INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 16 September 2025.

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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.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

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Metro (South Edition): "STARMER HIT BY STRATEGY CHIEF'S ABBOTT SEX JIBE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Courtney-Guy

Paul Ovenden, one of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's most senior advisers, has resigned over leaked messages about a game of 'shag, marry, kill' featuring Diane Abbott played with Labour Party colleagues in a Group Chat using an internal messaging system.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/09/15/top-starmer-aide-quits-leaked-sexually-explicit-messages-diane-abbott-24170366

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Glasgow Times: "'DRUG ALERT' ISSUED AFTER STRING OF INCIDENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stewart Paterson

A "drug alert" has been issued in Glasgow about Crack Cocaine.
The warning comes after the death of a man and several others taking ill in the city.
Three incidents, in the city centre and West End have been reported, which are understood to be drug-related.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25469045.cocaine-drug-alert-issued-glasgow-people-taking-ill

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The West Australian (Australia): "KICK A VIC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig O'Donoghue

Rugby League's fiercest interstate rivalry is coming back to the city where it all began.
State Of Origin has been rebooted with Optus Stadium to host a mouth-watering WA versus Victoria blockbuster.
Glen Jakovich is so excited about the return that he could almost run out and play.
Former West Coast Eagle Glen Jakovich says Western Australia will beat Victoria when Rugby League's AFL Origin return in 2026

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/sport/afl/former-west-coast-eagle-glen-jakovich-says-western-australia-will-beat-victoria-when-afl-origin-return-in-2026-c-20023579

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Financial Times: "TRUMP URGES US COMPANIES TO COPY CHINA IN DITCHING QUARTERLY REPORTING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zehra Munir / Stefania Palma / Philip Stafford

United States President Donald Trump has called for American companies to stop reporting quarterly results in a bid to sharpen managers' focus.
SEC have scrapped aggressive enforcement.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/d5d46365-a2ad-41ee-9c6b-6f382e8d1ce8

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The Independent: "PM: I'D NEVER HAVE GIVEN MANDELSON THE JOB IF I'D KNOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Maddox / Millie Cooke

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted he never would have appointed Peter Mandelson as United States ambassador if he had known the full extent of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, in his first public comments since sacking the Labour Party peer.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-jeffrey-epstein-b2826813.html

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State Times (Jammu & Kashmir): "LG LAUDS JKP FOR UPHOLDING RULE OF LAW, ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY, FIGHTING TERRORISM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted 

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Closing Ceremony of Jashn-E-Dal, a Water Sports event organised by Jammu Kashmir Police, at Dal Lake, Srinagar.
He Congratulates Jammu Kashmir Police for playing significant role in nation-building, upholding rule of law, ensuring public safety and order and fighting terrorism.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/lg-lauds-jkp-for-upholding-rule-of-law-ensuring-public-safety-fighting-terrorism

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Morning Star: "TRUMP IS NOT WELCOME HERE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Climate activists unfurled a banner calling United States President Donald Trump a War Criminal in the grounds of Windsor Castle ahead of a series of protests during his three-day state visit to Britain.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/stain-our-collective-consciousness

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The Guardian (Australia): "COMPLAINT LETTER EMERGES AFTER MELBOURNE HOSPITAL'S DECISION TO CANCEL 'CHILDREN AND WAR' PANEL ANGERS STAFF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Stephanie Convery

Doctors have expressed outrage after Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) suddenly cancelled a planned panel discussion on the effects of war on children's health, just days after its Chief Executive received a letter alleging the event would pose a risk to Jewish staff and patients.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/15/melbourne-royal-childrens-hospital-children-and-war-panel-discussion-ntwnfb

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​The Yorkshire Post: "FAMILIES' ANGER OVER MATERNITY INQUIRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Victoria Finan

Bereaved parents who have lost babies at Yorkshire hospitals have hit out over details of Health Secretary Wes Streeting's plans to hold an investigation into failings.

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Daily Express: "MILLIONS WILL FACE ANOTHER SURGE IN FOOD BILLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown / Katie Elliott

Millions of households face nightmare Christmas food price hikes amid warnings Labour could clobber businesses at the Budget.
Retailers urged Rachel Reeves to think "very, very carefully" with food and drink inflation expected to hit 5.7% by the end of the year.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2108864

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The Times: "MANDELSON EMAILS ADD TO PRESSURE ON STARMER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Chris Smyth

Sir Keir Starmer is facing further questions about his leadership after acknowledging he knew about emails between Lord Mandelson and the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein before he defended his ambassador in House Of Commons.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-jeffrey-epstein-2whxxddk2

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Greater Kashmir (India): "J&K FARMERS' PROSPERITY ON TRACK _ LG MANOJ SINHA"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Syed Rizwan Geelani

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first parcel train to Delhi and termed it a lifeline for Jammu * Kashmir’s apple growers.
Flagging off the first dedicated parcel train from Budgam to Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, LG Sinha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ushering in a new era of trade and business for apple growers and traders of Kashmir.

FULL REPORT: GreaterKashmir.com/front-page-2/jk-farmers-prosperity-on-track-lg-manoj-sinha

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The Scotsman: "BOOST THE GP WORKFORCE TO FIX NHS CRISIS, DOCTORS SAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery / David Bol

GPs have called for whoever forms the next Scottish Government to end "chronic underfunding and neglect" and expand the workforce as "the solution to the NHS crisis".

FULL REPORT: http://Scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-nhs-workforce-crisis-understaffed-5316765

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Daily Star: "ME GLUM? I'M PRINCE HAPPY (HONEST) I DIDN'T AIR MY DIRTY LINEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David O'Dornan

Prince Harry says he is happy with his new life and his book Spare was just to "correct the record".
His focus is now on dad King Charles.

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​Daily Record: "SCOTLAND'S BURNING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Norman Silvester

​An explosion in fire attacks has been fuelled by gangland turf war.
There was a huge rise in deliberate fires across Scotland.

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The Guardian: "CRISIS FOR PM GROWS AS AIDE QUITS OVER LEWD REMARKS ABOUT ABBOTT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot / Kiran Stacey

The crisis engulfing Keir Starmer has deepened on the eve of Donald Trump's visit to the UK after the resignation of Paul Ovenden, a third senior ally in two weeks raised further questions about the stability of his government.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/sep/15/starmer-aides-exit-over-lewd-abbott-jokes-deepens-crisis-as-trump-arrives

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Edinburgh Evening News: "DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Chris McIntosh wants to keep the discussion open when it comes to Mental Health and suicide.
He's undergoing a challenge in memory of his brother to raise awareness of the importance of talking to help prevent suicide.

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Albany Advertiser (Australia): "TIGERS ROAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Middleton

The celebrations lasted well into the night and beyond as Railways Football Club toasted their third Great Southern League Premiership.
Railways Football Club broke a long premiership drought to win their first colts grand final in 34 years, a fitting conclusion to a stellar season according to proud coach Dan Cale after a thrilling three-point result.

FULL REPORT: AlbanyAdvertiser.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/gsfl-2025-history-makers-railways-end-34-year-colts-premiership-drought-with-three-point-win-over-albany-c-20022352