INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2025 - TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY | INFORMING BRITAIN PAPERS

Welcome to your rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 05 February 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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Daily Mail: "DISTRAUGHT MOTHER OF LETBY VICTIM HITS OUT AT 'DISRESPECTFUL' CAMPAIGN TO FREE HER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liz Hull

A mother whose baby boy Lucy Letby tried to murder hit back last night at the 'upsetting' and 'disrespectful' attempts to free her.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14360957

Daily Record: "EXPERTS CLAIM BABY KILLER LETBY IS INNOCENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Murphy

Panel's report finds no evidence.
A panel of medical experts have claimed Lucy Letby's victims were not murdered.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/lucy-letby-new-evidence-bombshells-34616404

Daily Express: "'EVIDENCE DOESN'T SUPPORT MURDER OF ANY BABIES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Jeeves

Experts in the care of newborn babies have presented what they say is 'significant new medical evidence' in the case involving former nurse Lucy Letby.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2009519

Lancashire Telegraph: "JAILED FOR JUMPING ON A POLICE CAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Bellard 

A man was found jumping on the roof of a police car shouting that aliens were coming to abduct him.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/24793146.accrington-man-jumped-roof-police-car-shouting-aliens

Financial Times: "CHINA SEEKS AMMUNITION FOR TRUMP TALKS BY REVIVING US BIG TECH PROBES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zijing Wu / Cheng Leng / Ryan McMorrow / Tim Bradshaw

Beijing hopes to negotiate deal.
Google, Nvidia and Intel in line of fire.
Responce to tariffs muted.

Daily Star: "THE GREAT BEAVER SNATCH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Dickinson

A furious actor has accused a neighbour of kidnapping his two beavers, Sigourney and Jean-Claude, along with their three babies in Cornwall.

FULL REPORT: DailyStar.co.uk/news/latest-news/son-famous-explorer-accused-neighbours-34616172

The Yorkshire Post: "£2.65BN TO BE SPENT ON FLOOD DEFENCES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

More than £2.6BN is set to be pumped into around 1,000 flood defences across the country, including Yorkshire projects.

Glasgow Times: "DAD SLAMS ULTRAS AFTER SON ATTACKED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Eszter Tárnai

A worried dad condemned the growing aggression of "football ultras" after his teenage son was attacked at a Partick Thistle game.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24909582.worried-dad-slams-football-ultras-teen-son-attacked-glasgow

City AM: "HOSPITALITY PUSHED TO THE EDGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jon Robinson

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to take urgent action to prevent the collapse of thousands of hospitality businesses across the UK.

FULL REPORT: CityAM.com/rachel-reeves-you-must-do-better-chancellor-urged-to-act-before-hospitalitys-collapse

Wirral Globe: "THREE ARRESTS AS BODY FOUND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

Three people have been released on bail as part of an ongoing investigation into the unexplained death of a woman in Rock Ferry.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24905284.three-arrested-woman-found-dead-house-rock-ferry

​Racing Post (Ireland): "HALFORD BRINGS 'GREAT JOURNEY' TO A CLOSE AS HE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Forristal

"It's been a great journey and I wouldn't have swapped it for anything" - Group 1 winning trainer Mick Halford announces retirement.

FULL REPORT: RacingPost.com/news/ireland/group-1-and-royal-ascot-winning-trainer-mick-halford-announces-retirement-aaUro0D7rqS0

Metro (England): "'THERE WERE NO MURDERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Sanders

There is 'no evidence' to prove that Lucy Letby murdered any babies, a panel of the world’s top neonatal experts has claimed.

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/02/04/lucy-letbys-lawyers-unveil-new-evidence-which-will-clear-her-2-22490877

The Daily Telegraph: "LETBY DID NOT KILL A SINGLE BABY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Knapton

Growing calls for a retrial as panel provides medical explanations for every death.
Lucy Letby did not murder a single baby, experts say.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/04/lucy-letby-new-medical-evidence-live

The Scotsman: "NHS WAITING LIST FOR HEART APPOINTMENTS AT RECORD HIGH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Watson

Figures show 24,000 in queue.
Waiting times for heart appointments in Britain are at their highest level on record, figures show.

The Bolton News: "COUNCIL'S DEVELOPER SPLIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Manning

Bolton Council has split with their development partner on a key site aimed at building 160 new homes at gateway to the Town Centre. 

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/24906614.bolton-council-splits-capital-centric-key-scheme

The Guardian: "LABOUR MPS TELL STARMER TO GET TOUGHER ON IMMIGRATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kiran Stacey

Pressure group set up by Members Of Parliament's from seats where Reform UK came second amid concern about party's rise.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/feb/04/group-of-labour-mps-urge-no-10-to-be-tougher-on-migration-to-fend-off-threat-from-reform

Scottish Daily Mail: "DISTRAUGHT MOTHER OF LETBY VICTIM HITS OUT AT 'DISRESPECTFUL' CAMPAIGN TO FREE HER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liz Hull

A mother whose baby boy Lucy Letby tried to murder hit back last night at the 'upsetting' and 'disrespectful' attempts to free her.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14360957

Daily Mirror: "BABY KILLER... OR VICTIM?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Simon Murphy

Leading experts cast doubt on convictions.
Medical experts claim Lucy Letby's victims were not murdered.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lucy-letby-appeal-news-live-34609772

The National: "WE DID NOT CALL FOR A BAN ON CATS!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Xander Elliards

First Minister Of Scotland John Swinney has ruled out banning or restricting cats in the north of Britain.

FULL REPORT: TheNational.Scot/news/24905935.john-swinney-responds-media-claim-snp-considering-cat-ban