INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: THURSDAY 03 JULY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 03 July 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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Financial Times: "GILTS AND POUND SLUMP AFTER REEVES' TEARS TRIGGERS FEARS FOR FISCAL VIGILANCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Parker / David Sheppard / Ian Smith / Jim Pickard

Government bonds and the pound fell sharply after Sir Keir Starmer declined to back a tearful Rachel Reeves.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/b323d385-6fac-4745-be1b-ac4512813bcc

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Northwich & Winsford Guardian: "ASYLUM SEEKER FEAR OVER FLATS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rob Goulding

Flats in Weaverham could house asylum seekers after social tenants were given their marching orders have sparked 'frustration, concern, and upset'.

FULL REPORT: NorthwichGuardian.co.uk/news/25269231.fears-weaverham-social-homes-house-asylum-seekers

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Metro (South Edition): "TEARS & JEERS FOR STARMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

Rachel Reeves broke down in tears in front of Parliament's cameras this afternoon after facing scrutiny over the Government's Welfare Bill.

FULL REPORT: http://Metro.co.uk/2025/07/02/rachel-reeves-wipes-tears-cheeks-pmqs-welfare-bill-u-turn-23560466

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Wokingham Today: "BERKS TAKE OVER AT CANTLEY PARK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Batt

The Berks and Bucks Football Association is set to take over the running of the football activities at Cantley Park.
The news that a 10-year agreement is set to be signed in the coming weeks was revealed at the second Cantley Park stakeholders meeting.

FULL REPORT: Wokingham.Today/fa-set-to-run-cantley-park

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The I Paper: "REEVES FUTURE IN DOUBT AFTER TEARFUL PMQS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chloe Chaplain / Arj Singh / Kitty Donaldson
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A tearful Rachel Reeves bore the brunt of Labour anger over the handling of the latest welfare vote as MPs called for a reshuffle, suggesting the Chancellor could be in the firing line.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/reevess-tears-treasury-labour-blame-game-reshuffle-3783881

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Fife Free Press: "A ROYAL WELCOME
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Allan Crow

Kirkcaldy in Fife welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday, and their visit drew large crowds to the town’s war memorial.

FULL REPORT: FifeToday.co.uk/news/people/king-charles-in-kirkcaldy-applause-as-king-unveils-unique-cairn-in-lang-toun-5205228

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The Independent: "WOUNDED PM REFUSES TO BACK TEARFUL REEVES - OR RULE OUT TAX RISES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

A distressed Chancellor Of The Exchequer Rachel Reeves shed tears in the House Of Commons on Wednesday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer dodged a question over her future on a day when the government appeared to be spiralling out of control.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-tears-keir-starmer-welfare-rebellion-b2781336.html

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The Oldham Times: "HUNTED DOWN AND LEFT TO DIE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor

Habibur Masum, who stabbed Kulsuma Akter to death as she pushed their baby in a pram after tracking her to a Woman's Refuge, has been found guilty of murder.

FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25271884.man-guilty-murdering-wife-pushed-baby-pram

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Daily Star: "FREAK SHOW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Hall

Prosecutors demanded the maximum 20-year jail sentence for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs after he was found guilty of prostitution charges.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/p-diddy-supporter-strips-dances-35490351

Lancashire Telegraph: "FAMILY'S 'HUGE VOID' LEFT BY STORE TRAGEDY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Allan Crow

The family of a 68-year-old Santosh Dwivedi killed in a supermarket car park crash have told of the "huge void" left in their lives by her death.
Santosh Dwivedi was described as "the best mum in the universe" and someone who could "light up a room with her infectious smile".

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25279954.driver-sentenced-death-mum-blackburn-morrisons-car-park

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The Guardian: "TEARS AND TURMOIL AS PM FORCED TO DEFEND REEVES AFTER WELFARE FIASCO"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Jessica Elgot / Rowena Mason

Keir Starmer was forced to defend his Chancellor after the bitter recriminations over The Labour Party's Welfare Bill fiasco left Rachel Reeves in tears.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/jul/02/starmer-tearful-chancellor-rachel-reeves-pmqs

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The Yorkshire Post: "REEVES ROCKED BY U-TURN ON WELFARE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Government has been caught up in crisis yet again with Downing Street forced to defend Rachel Reeves.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-backed-as-chancellor-by-no10-after-tearful-pmqs-5205916

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Glasgow Times: "'IT'S OUTRAGEOUS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

Residents have called for parking reinforcement in a part of Glasgow to be beefed up amid claims of work vans being allowed to break the rules.

