INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 17 JUNE 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 17 June 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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Edinburgh Evening News: "VENUE VISION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Bradley

Ambitious plans see George IV Bridge site hosting weddings, and large occasions.
Plans to transform the century-old National Library in Edinburgh founded by McVitie's biscuit money.

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The Irish World: "WORK BEGINS TO RECOVER TUAM'S 796 LOST INNOCENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Work begain this week to recover the remains of the 796 children who died at the Mother And Baby Home in the Tuam area of Galway.

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Glasgow Times: "WORKERS 'BLINDSIDED' AFTER COMMUNITY PAYBACK CENTRE SHUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amanda Keenan

Criminals have been left unable to carry out community payback orders in part of Glasgow after council bosses cleared out and closed a vital justice centre.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25243021.offenders-unable-cary-community-service-east-end

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Morning Star: "NO RESPITE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Roger McKenzie
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Iran and Israel exchanged waves of Missile Attacks again in a conflict which began on Friday and shows no signs of slowing. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/israel-must-end-its-illegal-war-iran-peace-activists-demand

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Financial Times: "ISRAEL CLAIMS 'CONTROL' OF TEHRAN SKIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: James Shotter / Bita Ghaffari

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel to bomb Iran's state television headquarters. 

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/3a8d78b9-4923-4aef-a303-a0e973ef812d

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Scottish Daily Mail: "CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE OVER RACE DOOMED THOUSANDS OF GIRLS TO ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Rebecca Camber / James Tozer

Public bodies covered up sickening evidence about Asian Grooming Gangs 'for fear of appearing racist', a major report has found. 

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14271725

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Metro (South Edition): "BLINDNESS IGNORANCE PREJUDICE DEFENSIVENESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

The Home Secretary has apologised to Grooming Gang victims as she published a damning report that blamed authorities for turning a blind eye. 
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FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/06/16/grooming-gangs-targeted-major-police-operation-starmer-inquiry-u-turn-23425865

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The Independent: "TOO MUCH DENIAL, TOO LITTLE JUSTICE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy-Clare Martin / Kate Devlin

Children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes perpetrated against them, a "deeply disturbing" report into grooming gangs has found.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/grooming-gangs-inquiry-louise-casey-report-b2770883.html

​The Daily Telegraph: "ASYLUM SEEKERS BEHIND NEW GROOMING GANG CASES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas / Daniel Martin

Asylum Seekers and Foreign Nationals are involved in a "significant proportion" of live police investigations into child sex grooming gangs.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/16/asylum-seekers-behind-new-grooming-gang-cases

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Daily Mail: "CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE OVER RACE DOOMED THOUSANDS OF GIRLS TO ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Rebecca Camber / James Tozer

Public bodies covered up sickening evidence about Asian Grooming Gangs 'for fear of appearing racist', a major report has found. 

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14271725

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The Scotsman: "UNION FURY AS SWINNEY SAYS PUBLIC SECTOR HAS TO SHRINK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney accused of raising the prospect of job losses through political choice rather than financial necessity.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/union-fury-as-john-swinney-says-public-sector-has-to-shrink-5178663

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Daily Mirror: "NEVER AGAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke / Nick Somerlad / Lizzy Buchan

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper offered an 'unequivocal apology' to young girls who were preyed on by Grooming Gangs as she warned paedophiles have 'nowhere to hide' amid a fresh wave of investigations.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/grooming-gang-victims-hope-finally-35402888

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The Times: "ETHNICITY 'BRUSHED ASIDE' IN GROOMING GANG INQUIRIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Hamilton / Matt Dathan

Report finds authorities 'covered up' ethnicity of Grooming Gangs.
Yvette Cooper revealed details of a national investigation.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/grooming-gangs-inquiry-latest-news-casey-report-s0hjdgr0r

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The National: "INDEPENDENCE WITHIN REACH, SWINNEY WILL SAY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Pollock

Vision of 'modern, dynamic and forward-looking' Scotland to be set out in speech at conference.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/25239828.scotlands-2050-vision-rests-achieving-independence

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The Guardian: "ISRAEL WARNS IRANIANS TO FLEE AS DEADLY AIR RAIDS CONTINUE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Julian Borger

Israel issues Tehran evacuation order as Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty.
Order similar to those issued in Gaza.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/iran-threatens-to-leave-nuclear-weapons-treaty-as-israeli-bombing-enters-fourth-day

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Daily Express: "LET'S 'UNCOVER A LOT OF TRUTH' IN SEX GANGS INQUIRY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Knowles / Katie Harris / Steph Spyro

Yvette Cooper makes major Grooming Gangs announcement in House Of Commons.
Home Secretary Of United Kingdom, and Labour Party member, Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons on grooming gangs after Sir Keir Starmer's U-turn. The Prime Minister was set to implement a full probe following months of resistance after a new report by Baroness Louise Casey.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2068998

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