INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 07 AUGUST 2024 - TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY | INFORMING BRITAIN PAPERS

Welcome to your rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 07 August 2024.
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SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: "GENERATION OF SCOTS PUPILS FAILED BY SNP"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Tom Gordon

A generation of Scots pupils has been 'shamefully' let down by The SNP.

THE GUARDIAN: "LAWYERS FEAR FOR SAFETY AMID THREATS FROM FAR RIGHT"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Rowena Mason / Vikram Dodd / Aletha Adu

Immigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse.

FULL STORY: TheGuardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/06/lawyers-urge-starmer-to-ensure-safety-of-advice-centres-over-far-right-threat

THE SCOTSMAN: "SNP ACCUSED OF FAILURE AS ATTAINMENT GAP WIDENS"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Calum Ross

SNP accused of 'shameful' failure as attainment gap widens amid exams chaos.

FULL STORY: Scotsman.com/education/higher-exam-pass-rate-falls-over-2-and-national-5-results-below-pre-covid-levels-as-sensitive-grading-ends-4729131

DAILY MIRROR: "10 YEARS HARD LABOUR"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Lizzy Buchan

Mindless UK riot thugs face prison for up to 10 years in Government crackdown.

FULL STORY: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/uk-riot-thugs-could-thrown-33408701
Digital article by Lizzy Buchan / Tom Pettifor / Lucy Thornton

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: "RIOTERS FACE TERROR CHARGES, WARNS DPP"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Martin Evans / Connor Stringer / Fiona Parker

Director of Public Prosecutions considers Terror Offences for those who plan 'serious disruption' with purpose of 'advancing ideology'.

FULL STORY: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/rioters-to-face-terror-charges-warns-dpp

FINANCIAL TIMES: "HARRIS BETS ON WALZ AS RUNNING MATE TO DRAW IN MORE WORKING-CLASS VOTERS"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Steff Chávez / James Fontanella-Khan

Kamala Harris chooses Tim Walz as running mate in US Presidential Election.

FULL STORY: FT.COM/content/a87b5e6d-89ab-44be-839b-f373e62fa8e9

THE JOURNAL: "PLANS PUT IN PLACE TO COMBAT RIOTERS"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Daniel Holland

Special powers in place for police following reports of potential disorder in Durham City.

FULL STORY: ChronicleLive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/special-powers-place-police-following-29688226]
Digital article by Kirsy Dawson

OXFORD MAIL: "THUGS NOT WELCOME IN OUR CITY"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Edward Burnett

The community of Oxford has sent a defiant message that violence will not be tolerated.

THE BOLTON NEWS: "FIRST 'RIOTERS' FACE COURTS OVER VIOLENCE"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Jack Fifield

Several people have appeared in the dock over a 'protest' and counter-demonstration in Bolton Town Centre.

FULL STORY: http://TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/24501738.six-hauled-judges-following-riot-chaos-bolton

METRO (SCOTLAND): "THINNEST BLUE LINE"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Craig Stuart

The number of full-time Police Officers in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level since 2007.

THE YORKSHIRE POST: "YORKSHIRE WATER SET FOR SEWAGE SPILLS FINE"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Ralph Blackburn

Yorkshire Water could be forced to pay £47M in fines for sewage spills.-

MORNING STAR: "COURIERS FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES AS RIOTS GROW"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Berny Torre

Delivery Drivers in the Gig Economy are fearing for their lives because of the wave of Far-Right Riots.

FULL STORY: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/delivery-drivers-fear-lives-far-right-riots-enter-second-week

WIRRAL GLOBE: "'TRAGEDY' AS BOY, 8, DIES IN HOUSE FIRE"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Rebecca McGrath

An eight-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a fire at a Housing Estate in Wirral.

FULL STORY: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24497532.eight-year-old-boy-dies-house-fire-wirral-estate

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH: "'FRIGHTENING' HOME BUILD LANCS TARGETS"
LEAD STORY AUTHOR: Paul Faulkner

Lancashire will be expected to build nearly 4,300 more homes each year under Government plans to boost housebuilding nationwide.