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Daily Express: "DAY OF DRAMA LEAVES REEVES ON BRINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown / Jonathan Walker

Sir Keir Starmer is desperately stumbling to contain a growing crisis after Rachel Reeves cried at Prime Minister's Questions.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2076051

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Tyldesley And Atherton Leigh Journal: "MAN MURDERED MUM'S EX PARTNER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

Jack Naylor who killed his mother's ex-partner Thomas Gomm on Irvine Avenue in Boothstown the day before the victim's birthday will learn his fate next month.

FULL REPORT: LeighJournal.co.uk/news/25273565.atherton-man-sentenced-murder-tyldesley-man

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The Daily Telegraph: "POUND FALLS AFTER REEVES'S TEARS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Riley Smith / Szu Ping Chan / Tony Diver

Panic sell-off wipes £3 billion off markets as Prime Minister Keir Starmer raises doubts over Chancellor Rachel Reeves' future.
Rachel Reeves triggered a £3 billion market sell-off on Wednesday after crying at Prime Minister's Questions.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/02/reeves-cries-pmq-starmer-cannot-guarantee-stay-job

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Melton Times: "'DON'T CLOSE OUR BABY UNIT'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Rennie
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Melton's Member Of Parliament, Edward Argar, has demanded that NHS bosses come up with a plan to ensure St. Mary's Birth Centre reopens after the recently-announced six-month pausing of births in a face-to-face meeting with the leader of the local health trust.

FULL REPORT: MeltonTimes.co.uk/news/people/mp-fights-for-future-of-birth-centre-in-meeting-with-nhs-boss-5196234

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Scottish Daily Mail: "WHAT - OR WHO - CAUSED THE TEARS THAT SPARKED TURMOIL IN THE MARKETS?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Rachel Reeves sent markets tumbling today after a tearful breakdown in the Commons fuelled speculation she is on her way out.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14869671

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The Messenger: "MILESTONE IN HUGE HOMES MASTERPLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nick Jackson

The first phase of an ambitious development which will eventually see 3,000 homes built between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Trafford Centre  has reached its highest point of the build.

FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25281256.phase-one-trafford-waters-reaches-highest-point

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The Times: "REEVES BATTLES DOUBTERS AFTER PM SPOOKS MARKETS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Chris Smyth / Geraldine Scott / Robert Lea

Keir Starmer fails to back Rachel Reeves in House Of Commons.
Tears on the Front Bench were 'a personal matter'.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-pmqs-cnjkl25c2

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Knutsford Guardian: "104 HOMES BID ON FARM LAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Belinda Ryan

Plans have been submitted for a 104-home estate on a field at Chelford.
Barratt & David Wilson Homes want to build the homes on 4.96 hectares of agricultural land east of Chelford Railway Station.

FULL REPORT: KnutsfordGuardian.co.uk/news/25264436.plans-104-home-estate-agricultural-land-chelford

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Daily Mail: "WHAT - OR WHO - CAUSED THE TEARS THAT SPARKED TURMOIL IN THE MARKETS?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Rachel Reeves sent markets tumbling today after a tearful breakdown in the Commons fuelled speculation she is on her way out.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14869671

Bury Times: "TEEN DETAINED FOR METROLINK KNIFE ATTACKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

A teenager stabbed a man with a "significant kitchen blade" just months after stabbing several other men in "excessive self defence" at a tram stop. 

FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25279285.teen-stabbed-man-radcliffe-months-bury-incident

The Bolton News: "E-CIG WARNING AFTER 3 YOUNG PEOPLE FALL ILL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Leah Collins

Police Officers in Greater Manchester have issued a warning about illicit vapes after three young people were taken to local Medical Facility following an incident at Dome Park, off Milnthorpe Road.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25284483.breightmet-officers-issue-warning-dome-park-incident

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St. Helens Star: "THE WORK OF GLASS AT RISK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Mulligan

The World Of Glass museum is facing the threat of imminent closure unless £50,000 can be raised in the next three months.
The cultural landmark, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has launched a CrowdFunding campaign in a bid to save its future. 

FULL REPORT: StHelensStar.co.uk/news/25278340.world-glass-faces-threat-closure-st-helens

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Warrington Guardian: "'MONSTROUS' BULLY JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nathan Okell

A woman thought she would be killed by her bullying boyfriend Peter Melia and 'played dead' to stop him from strangling her.

FULL REPORT: WarringtonGuardian.co.uk/news/25269239.bullying-monster-boyfriend-jailed-years-domestic-abuse