Collins

Young people at Canon Slade are aiming for the stars after picking up their GCSE results.
Excited students gathered inside school hall to celebrate their marks alongside their families, friends and members of staff.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/24535205.canon-slade-gcse-students-receive-top-grades

​COVENTRY OBSERVER: "CITY MAN AMONG GANG JAILED FOR DRUG DEALING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Holly Clement

A Coventry man who was part of an organised crime group who made thousands of pounds dealing in Class A drugs has been jailed.
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FULL REPORT: CoventryObserver.co.uk/news/coventry-news-coventry-man-who-helped-drugs-gang

WESTERN MAIL: "MINISTER'S PLEDGE AS GCSE RESULTS DROP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Abbie Wightwick

Just over six in 10 people achieved the gold standard A*-C grades this year, with an overall 96.6% pass rate.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/education/gcse-grades-exams-wales-2024-29774628

MALVERN OBSERVER: "GOING THE DISTANCE TO SUPPORT RIDER SAFFRON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Members of the Equestrian Community are set to cycle 205 miles along the UK's longest bridleway in support of a young event rider from Malvern who recently suffered a life changing fall.
Riders of all ages will cycle The Pennine Bridleway from Derbyshire to Cumbria over five days to raise funds for 23-year-old event rider Saffron Cresswell from Malvern.

FULL REPORT: MalvernObserver.co.uk/news/equestrian-community-to-pedal-205-miles-to-support-malvern-event-riders-recovery

MORNING STAR: "GCSEs: 'IT'S NOT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

GCSE results exposed the "entrenched inequality" in Britain's education system, with privately educated pupils now 2.5 times more likely to score the highest grades than those at comprehensives.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/gcse-results-expose-entrenched-inequality-in-britains-education-system

SOUTH WALES EVENING POST: "CON WOMAN 'PREYED' ON MORGAN'S CHARITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Conor Gogarty

Woman lied about child having cancer to raise thousands and targeted charity of three-year-old Morgan Ridler.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-lied-child-having-cancer-29788876

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH: "LANDMARK BUILDING REBIRTH A STEP NEARER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

The next stage of the £9million redevelopment of Blackburn Town Centre's landmark Exchange building is set to go ahead.

DAILY RECORD: "OUTFOXED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Vevers 

Cruel Fox Hunts with packs of dogs are beating a blood sports ban by using a new loophole in the law.

EVESHAM OBSERVER: "ONLINE APPEAL TO FUND 'LOVING' DAD'S FUNERAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sonny Rackham

Donations for the funeral of an Evesham man who died whilst riding his motorbike in Worcester have poured in as his family have left a heartwarming tribute online.

FULL REPORT: EveshamObserver.co.uk/news/donations-flood-in-for-funeral-of-eveshams-loving-family-man-andy

METRO (ENGLAND): "JAB HOPE IN FIGHT AGAINST LUNG CANCER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

A new jab that primes the Immune System to recognise Lung Cancer is being tested on UK patients in a world-first trial.