INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 08 JANUARY 2025 - TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY | INFORMING BRITAIN PAPERS

Welcome to your rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 08 January 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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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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The I: "SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS DEFY UK CRACKDOWN ON ONLINE SAFETY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Richard Vaughan / Chloe Chaplain

Mark Zuckerberg joins Elon Musk in criticising UK and EU over online safety rules.
Facebook founder claims Europe is 'institutionalising censorship' as he pledges to help Donald Trump 'push back on governments going after American companies'.

FULL REPORT: INews.co.uk/news/politics/zuckerbergs-six-changes-facebook-censorship-3467419

Scottish Daily Mail: "SNP'S BLOATED BENEFITS TO SOAR BY £700M"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Gordon

Benefits Bill could soar by £700million under Government plans to scrap two-child cap - with fears 'benefits tourists' will relocate to get bigger handouts.
The eye-watering cost was confirmed by independent budget watchdog, Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC).

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14260369

Daily Star: "HOW TO SURVIVE A YETI ATTACK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

Human grizzly bear Brian Blessed has revealed the secret of avoiding rampaging yetis.
It involves running away very fast.

Lancashire Telegraph: "'GYPSY SITE' BID FOR LAND CLOSE TO PARK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

The land behind Whitehall Park in Darwen subject of the planning application.
A backdated planning application has been submitted for a controversial 'unlawful' travellers' encampment currently occupying grassland near Darwen's Whitehall Park.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/24838361.darwen-park-travellers-camp-backdated-planning-bid-submitted

Glasgow Times: "BUSES TAKEN OFF ROADS AFTER 'FAILURE' ISSUE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ava Whyte

Dozens of buses have been taken off the roads after an issue arose.
FirstBus confirmed that 30 of their vehicles were pulled from service recently due to a 'structural failure'.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/24840383.first-bus-takes-dozens-buses-off-roads-scotland

Morning Star: "GRILLED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

More than 700 McDonald's workers have joined a Sexual Abuse and harassment class-action lawsuit a year after its British boss promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/mcdonalds-leading-the-race-to-the-bottom-on-workers-rights

The Independent: "TORY RACE ROW OVER 'ALIEN CULTURES WITH MEDIEVAL ATTITUDES'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Archie Mitchell / Millie Cooke / David Maddox

Britain has failed at integrating immigrants from some countries, Robert Jenrick claims.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jenrick-grooming-gangs-badenoch-immigration-b2675049.html

Western Mail: "KILLER DRIVER 'CHANGED FAMILY'S LIFE FOREVER'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philip Dewey

A drink-driver killed his front-seat passenger and seriously injured his rear-seat passenger. 

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drink-driver-kills-passenger-after-30725173

Daily Express: "WRAP UP WARM! -20C ARCTIC SNOW AND ICE BLAST HITS UK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Riches

UK faces the coldest night this Winter on Thursday with the mercury set to plunge as low as -20C.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/weather/1997397

Metro (England): "SICK TIKTOK CLICK SHOCK FOR LABOUR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Munro

The Labour Party have apologised for launching a bizarre political promo on TikTok using a song full of lyrics advocating drugs and Sexual Violence against women.

South Wales Echo: "'FIVE PINTS' KILLER DRIVER JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Philip Dewey

Drink-driver Jason Bradford kills passenger after flipping car and hitting concrete fence.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drink-driver-kills-passenger-after-30725173

South Wales Echo (Sport): "RIZA CONFIRMS CITY INTEREST IN JONES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Glen Williams

Omer Riza has confirmed discussions are taking place over a potential move for Peterborough's Ricky-Jade Jones.

The Scotsman: "FLU-HIT A&E UNITS RUNNING AT FOUR TIMES OVER CAPACITY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

Government has been criticised for their flu vaccination programme after a surge in Winter flu cases.
Figures show there were 1,500 flu-related hospital admissions last week.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/people-are-dying-extraordinary-surge-in-flu-hospitalisations-as-emergency-departments-hit-400-capacity-4933835

The Times: "PATIENTS TO FACE TWO-DAY WAITS AT A&E IN FLU CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Poppy Koronka

Patients have been warned of two-day waits in A&E as Medical Facilities across Britain declared Critical Incidents.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/hospitals-critical-incident-flu-liverpool-birmingham-r37vfbdvf

Wirral Globe: "'HEARTBREAK' AS LEAF CLOSES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rebecca McGrath

Customers have shared their sadness after a popular eatery in West Kirby announced it had closed.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24831835.customers-share-sadness-closure-west-kirby-leaf

The Yorkshire Post: "HOSPITAL BEGS 'COME ALONE' OVER A&E CRISIS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Victoria Finan

Over 450 people are arriving daily at Yorkshire's Emergency Departments as the Winter 'quad-demic' continues to wreck havoc through National Health Service.

The Guardian: "DISMAY AS FACTCHECKING DITCHED ON FACEBOOK IN 'FREE SPEECH' DRIVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Booth

Mark Zuckerberg's decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as 'a full bending of the knee' to Donald Trump.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/ditching-facebook-factcheckers-major-step-back-public-discourse

South Wales Evening Post: "'VICTIM WAS ATTACKED AS HE LAY ON THE FLOOR'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Evans

Two men carried out a joint attack on festival worker Andrew Main and continued to assault him as he lay unconscious and "defenceless" on the floor.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-men-stand-trial-30716504

​South Wales Evening Post (Sport): "ABBEY IS OFF TO AVE AFTER SWANS LOAN ENDS EARLY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tom Coleman

Former Swansea City loanee Nelson Abbey has joined Portuguese side Rio Ave on loan until the end of the season.

FULL REPORT: http://WalesOnline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tonights-swansea-city-transfer-news-30727356

Daily Mirror: "PREDATORS' PARADISE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Graham Hiscott

More than 700 past and present McDonald's staff are suing the firm over allegations bosses sexually abused them as teenagers.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/more-700-current-former-mcdonalds-34433070

​Financial Times: "META REINS IN FACT-CHECKING AS CHIEF ZUCKERBERG BUILDS BRIDGES TO TRUMP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tim Bradshaw / Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu

Facebook owner Meta are ending their third-party fact-checking programme in United States and will insted rely on users to flag misinformation.

Daily Mail: "A&E IN CRISIS AS FLU SPIKES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller / James Tozer / Andy Dolan

More than a dozen Medical Facilities have declared 'critical incidents' as the flu outbreak worsens.

The Bolton News: "HARD DRUGS DEALERS 'TRADED BY THE KILO'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Zach Harrison

A Bolton pair who supplied cocaine and heroin on a "commercial scale" have been given hefty jail terms. 

Daily Record: "SCOTS HERO DIES IN UKRAINE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ruth Suter

Heroic Jordan Maclachlan, who volunteered as medic on the frontline in Ukraine, was killed during conflict.

FULL REPORT: DailyRecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/hero-scots-medic-killed-alongside-34432305

The Daily Telegraph: "SAS FACES WAR CRIMES ACCUSATION BY RIVAL UNIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Mendick / Danielle Sheridan

Up to five elite troops allegedly involved in incident that occurred during secret operations in war-torn North Africa.
Special Boat Service commandos 'face murder probe over shooting of Libyan terrorist'.
Special Forces have been accused of a "deliberate policy" of executing Afghan civilians including children by an officer in a rival unit.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/07/special-boat-service-murder-probe-suspect-libya-terrorist