Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Thursday 05 March 2026.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
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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.
The Daily Telegraph: "MILIBAND LED REVOLT TO TRUMP'S IRAN WAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver
Ed Miliband led Cabinet opposition to United States military action in Iran and the use of Britain's bases.
Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper are understood to have strongly opposed United Kingdom support for any pre-emptive military action, which they believe would be illegal.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver
Ed Miliband led Cabinet opposition to United States military action in Iran and the use of Britain's bases.
Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper are understood to have strongly opposed United Kingdom support for any pre-emptive military action, which they believe would be illegal.
Glasgow Times: "'SHOCK' OVER KNIFE HAUL AT COURT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte
Hundreds of knives and blades were seized by Security Guards at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year, concerning new figures have revealed.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte
Hundreds of knives and blades were seized by Security Guards at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year, concerning new figures have revealed.
Daily Star: "THE 'SPY' WHO LOVED MP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steve Hughes
The husband of Labour Party MP Joani Reid and the partner of a former colleague are among three people arrested by cops over alleged spying for China.
Reid said: "I never saw anything to suspect he had broken any law".
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steve Hughes
The husband of Labour Party MP Joani Reid and the partner of a former colleague are among three people arrested by cops over alleged spying for China.
Reid said: "I never saw anything to suspect he had broken any law".
The Bolton News: "MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - MAN ON TRIAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan
A rapist assaulted a woman more than 20 years ago, making an innocent man a victim of "a terrible miscarriage of justice", a court heard.
Paul Quinn is accused of raping the woman at a remote embankment near the M61 motorway bridge between Little Hulton and Farnworth back in 2003.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25907010.man-trial-accused-andrew-malkinson-rape-case
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan
A rapist assaulted a woman more than 20 years ago, making an innocent man a victim of "a terrible miscarriage of justice", a court heard.
Paul Quinn is accused of raping the woman at a remote embankment near the M61 motorway bridge between Little Hulton and Farnworth back in 2003.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25907010.man-trial-accused-andrew-malkinson-rape-case
Daily Mirror: "MP: I'VE NEVER SUSPECTED MY HUSBAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke
A Member Of Parliament has defended her husband after he was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke
A Member Of Parliament has defended her husband after he was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Messenger Newspapers: "TIKI BAR CLOSED DOWN AFTER BLOODY VIOLENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Cunningham
A bar in Altrincham has been shut down following a string of violent incidents.
Traders Tiki Bar was closed by Trafford Council after a pattern of disorder inside and outside the premises, with serious incidents recorded as recently as February 2026.
FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25904449.altrinchams-traders-tiki-bar-bar-closed-trafford-council
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Cunningham
A bar in Altrincham has been shut down following a string of violent incidents.
Traders Tiki Bar was closed by Trafford Council after a pattern of disorder inside and outside the premises, with serious incidents recorded as recently as February 2026.
FULL REPORT: MessengerNewspapers.co.uk/news/25904449.altrinchams-traders-tiki-bar-bar-closed-trafford-council
Daily Express: "WEAK, WEAK, WEAK!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown
In an Exclusive Report: Kemi Badenoch tore into Sir Keir Starmer's handling of the Middle East conflict, branding him "weak, weak, weak".
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown
In an Exclusive Report: Kemi Badenoch tore into Sir Keir Starmer's handling of the Middle East conflict, branding him "weak, weak, weak".
The Oldham Times: "PREDATOR JAILED FOR GROOMING TEENAGE GIRLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor
A "dangerous predator" who tried to lure teenage girls to hotels and coerced some into sending Indecent Images has been jailed.
Omar Saif appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 23 February 2026 to face a number of Sexual Offences against children.
FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25886487.man-coerced-teenage-girls-tried-lure-hotels
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kent Lawlor
A "dangerous predator" who tried to lure teenage girls to hotels and coerced some into sending Indecent Images has been jailed.
Omar Saif appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 23 February 2026 to face a number of Sexual Offences against children.
