INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Tuesday 28 October 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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The Independent: "REEVES IS WARNED AGAINST BUDGET MANSION TAX PLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Caitlin Doherty / Millie Cooke

Rachel Reeves has been warned that her reported plans for a mansion tax would not fill the £50 billion Budget black hole – and that UK property taxes need a much wider overhaul.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mansion-tax-budget-rachel-reeves-property-b2853116.html

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Glasgow Times: "CORNERSHOP CRACKDOWN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eszter Tárnai

Thousands of dodgy cigarettes have been seized after police raided several shops believed to be connected to money laundering in Glasgow.
Premises were busted by officers in the city's East End after top detectives identified they may be linked to serious and Organised Crime.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25574418.suspected-money-laundering-shops-busted-glasgow-raids

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The West Australian (Australia): "SORRY STATE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Page / Caleb Runciman

West Australia Governor Chris Dawson will deliver an historic formal apology for the actions of his predecessor James Stirling almost 200 years after he led the Pinjarra Massacre.

FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/politics/state-politics/official-apology-promises-truth-healing-growth-191-years-after-james-stirling-led-indigenous-massacre-c-20485095

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Metro (South Edition): "NHS PRINTED ME A NEW FACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper

A cyclist injured by a drunk driver is the first to benefit from a unique NHS body parts printing centre, which built him a new 3D face.
Dave Richards was 'lucky to survive' the crash, which damaged his back and pelvis and saw him break multiple ribs on one side of his body.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/10/27/cyclist-injured-drunk-driver-gets-new-face-nhs-prosthetic-centre-24536010

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The Times: "SMALL BOAT MIGRANTS TO BE HOUSED IN BARRACKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Dathan / Ben Clatworthy

Small Boat migrants will be housed in two Army Barracks in Scotland and the South of England, from next month, as Sir Keir Starmer piles pressure on the Home Office to end the use of Asylum Seeker hotels within a year.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/military-bases-asylum-seekers-hotels-keir-starmer-zjtf26l7z

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Arab News (Saudi Arabia): "HAMAS HANDS OVER REMAINS OF 16TH GAZA HOSTAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Reuters

Hamas' armed wing said they would hand over the body of a deceased hostage they recovered in Gaza.
The recovery and handover of bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza has been one of the obstacles to United States President Donald Trump's plans for Gaza.
The Israeli military said that Red Cross had received a coffin containing the remains of a hostage held in Gaza, as part of a ceasefire deal.

FULL REPORT: ArabNews.com/node/2620473

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Daily Mail: "THREAT OF A MANSION TAX SPARKS HOUSE MARKET HAVOC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Harriet Line / Kristina Wemyss / Anne Ashworth

The Labour Party's plan to hammer homeowners with a new Mansion Tax is 'hanging like a sword of Damocles' over the Housing Market, experts warned.

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​The Daily Telegraph: "NHS TO OFFER SAME-DAY PROSTATE CANCER TEST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Laura Donnelly

Men with suspected Prostate Cancer will be able to get a diagnosis on the NHS within a day, under "game-changing" new trials.
The one-day diagnosis service uses Artificial Intelligence to interpret MRI scans in seconds so those at a high risk of cancer are sent to a radiologist for priority review, followed by a biopsy on the spot.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/27/nhs-same-day-prostate-cancer-check-hailed-as-game-changer

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State Times (India): "CM REITERATES COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR FLOOD HIT PEOPLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Raj Daluja

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah intervened during Question Hour of the ongoing Autumn Session of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, reiterating his Government’s stance on land allotment for the landless and the distribution of relief for recent damages across regions.
Chief Minister said that the Government is not bringing any fresh policy as the existing framework adequately addresses the issue.

FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/cm-reiterates-commitment-to-equitable-relief-for-flood-hit-people

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​Daily Star: "BOXING DAY FOOTIE RED CARD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jeremy Cross

Premier League Grinches have been accused of stealing Christmas after it was revealed just one top flight game will go ahead on Boxing Day.

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​Scottish Daily Mail: "SNP READY TO CLOBBER SCOTS WITH PUNISHING HOMES TAX"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

The SNP government are proposing 'jaw dropping' Council Tax rises of up to 72 per cent under new reforms.
The most radical plan in the overhaul of the Property Tax since 1991.

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Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia): "SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MEETS SEVERAL WORLD LEADERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met with several World Leaders and their accompanying delegations on the sidelines of the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference, which began in Riyadh.

FULL REPORT: SaudiGazette.com.sa/article/656058

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Daily Mirror: "£10M SLAP IN THE FACE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke / Emmeline Saunders

CoronaVirus victims’ families have told of their fury after a firm linked to Michelle Mone's husband bought a £10million Florida flat.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/10m-luxury-flat-buy-linked-36140072

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Albany Advertiser (Australia): "FISHY TALE ENDS IN JAIL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca Le May

Three drug runners who capsized a Small Boat loaded with more than $100 million Australian Dollars worth of cocaine in rough seas off Albany have all been handed hefty prison terms.
Mate Stipinovich, Aristides Avlonitis and Karl Whitburn have learned their fate over disastrous near-300KG Albany drug plot.

FULL REPORT: AlbanyAdvertiser.com.au/news/court-justice/mate-stipinovich-aristides-avlonitis-and-karl-whitburn-learn-fate-over-disastrous-near-300kg-albany-drug-plot-c-20433960

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Daily Express: "GROOMING GANG PROBE 'RIGGED FROM THE START'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown / Katie Harris

Grooming Gangs victim Ellie-Ann Reynolds blasted The Labour Party's attempt at a National Inquiry into the scandal saying it was "rigged from the start".
She slammed The Home Office for "gaslighting and manipulating" survivors in what was another day of shame for the Government.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2126630