INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 12 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 12 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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Metro (South Edition): "11 ATTACKS A DAY ON A&E NURSES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Katie Boyden

Nurses say they are being punched, kicked and even threatened with guns in an epidemic of "utterly abhorrent violence".

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Glasgow Times: "'MY CAR HAS EVEN BEEN VANDALISED'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

Dennistoun councillor for Glasgow CIty Council Elaine McDougall says that more needs to be done to protect women in Public Office after having paint-stripper poured over her car.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25339366.glasgow-dennistoun-councillor-says-action-needed-protect-females

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Daily Star: "LOOK WHO'S STUCK IN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Neil Shaw

Parents are being told to keep their kids indoors as tempretures rise to 35°C and boffs issue amber danger-to-life warnings.

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The Irish Post: "...IT'S OVER TO YOU, BELFAST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

The biggest gathering of Irish traditional musicians in the world is headed for Belfast.
This year's Fleadh Cheoil ended in Wexford last weekend.

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Daily Express: "50,000 MIGRANT BOAT ARRIVALS UNDER LABOUR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles 

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was blasted after English Channel migrant arrivals under The Labour Party surged past 50,000 in record time.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2093995

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​The Yorkshire Post: "WORKERS APPEAL TO PM OVER JOB THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Workers at the United Kingdom's biggest Bioethanol Plant at Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying the industry and their jobs are at risk without urgent government support.

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Daily Mirror: "NONE FOR THE ROAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sophie Huskisson / Ashley Cowburn

Motorists in England and Wales face stricter drink-driving limits as part of a major effort to reduce the death toll on our roads.
A major overhaul of road safety laws could see the drink-driving limit slashed and older motorists forced to take mandatory eye tests.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/major-driving-laws-licences-overhaul-35712483

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​IW2 (The Irish World): "WHAT'S THE STORY LAUREN McCRORY?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

The 2017 Glór Tíre winner on why she had to take a break from Country Music - and why Lauren McCrory is now firing on all cylinders.

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The Scotsman: "'STILL NO APOLOGY' BUT STURGEON AT LAST ADMITS RAPIST BRYSON IS MALE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

The former First Minister called Bryson 'a biological male' during an interview with ITV to promote her new memoir.
Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she "lost the dressing room" when she refused to say whether double rapist Isla Bryson was a man or a woman.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-admits-she-lost-the-dressing-room-on-isla-bryson-5266837

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Daily Mail: "A&E WAIT FUEL 4,000 ATTACKS ON NHS STAFF A YEAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller

NHS staff are facing 'utterly abhorrent' levels of violence - including threats with a gun - in Emergency Departments.
One worker attacked every two hours.

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Daily Record: "NICOLA: MY BABY LOSS AGONY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris McCall / Gemma Ryder 

Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about her miscarriage and about how she was "deeply conflicted" about becoming a mother.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nicola-sturgeon-opens-up-harrowing-35701027

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The Times: "TRUMP: I WILL TRY TO GET UKRAINE SOME LAND BACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: George Grylls / Seren Hughes

United States President Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine) must accept redrawing of its border to achieve peace.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/us/news-today/article/trump-conference-live-washington-dc-homeless-latest-news-bfp7rnh0j

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Scottish Daily Mail: "STURGEON: THE QUEEN QUIZZED ME ON SALMOND SEX CLAIMS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon / Michael Blackley
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Memoirs of Scotland's former First Minister claims Queen Elizabeth asked Nicola Sturgeon for 'gossip' about the sex claims surrounding Alex Salmond.

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​The Guardian: "'THE TRUTH HAS DIED': GLOBAL FURY AS ISRAELI STRIKE KILLS JOURNALISTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Malak A. Tantesh / Lorenzo Tondo 

The death of prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif in an Israeli Air Strike that also killed four of his colleagues prompted global condemnation. 

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/funeral-held-for-anas-al-sharif-and-other-journalists-killed-in-israeli-strike

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The Daily Telegraph: "KYIV READY TO GIVE UP LAND FOR PEACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Barnes
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Ukraine could agree to stop fighting and cede territory already held by Russia as part of a European-backed plan for peace.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/11/ukraine-prepared-freeze-war-current-frontline-summit

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That's all the papers.
News In Brief follows.

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NEWS IN BRIEF: Tuesday 12 August 2025

• Bioethanol Jobs at Risk
  
  Workers at the United Kingdom's largest Bioethanol Plant in Hull have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide urgent government support, warning that the industry and their jobs are in jeopardy without
  intervention.
  
  
• Vandalism Against Female Councillor
  
  Glasgow City Councillor Elaine McDougall has called for better protections for women in Public Office after her car was vandalised with paint-stripper, highlighting ongoing safety concerns.
  
  
• Violence Against NHS Staff
  
  A&E nurses and NHS workers face an "epidemic" of violence, with 11 attacks per day including punches, kicks, and gun threats, equating to one assault every two hours, amid calls for action to curb the "utterly abhorrent" abuse.
  
  
• Heatwave Warnings Issued
  
  With temperatures soaring to 35°C, experts have issued amber "danger-to-life" alerts, advising parents to keep children indoors to avoid health risks.
  
  
• Stricter Drink-Driving Laws Proposed
  
  England and Wales could see reduced drink-driving limits as part of road safety reforms, alongside mandatory eye tests for older motorists to cut fatalities.
  
  
• Sturgeon on Rapist Admission
  
  Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has acknowledged double rapist Isla Bryson as "a biological male" in a memoir-promoting interview, admitting she "lost the dressing room" by previously refusing to clarify, though offering no apology.
  
  
• Sturgeon's Miscarriage Revelation
  
  Nicola Sturgeon shared her "agony" over a miscarriage and feeling "deeply conflicted" about motherhood in her new memoir.
  
  
• Sturgeon on Queen's Enquiry:
  
  In her memoirs, Nicola Sturgeon claims Queen Elizabeth quizzed her for "gossip" on sex claims involving Alex Salmond.
  
  
• Migrant Arrivals Surge
  
  Channel migrant boat crossings have exceeded 50,000 under Labour's watch in record time, drawing criticism toward Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
  
  
• Irish Music Festival Moves North
  
  Following its conclusion in Wexford, the world's largest gathering of Irish traditional musicians, Fleadh Cheoil, is set to take place in Belfast next year.
  
  
• Country Singer's Comeback
  
  2017 Glór Tíre winner Lauren McCrory discusses her hiatus from Country Music and her renewed energy in the industry.
  
  
• Trump on Ukraine Borders
  
  United States President Donald Trump stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must accept border redrawing to secure peace, vowing to help Ukraine reclaim some land.
  
  
• Ukraine Open to Ceding Territory
  
  Kyiv may agree to halt fighting and relinquish Russian-held land under a European-backed peace plan.
  
  
• Outrage Over Journalist Deaths
  
  Global condemnation followed an Israeli Air Strike that killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and four others, with critics declaring "the truth has died".