Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Saturday 24 January 2026.
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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.
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.
Daily Mirror: "SAY SORRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke
United States President Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure to say sorry for insulting the British Armed Forces by claiming they stayed away from the Afghanistan front line.
FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/breaking-keir-starmer-says-donald-36602296
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke
United States President Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure to say sorry for insulting the British Armed Forces by claiming they stayed away from the Afghanistan front line.
FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/breaking-keir-starmer-says-donald-36602296
The Bolton News: "ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT PLAN TO CUT A&E WAITS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Gee
Patients arriving at Bolton's busy Emergency Department will be given a GP appointment or told to visit a pharmacy instead of being treated there.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25786234.warning-patients-sent-away-royal-bolton-hospital-e
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Gee
Patients arriving at Bolton's busy Emergency Department will be given a GP appointment or told to visit a pharmacy instead of being treated there.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25786234.warning-patients-sent-away-royal-bolton-hospital-e
Daily Express: "'WHAT A BLOODY CHEEK!'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mieka Smiles / Lauren Welch
Prince Harry has given a furious response to controversial comments made by Donald Trump over the war in Afghanistan.
United States President Donald Trump has provoked fury after saying Armed Forces from NATO stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan.
FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2161556
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mieka Smiles / Lauren Welch
Prince Harry has given a furious response to controversial comments made by Donald Trump over the war in Afghanistan.
United States President Donald Trump has provoked fury after saying Armed Forces from NATO stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan.
FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/politics/2161556
The Yorkshire Post: "KEY £160M FOR AIRPORT UNDER THREAT IN DISPUTE OVER LEASE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Burn
The release of £160m of taxpayer funding to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not happen unless the terms of a controversial lease for the site are changed – with a deal yet to be agreed, The Yorkshire Post can
reveal.
FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-ps160m-funding-wont-be-released-until-controversial-lease-is-changed-5488203
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Burn
The release of £160m of taxpayer funding to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not happen unless the terms of a controversial lease for the site are changed – with a deal yet to be agreed, The Yorkshire Post can
reveal.
FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-ps160m-funding-wont-be-released-until-controversial-lease-is-changed-5488203
Morning Star: "UNIONS WARN: STARMER STOP THE STITCH-UPS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre
Unions and Members Of Parliament from The Labour Party have warned Sir Keir Starmer against trying another "stitch-up", amid reports the Prime Minister is trying to block Andy Burnham's potential return to Westminster.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/democratic-outrage
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre
Unions and Members Of Parliament from The Labour Party have warned Sir Keir Starmer against trying another "stitch-up", amid reports the Prime Minister is trying to block Andy Burnham's potential return to Westminster.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/democratic-outrage
Lancashire Telegraph: "'I HAVE BOTTLED A GUY' ATTACKER TELLS POLICE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alec Whitaker
A holidaymaker committed an 'impulsive and reckless' act by hitting a stranger over the head with a gin bottle, a court heard.
FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25784280.airbnb-holidaymaker-glassed-stranger-night
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alec Whitaker
A holidaymaker committed an 'impulsive and reckless' act by hitting a stranger over the head with a gin bottle, a court heard.
FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25784280.airbnb-holidaymaker-glassed-stranger-night
Daily Star: "CLAUDIA'S TRAITORS SECRET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Gleave
Claudia Winkleman has revealed her secret to the success of BBC's hit The Traitors as the nation came to a standstill for the Grand Finale.
FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/tv/claudia-winkleman-reveals-orange-secret-36603956
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Gleave
Claudia Winkleman has revealed her secret to the success of BBC's hit The Traitors as the nation came to a standstill for the Grand Finale.
FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/tv/claudia-winkleman-reveals-orange-secret-36603956
Glasgow Times: "'CHILDREN ARE AT RISK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine
Children are at risk due to dangerous roads around a Primary School in Glasgow.
Concerned locals, including Gordon McKee MP, gathered outside King's Park Primary School on Kingsbridge Drive.
FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25791393.glasgow-kings-park-primary-school-parents-say-children-risk
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine
Children are at risk due to dangerous roads around a Primary School in Glasgow.
Concerned locals, including Gordon McKee MP, gathered outside King's Park Primary School on Kingsbridge Drive.
FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25791393.glasgow-kings-park-primary-school-parents-say-children-risk
The Daily Telegraph: "STARMER FORCED TO PULL CHAGOS BILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Genevieve Holl-Allen
Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to pull his Chagos Islands bill in the wake of a United States backlash over the deal.
The legislation was expected to be debated in the House Of Lords.
FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UJK/politics/2026/01/23/starmer-pulls-chagos-deal-following-trump-backlash
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Genevieve Holl-Allen
Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to pull his Chagos Islands bill in the wake of a United States backlash over the deal.
The legislation was expected to be debated in the House Of Lords.
FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UJK/politics/2026/01/23/starmer-pulls-chagos-deal-following-trump-backlash
The Scotsman: "NO PRESSURE TO OPEN HOSPITAL SAYS STURGEON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol
Nicola Sturgeon has denied putting pressure on NHS chiefs to open the SNP Government's flagship Glasgow Hospital after the mother of a 10-year-old who was killed after contracting an infection told her to “be honest” about what she knew about the scandal.
FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-qeuh-hospital-deaths-infections-snp-scandal-5488314
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol
Nicola Sturgeon has denied putting pressure on NHS chiefs to open the SNP Government's flagship Glasgow Hospital after the mother of a 10-year-old who was killed after contracting an infection told her to “be honest” about what she knew about the scandal.
FULL REPORT: SCOTSMAN.COM/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-qeuh-hospital-deaths-infections-snp-scandal-5488314
The Times Saturday: "ANXIETY 'TO CAUSE A LOST GENERATION ON BENEFITS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Max Kendix
Britain is "writing off" a generation of young people with "normal" Mental Health conditions such as anxiety and depression to a life on benefits, the Government's Work Tsar has warned.
FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/anxious-young-britons-risk-becoming-lost-generation-on-benefits-0870rsmh2
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Max Kendix
Britain is "writing off" a generation of young people with "normal" Mental Health conditions such as anxiety and depression to a life on benefits, the Government's Work Tsar has warned.
FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/anxious-young-britons-risk-becoming-lost-generation-on-benefits-0870rsmh2
Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW TRUMP DELAYS CHAGOS SURRENDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled his deal to surrender Chagos Islands.
Just days after United States President Donald Trump blasted the United Kingdom for 'an act of great stupidity'.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15492909
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled his deal to surrender Chagos Islands.
Just days after United States President Donald Trump blasted the United Kingdom for 'an act of great stupidity'.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15492909
The Guardian: "PM REBUKES TRUMP AMID ANGER AT NATO TROOP 'INSULT'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexandra Topping / Rowena Mason / Jamie Crierson
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an unprecedented rebuke to President Donald Trump for his "insulting and frankly appalling" remarks about British troops in Afghanistan and suggested he should apologise.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-outrage-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-frontline
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexandra Topping / Rowena Mason / Jamie Crierson
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an unprecedented rebuke to President Donald Trump for his "insulting and frankly appalling" remarks about British troops in Afghanistan and suggested he should apologise.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-outrage-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-frontline
Edinburgh Evening News: "CARS TORCHED OUTSIDE HOME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Johnstone
Police Officers from Police Scotland in East Lothian have launched an investigation after a car was deliberately set on fire outside a property on Jackson Way in Tranent.
FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/police-investigating-potential-gang-feud-links-after-cars-torched-outside-east-lothian-home-5487547
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Johnstone
Police Officers from Police Scotland in East Lothian have launched an investigation after a car was deliberately set on fire outside a property on Jackson Way in Tranent.
FULL REPORT: EdinburghNews.Scotsman.com/news/police-investigating-potential-gang-feud-links-after-cars-torched-outside-east-lothian-home-5487547
Daily Mail: "NOW TRUMP DELAYS CHAGOS SURRENDER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled his deal to surrender Chagos Islands.
This is after President Donald Trump blasted the UK for 'an act of great stupidity'.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15492909
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled his deal to surrender Chagos Islands.
This is after President Donald Trump blasted the UK for 'an act of great stupidity'.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15492909
The Times Scotland: "STURGEON'S DENIAL OVER HOSPITAL 'PRESSURE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Boothman
Nicola Sturgeon has denied that she applied any pressure to rush the opening of the troubled Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, describing such accusations as "completely untrue".
FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/scotland/article/sturgeon-rejects-accusations-over-rush-to-open-queen-elizabeth-university-hospital-89cl03bh0
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Boothman
Nicola Sturgeon has denied that she applied any pressure to rush the opening of the troubled Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, describing such accusations as "completely untrue".
FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/scotland/article/sturgeon-rejects-accusations-over-rush-to-open-queen-elizabeth-university-hospital-89cl03bh0
FT Weekend: "GOLD PRICES SURGE AFTER TRUMP'S GREENLAND MOVES BATTER DOLLAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Leslie Hook / Rachel Rees
Gold recorded its best week in nearly 20 years and the US Dollar its worst since May, after the Greenland crisis sent investors looking for safe alternatives to the United States currency amid renewed concerns over erratic White House policymaking.
FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/6d7ab91c-fc2a-4766-8ebd-3108c5446946
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Leslie Hook / Rachel Rees
Gold recorded its best week in nearly 20 years and the US Dollar its worst since May, after the Greenland crisis sent investors looking for safe alternatives to the United States currency amid renewed concerns over erratic White House policymaking.
FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/6d7ab91c-fc2a-4766-8ebd-3108c5446946
Daily Record: "AN INSULT TO OUR WAR HEROES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern
Gary Scorgie-Hart, a Soldier who saw British comrade Mark Wright killed in action, has slammed Donald Trump's "insult" to our heroes.
FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/starmers-fierce-response-donald-trump-36603496
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark McGivern
Gary Scorgie-Hart, a Soldier who saw British comrade Mark Wright killed in action, has slammed Donald Trump's "insult" to our heroes.
FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/starmers-fierce-response-donald-trump-36603496
The Independent: "STARMER BLASTS TRUMP: SAY SORRY FOR APPALLING SLUR ON OUR WAR DEAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin, Athena Stavrou & David Maddox
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has slammed President Donald Trump's false claims that NATO troops stayed away from the front line in the conflict in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling" and demanded an apology.
FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-afghanistan-nato-soldiers-b2906174.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin, Athena Stavrou & David Maddox
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has slammed President Donald Trump's false claims that NATO troops stayed away from the front line in the conflict in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling" and demanded an apology.
FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-afghanistan-nato-soldiers-b2906174.html
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