INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: TUESDAY 29 APRIL 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 29 April 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, 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.

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​Daily Star: "BAD HOLS VIBES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Nelson

A massive power cut which has sparked chaos across Europe's holiday hotspots has been blamed on Spanish "atmospheric vibrations".


Daily Star (Sport): "ALL GUNS BLAZING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Cross

Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal fans to turn up in full kit and play their part in making club history.​

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Daily Express: "'I WILL NOT LET LABOUR DESTROY RURAL WAY OF LIFE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martyn Brown

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to reverse the hated Farm Tax and stop Labour Government destroying the rural way of life.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/2047812


​Daily Express (Sport): "HISTORY OF ART"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Cross

Mikel Arteta has urged his players to seize the opportunity of a lifetime and write their names into Arsenal folklore.

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The Daily Telegraph: "NET ZERO BLAMED FOR BLACKOUT CHAOS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Oliver / James Crisp / Jonathan Leake

A reliance on Net Zero energy left Spain and Portugal vulnerable to the mass blackouts engulfing the region, experts said.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/28/blackout-risk-made-worse-by-net-zero

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Daily Mirror: "CULTURE OF THE UNTOUCHABLES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Bryant / Nicola Methven

The BBC has vowed to crack down on stars being allowed to behave badly by bosses who are accused of being too afraid to act.
The BBC has vowed to crack down on the badly behaved "untouchables" still operating within their ranks.
An explosive report, launched in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards, says there is "a minority of people" whose bad behaviour "is not addressed".

FULL STORY: Mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-star-dubbed-untouchable-slammed-35134950

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​Daily Mail: "NOW LABOUR IS FACING A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves / Martin Beckford

Teachers, nurses, and Council Workers issued strike warnings after Rachel Reeves ruled out extra cash for Public Sector pay rises.

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The Times: "MILKSHAKE TAX LOOMS IN BROADER SUGAR LEVY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Max Kendix / Chris Smyth

Milkshakes and lattes are set to be hit by a Sugar Tax for the first time as Labour moves to extend the levy to hundreds more soft drinks including San Pellengrino and Ribena.
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The Times (Sport): "MAYOR BACKS 2040 LONDON OLYMPIC BID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Matt Lawton

Mayor Of London Sadiq Khan wants London to bid for the 2040 Olympic Games as part of a sports events strategy aimed at raising hundreds of millions for the economy.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/sport/olympics/article/sadiq-khan-london-olympics-bid-2040-interview-7lptrxpkw

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The Journal: "SOLUTION FOUND TO FLAW THAT PUT NEW FLEET OUT OF ACTION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Daniel Holland

A solution has been found to the door problem that has put the Tyne and Wear Metro's new fleet out of use, transport chiefs say.

FULL REPORT: http://ChronicleLive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/tyne-wear-metro-finds-solution-31528814

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Glasgow Times: "'SUFFERING OF BIRDS MUST COME TO AN END'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

Urgent calls are being made to end the 'death and suffering of birds' at a Royal Mail depot in Springburn, Glasgow.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25121720.urgent-calls-end-death-suffering-birds-glasgow

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Morning Star: "UNIONS HIT OUT AS STARMER REFUSES TO FUND PUBLIC SERVICE PAY RISES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Unions threatened teacher, NHS, and Council strikes after 10 Downing Street insisted it would not fund Public-Sector pay rises.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/unions-warn-teachers-councils-and-nhs-workers-may-go-out-strike-after-government-says-it

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The Yorkshire Post: "LABOUR WARNED ON 'RED WALL' CITIES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

If the Government fails to get major cities firing economically then populist parties like Reform UK will continue to gain support across the 'red wall'.

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The Irish World: "REPORT SHOWS GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT HAS NOT LIVED UP TO FULL POTENTIAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

The Good Friday Agreement has been successful in fostering all-Ireland co-operation on tourism but has failed on education, health, agriculture and the environment.
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The Irish World (Sport): "MEATH STUN DUBS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

Republic Of Ireland captain Katie McCabe will become the first Irish outfield player, male or female, to feature in a Champions Leage final since John O'Shea in 2009.

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Metro (England): "PAIN IN SPAIN MAINLY OFF THE MAINS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jen Mills

Up to 50 million people were plunged into chaos as a power blackout brought huge swathes of Southern Europe to a halt. 

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/04/28/spain-portugal-hit-massive-power-outage-22986297