INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 01 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 Tuesday 01 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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​The Scotsman: "A THIRD OF SCOTS BELIEVE LOCAL CRIME IS UP AMID FEARS OVER POLICE RESOURCES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

More than a third of Brits in the North of Britain believe the crime rate has increased in their local community. 

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The Irish World: "700 YEARS OF IRISH DOCUMENTS NOW ON-LINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Ireland's Public Record Office, which had been located within the Four Courts in Dublin on The Liffey was destroyed by fire on 30 June 1922.

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Daily Star: "YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING SWEAT!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alexandra Snow / Nadeem Badshah

Sweltering Britain is going to face 40C heat as temperatures soar once again to record-breaking highs later this month, say forecasters.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-warning-well-hotter-35477093

Daily Star (Sport): "SCORCHIO!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mike Walters

Student sensation Oliver Tarvet earned a dream shot at Wimbledon Champion Carlos Alcaraz.

​Lancashire Telegraph: "'FIRE-BOMBING' MOSQUE ATTACK IS CONDEMNED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

​Mosque volunteers and councillors have called on all communities to unite after a 'cowardly' arson attack at a mosque in Blackburn.
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday 28 June 2025 at the building in Emerald Street in the Roe Lee area.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/25276804.condemnation-following-arson-attack-blackburn-mosque

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Morning Star: "'OUR LIVES AT RISK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Sir Keir Starmer could face the biggest parliamentary revolt since the Iraq war as MPs vote on welfare cuts the Government's own figures say will push 150,000 into poverty by 20:30 tomorrow.

FULL REPORT: MorningStaronline.co.uk/article/labour-could-face-biggest-rebellion-iraq-war-mps-vote-welfare-cuts

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The Bolton News: "CHEERS TO SERVICE STAFF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sofia Fedeczko

Bolton veterans come together for Armed Forces Day 2025
Residents of Bolton celebrated the culmination of Armed Forces Week on Saturday 28 June 2025, bringing together representatives of veteran groups, cadets, charities and members of the public to celebrate the achievements of the British military past and present. 

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25274617.bolton-veterans-come-together-armed-forces-day-2025

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​The Independent: "LABOUR IN CHAOS AS REBELS DEMAND MORE WELFARE CONCESSIONS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox

Sir Keir Starmer still faces a damaging rebellion after ministers admitted that 150,000 people will still be pushed into poverty by benefit cuts.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-welfare-reforms-labour-rebellion-b2779758.html

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Financial Times: "DILUTED WELFARE REFORM HALVES SAVINGS BUT STILL PUSHES 150,000 INTO POVERTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jim Pickard / David Sheppard / George Parker

Keir Starmer braced for revolt.
Dozens of rebels hold out.
Budget hole nears £4 billion.
Tax rise threat mounts.
Watering down the Government's welfare changes will cost taxpayers £2.5billion, Liz Kendall admits.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/de5e7c4d-b3e8-440b-aeef-437141fe2865

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Metro (South Edition): "THE VIVIENNE'S TRAGIC LAST HOURS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair McGeorge

Drag Race star The Vivienne likely lay dead in a bath for two days before being discovered, an Inquest has heard.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/30/vivienne-inquest-confirms-star-found-neighbour-two-days-death-23541140

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The Times: "NHS WILL PRIORITISE UK DOCTORS AND NURSES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anita Singh / Camilla Tominey / Dominic Penna

Government's ten-year plan pledges priority for UK-trained doctors amid warnings of underemployment and rising competition for specialist roles.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/uk-doctors-nurses-priority-jobs-gcxnmfmwc

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The I Paper: "NO 10 IN FINAL PUSH TO WIN OVER REBEL MPS AHEAD OF WELFARE VOTE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chloe Chaplain / Arg Singh / Eleanor Langford

Disability Benefit assessments look set to be overhauled so that the focus is no longer on a person's ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/disability-benefits-assessors-end-focus-claimants-washing-cooking-3779190

​The I Paper (Sport): "RED HOT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Hincks

Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal and Oliver Tarvet are among a record seven British winners at Wimbledon.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-2025-womens-seeds-full-list-seeding-3776474

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The Guardian: "LABOUR BID TO WOO REBELS DESCENDS INTO CHAOS ON EVE OF WELFARE VOTE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot / Pippa Crerar

Downing Street's plans to see off a major Labour Party welfare rebellion were in chaos amid continued brinkmanship between MPs and the Government over the scale of the concessions.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/welfare-reforms-could-push-150000-into-poverty-despite-concessions-impact-report-shows

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​Scottish Daily Mail: "SCOTS LOSE TRUST IN SNP'S SOFT TOUCH JUSTICE SYSTEM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon

One in three Scots are living in fear of rising crime levels amid plummeting police numbers, a damning new poll has found.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14862183

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Daily Express: "BBC BOSS HAS 'TO ACT NOW OR RESIGN'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

BBC Director General Tim Davie is facing mounting calls to resign over the broadcaster’s controversial Glastonbury coverage.
Israel's deputy foreign minister said heads must roll at the corporation.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2075401

Daily Express (Sport): "ALARAZ THE TARVET TARGET"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Mike Walters

World No. 733 Oliver Tarvet was acclaimed as a "huge British wall" of talent after earning a fairytale tilt at defending Wimbledon Champion Carlos Alcaraz.,
If the 1,000-1 long shot from St Albans takes down the five-times Grand Slam winner in the second round, he won't just be getting away with mortar.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2075434

The Daily Telegraph: "BBC BOSS AT FESTIVAL FOR RAPPER'S HATE CHANT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Anita Singh / Camilla Tominey / Dominic Penna

BBC boss was at festival when Bob Vylan shouted ‘death to the IDF’, with performance still on BBC iPlayer five hours later.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/30/ofcom-investigates-bbc-over-glastonbury-hate-chant