INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (SUNDAY'S PAPERS): SUNDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2026 | 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 Sunday 08 February 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 Mirror: "GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexander Brown

Lord David Blunkett urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to "get his act together" amid the Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein scandal, warning of potential leadership challenges.
Gordon Brown criticised Starmer's slow response, while polling expert Curtice said it could become Labour's "Partygate."
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FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/news/politics/keir-starmer-told-get-act-36686731

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The Herald On Sunday: "'I LOVED HER' STURGEON AND SWINNEY PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE JEANE FREEMAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Learmonth

Tributes have been paid to former Health Secretary Jeane Freeman who has died.
Nicola Sturgeon worked alongside her during COVID-19 Pandemic.

FULL REPORT: HeraldScotland.com/news/national/25834905.tributes-paid-death-former-snp-health-secretary-jeane-freeman

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Sunday People: "BEVERLEY CALLARD: I HAVE CANCER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claudia Savage / Olivia Beeson

Coronation Street icon Beverley Callard revealed an early-stage Breast Cancer diagnosis just before filming Fair City in Ireland.
Informed cast minutes prior to a scene; she plans an operation and radiotherapy but expects to return to work soon, feeling "absolutely fine."

FULL REPORT: MIRROR.CO.UK/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-star-beverley-callard-36684711

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Scottish The Mail On Sunday: "EPSTEIN'S 'VERY CUTE' ROMANIAN FOR ANDREW AT PALACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daisy Graham Brown / Mark Hookham

Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein brought a young Romanian woman, described as "very cute," to a 2010 private dinner at Buckingham Palace with Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The encounter, detailed in bombshell messages, has prompted calls for renewed police investigations into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's ties with Jeffrey Epstein. 
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FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15538859

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The Sunday Telegraph: "LAMMY: I WARNED STARMER ABOUT MANDELSON"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Camilla Turner / Sabrina Miller

David Lammy has turned on Keir Starmer as allies revealed that he had warned the Prime Minister against appointing Peter Mandelson as United States Ambassador.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/politics/2026/02/07/lammy-turns-on-starmer-over-mandelson

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Sunday Mail: "SNP FACE JAIL SCANDAL NO2 OVER TRANS RAPIST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jennifer Hyland

Serenity Johnston, a transgender rapist, has been locked up for vile Sex Attacks on girls, triggering a new women's jail policy row.

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Sunday Express: "RED ARROWS HEROES FLYING FOREIGN JETS!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Knuckey

The Red Arrows could take to the skies in a foreign built jet for the first time after the Government's "dither and delay" in selecting a replacement aircraft tipped the balance towards United States manufacturers. 

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/uk/2167870

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The Sunday Post: "MOTHER'S HORROR AS PAEDOPHILE EX-PARTNER PUSHES FOR ACCESS TO THEIR CHILD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Marion Scott

A despairing mother is urging the Government to strengthen laws on parental access after her ex-partner who was convicted of possessing Child Abuse material (Category A) launched a bid for visits with their three year old.

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The Mail On Sunday: "EPSTEIN'S 'VERY CUTE' ROMANIAN FOR ANDREW AT PALACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daisy Graham Brown / Mark Hookham

Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein brought a young Romanian woman, described as "very cute," to a 2010 private dinner at Buckingham Palace with Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The encounter, detailed in bombshell messages, has prompted calls for renewed police investigations into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's ties with Jeffrey Epstein. 

​FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15538859

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Daily Star Sunday: "BEVERLEY: MY BREAST CANCER SHOCK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sian Hewitt

Beloved actress Beverley Callard has revealed she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer just 20 minutes before she was to start filming scenes for a new show.
The 68-year-old Coronation Street icon says she's "fine" and is undergoing treatment.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/coronation-street-legend-diagnosed-breast-36684860

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