INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (SUNDAY'S PAPERS): SUNDAY 01 MARCH 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Sunday 01 March 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.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

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Sunday Express: "WAR ERUPTS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jaymi McCann

The world held its breath as hundreds were killed when the United States and Israel carried out a series of devastating air strikes across Iran – with chaos erupting across the Middle East as Tehran retaliated.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/world/2176581

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​The Herald On Sunday: "CALL FOR SCOTTISH WATER PROBE AS SALARIES SOAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kathleen Nutt
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Calls are being made for an independent Inquiry into Scottish Water amid soaring customer charges and eye-watering levels of executive pay and benefits.

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​The Sunday Telegraph: "KHAMENEI 'DEAD IN RUBBLE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Connor Stringer / Henry Bodkin / Akhtar Makoii

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli Air Strikes, according to the country's intelligence service.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/world-news/2026/02/28/irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-found-dead-in-rubble

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The Sunday Post: "SCOTTISH FIRM GIVEN £54M OF PPE CASH VIA VIP LANE FAILS TO PAY TAX ON PROFITS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mark Howarth

A British company that was given £54 million of Government VIP Lane contracts during the COVID-19 Pandemic is to be shut by authorities after its directors disappeared without paying tax on the profits.

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The Sunday Times: "AYATOLLAH KILLED IN BLITZ FROM AMERICA AND ISRAEL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dominic Hauschild / Gabrielle Weiniger / Katie Tarrant / Christina Lamb

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in American and Israeli military strikes, President Donald Trump declared.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/world/middle-east/article/us-attacks-iran-strikes-trump-latest-news-q39l3fsrd

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​Scottish The Mail On Sunday: "FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen

Nigel Farage has sensationally claimed that Reform UK was robbed of victory by foreign-born voters in last week's By-Election in the Gorton And Denton ward of Manchester.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15602431

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​Sunday People: "GET TO SHELTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anders Anglesey

The United Kingdom Foreign Office has issued a major dual warning for Brits to take cover and not to travel in the aftermath of a co-ordinated attack by Israel and United States Of America on several cities in Iran.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/world-news/iran-attack-foreign-office-issues-36795493

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Sunday National: "'I WAS VICTIM OF SPYING SCANDAL BUT PROBE HAS IGNORED ME'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alasdair Ferguson

Josh Simons MP - a Cabinet Office minister who was involved in falsely accusing journalists of having links to pro-Russian propaganda, when he was boss of a Think Tank belonging to The Labour Party - has resigned.

​FULL REPORT: TheNational.SCOT/news/25896645.josh-simons-resigns-labour-together-targeting-journalists

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Daily Star Sunday: "BRITS DUBAI MISSILE TERROR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Dickinson

Brits ran for their lives as Iranian missiles targeting holiday hotspot Dubai hit top tourist hotels.
The carnage came hours after peace-loving Donald Trump and Israel launched a mass attack on Iran.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/world-news/horror-dubai-airport-people-run-36797894

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Sunday Mail: "FIRE AND FURY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dan Vevers

The Middle East erupted into war last night after United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Iran.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dubai-explosions-amid-iran-attack-36796054

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The Mail On Sunday: "FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Owen

Nigel Farage has sensationally claimed that Reform UK was robbed of victory by foreign-born voters in last week's By-Election in the Gorton And Denton ward of Manchester.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15602431

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Sunday Mirror: "IRAN'S LEADER 'DEAD'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Murphy

President Donald Trump announced last night that Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei was dead after a huge United States and Israel blitz on Iran.

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/world-news/live-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-dead-36794983

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The Observer: "KILLING OF THE AYATOLLAH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruth Michaelson

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was last night reported to be dead after waves of Israeli and American strikes pummelled Iran's cities.

FULL REPORT: OBSERVER.CO.UK/news/international/article/ayatollah-reported-dead-after-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran

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