FULL REPORT: TheOldhamTimes.co.uk/news/25886487.man-coerced-teenage-girls-tried-lure-hotels
Morning Star: "MPS MAKE BID TO BLOCK WAR DRIVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray
Members Of Parliament have launched a bid to block the drive towards war by introducing a Bill, supported by Jeremy Corbyn, to prohibit the use of British bases.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/left-mps-move-block-drive-another-middle-east-war
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray
Members Of Parliament have launched a bid to block the drive towards war by introducing a Bill, supported by Jeremy Corbyn, to prohibit the use of British bases.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/left-mps-move-block-drive-another-middle-east-war
Bury Times: "BARS ARE EMPTIED IN 'CHEMICAL' ALERT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zach Harrison
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the early hours after hundreds of people were evacuated from bars following a "possible chemical incident".
Eyewitnesses say that hundreds, if not over a thousand, people spilled out onto the street from bars on Silver Street in the Town Centre of Bury.
FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25896200.silver-street-bury-bars-evacuated-possible-chemical-incident
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zach Harrison
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the early hours after hundreds of people were evacuated from bars following a "possible chemical incident".
Eyewitnesses say that hundreds, if not over a thousand, people spilled out onto the street from bars on Silver Street in the Town Centre of Bury.
FULL REPORT: BuryTimes.co.uk/news/25896200.silver-street-bury-bars-evacuated-possible-chemical-incident
Scottish Daily Mail: "LABOUR ENSNARED IN CHINA SPY PROBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford / Guy Adams
The Labour Party were plunged into a fresh China spying crisis after a British Member Of Parliament's husband was arrested.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford / Guy Adams
The Labour Party were plunged into a fresh China spying crisis after a British Member Of Parliament's husband was arrested.
Lancashire Telegraph: "GANG BURST INTO HOUSE TO 'SMASH' IT UP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad
A drunken mother joined three men in storming a woman's home and smashing up her belongings while young children slept upstairs.
Preston Crown Court heard that Abigail Walmsley drove three masked men (Dylan Muir / Brandon Howarth / Andrew Wilson) to Amy Parkinson's home on 29 September 2025.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nat Goodlad
A drunken mother joined three men in storming a woman's home and smashing up her belongings while young children slept upstairs.
Preston Crown Court heard that Abigail Walmsley drove three masked men (Dylan Muir / Brandon Howarth / Andrew Wilson) to Amy Parkinson's home on 29 September 2025.
The Scotsman: "LABOUR MP'S HUSBAND HELD ON SUSPICION OF CHINA SPYING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew J. Quinn
A British Labour Party MP has denied any involvement in her husband's business activities.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew J. Quinn
A British Labour Party MP has denied any involvement in her husband's business activities.
The Guardian: "AT LEAST 87 DEAD AS US SINKS IRANIAN SHIP NEAR SRI LANKA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Roth / Hannah Ellis-Petersen / Aanya Wipulasena
A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the South Coast of Sri Lanka, in an escalation of Washington's war on Iran.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Roth / Hannah Ellis-Petersen / Aanya Wipulasena
A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the South Coast of Sri Lanka, in an escalation of Washington's war on Iran.
Daily Record: "CHINA 'SPY' PROBE: COPS HOLD MP JOANI'S HUSBAND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris McCall
A British Labour Party MP's husband has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Joani Reid has insisted she's not involved.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris McCall
A British Labour Party MP's husband has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Joani Reid has insisted she's not involved.
The Times: "ALLIES ROUND ON 'WEAK' UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Larisa Brown / Oliver Wright
Britain's allies in the Gulf and Cyprus have accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing to do enough to protect the region and UK citizens from Iranian missile strikes.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Larisa Brown / Oliver Wright
Britain's allies in the Gulf and Cyprus have accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing to do enough to protect the region and UK citizens from Iranian missile strikes.
Edinburgh Evening News: "'FEAR OF DEATH CONSUMES ME'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rhoda Morrison
An Edinburgh mother who was given six weeks to live when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer nine years ago has made a plea to MSPs.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rhoda Morrison
An Edinburgh mother who was given six weeks to live when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer nine years ago has made a plea to MSPs.
Daily Mail: "LABOUR ENSNARED IN CHINA SPY PROBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford / Guy Adams
The Labour Party were plunged into a fresh China spying crisis after a British Member Of Parliament's husband was arrested.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Camber / Martin Beckford / Guy Adams
The Labour Party were plunged into a fresh China spying crisis after a British Member Of Parliament's husband was arrested.
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