INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 05 AUGUST 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 05 August 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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The Independent: "CARE WORKER WHO LEFT SUICIDAL TEEN ALONE 'HAD FAKE ID AND FLED UK'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Thomas 

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation.
An agency Care Worker who failed to supervise a suicidal teenage girl at a scandal-hit mental health hospital was working under a fake ID and fled the country shortly after she died, an inquest has heard.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/health/huntercombe-group-taplow-manor-inquest-b2801569.html

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Metro (North Edtion): "STORM FLORIS MAKES ITS MARK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Stuart 
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Rail, road and ferry travel were disrupted and festival events cancelled as Storm Floris swept across the North of Britain bringing heavy rain and 133MPH gusts.

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The Irish World: "MOST TOURISTS TO IRELAND ARE FROM BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Ireland's tourism industry continues to be underpinned by visits from people living here in Britain. 
Second to visitors from United States and Germany.

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The Yorkshire Post: "PROBE INTO PAYMENT TO WATER FIRM BOSS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

OfWat are assessing whether an undisclosed payment of £660,000 to Yorkshire Water's CEO from the firm's offshore parent company has broken the Government's bonus ban.

FULL REPORT: YorkshirePost.co.uk/news/politics/ofwat-assessing-ps660k-undisclosed-payment-to-yorkshire-water-ceo-5256536

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Morning Star: "BRITISH JEWS TELL PM TO LIFT BAN ON PALESTINE ACTION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir

Leading British Jews will deliver a letter to Prime Minister of United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday condemning the proscription of Palestine Action as "legitimate and unethical".

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/opposing-genocide-gaza-not-antisemitic-or-terrorism

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The National: "FORBES TO QUIT AT ELECTION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Xander Elliards

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced that she will not stand in the 2026 Holyrood General Election.
The leading SNP figure, who also serves as the Gaelic and Economy Secretary in the Scottish Cabinet, said that the decision had come because she did not wish to miss out on more "precious early years of family life".
She gave birth to her daughter, Naomi, in the Summer of 2022.
Kate Forbes went public with her decision on the morning of Monday 04 July 2025, via Social Media.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25362533.kate-forbes-quit-holyrood-2026---read-statements-full

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Metro (South Edition): "RAIL NETWORK CRUMBLING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Lancefield

A timetable into one of the country's busiest Train Stations has been cut because the soil is too dry.
SWR say parched embankments due to the lack of rain have disturbed the tracks.

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Daily Star: "LETBY PARTIES ON BAIL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liam McInerney

One of Lucy Letby's pals has shared pics of the convicted baby killer dancing as a guest at her wedding while out on police bail.
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FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/baby-killer-lucy-letby-danced-35668451

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​Daily Express: "BRITISH STATE IS 'FAILING TO PROTECT' WOMEN AND GIRLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro / Michael Knowles 

Officials have been criticised after admitting they do not know how many sexual offences have been carried out by asylum seekers.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2091027

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Financial Times: "TESLA AWARDS MUST $30BN OF STOCK TO KEEP BILLIONAIRE FOCUSED ON BUSINESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kana Inagaki / Stephen Morris  

Tesla's Board Of Directors has approved the award of 96million shares worth about $30billion to Elon Musk as part of a new pay deal after the billionaire Chief Executive threatened to leave the electric-vehicle maker if he was not given more control.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/ae085ae9-3d15-4d68-a28f-39c88e8bf8c8

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The Daily Telegraph: "PARENTS PAY £500M TO BEAT SCHOOL TAX RAID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Poppy Wood / Meike Eijsberg

Parents at Great Britain's top Private Schools have defied The Labour Party's VAT raid by paying fees in advance.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/04/parents-pay-500m-to-beat-private-school-vat-raid

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The Scotsman: "SNP 'DISASTER' AFTER FORBES SAYS SHE WILL QUIT HOLYROOD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Bol

Kate Forbes to stand down at next year's Scottish Parliament election over strain on family life.
A former SNP MP has warned the party faces a "disaster" after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced she was standing down as an MSP at next year's Holyrood Election in a shock move.

FULL REPORT: http://Scotsman.com/news/politics/kate-forbes-to-stand-down-at-next-years-scottish-parliament-election-over-strain-on-family-life-5255240

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The Guardian: "POLICE WARN OF MASS ARRESTS AT PALESTINE ACTION PROTEST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ben Quinn / Rajeev Syal / Vikram Dodd

The controversy over the ban on Palestine Action deepened on Monday, with police warning of mass detentions if a weekend protest goes ahead.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/aug/04/police-warn-of-mass-arrests-if-palestine-action-protest-goes-ahead

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Daily Record: "BATTERED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Dingwall

Scotland was ravaged by 100MPH winds.
Storm Floris left chaos in its wake.
The hurricane force gusts left vehicles overturned on major roads.

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Daily Mail: "IRAN 'ASKS TALIBAN FOR SPY KILL LIST'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Greenhill

Iran are plotting with The Taliban to exploit a lost database that exposed details of MI6 spies and UK Special Forces.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14970319

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Scottish Daily Mail: "NOW FORBES FEES SNP'S SINKING SHIP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley
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The SNP are in disarray after the Deputy First Minister announced she will quit at next year's General Election, sparking claims she is deserting a 'sinking ship'.
Kate Forbes announced her decision not to seek re-election as her daughter turned three, saying she does not want to 'miss any more of the precious early years of family life’.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14970127

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Daily Mirror: "FANNING THE FLAMES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sophie Huskisson / Lizzy Buchan / Ashley Cowburn

Nigel Farage has been accused of fanning the flames of hatred across Britain in a repeat of the lead-up to the Southport riots.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-fanning-flames-hatred-35673672