INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2024 - TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY | INFORMING BRITAIN PAPERS

​Welcome to your rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 11 December 2024.
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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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From Monday 12 August 2024, the category section will list the various newspapers featured in Informing Britain Paper, so if you want to see all posts featuring a specific title, click down the list on the right of this page. 
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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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​The Independent: "'EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS THREE OR FOUR MISSING. IT IS OUR NIGHTMARE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bel Trew

From Assad's slaughterhouse jail to the hospital morgue piled up with mutilated bodies, desperate Syrians search for family members disappeared under a despot's brutal regime.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-missing-assad-dead-damascus-b2662119.html

Glasgow Times: "FINGER-LICKIN' BAD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Morgan Carmichael

A man says he feels shocked and betrayed after receiving a parking ticket following a visit to KFC.

Daily Star: "BIGGEST DRIP IN BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Nadeem Badshah

Halfwit Thames Water boss Chris Weston says execs deserve to share £770,000 in bonuses even though the firm is still pumping loads of crap into our rivers.

The Yorkshire Post: "HOMES FOR FORCES 'IN SHOCKING CONDITION'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn 

The quality of housing for Armed Forces personnel and their families is "shocking", a new report found. 

Metro (England): "ASSASSIN SUSPECT HAD 'JACKAL' GHOST GUN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Kwong

The wealthy suspect accused of killing insurance chief Brian Thompson in a ruthless street shooting was found with a pistol made on a 3D printer. 

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2024/12/09/man-gun-similar-one-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-questioned-22153732

The Bolton News: "LEAGUE TABLE SPOTLIGHTS TOP GCSE SCHOOLS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari
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The performance of Bolton schools in this year's GCSE examinations have been published in the annual Secondary School tables.

​Daily Express: "'IT STRENGTHENS MY RESOLVE TO CONTINUE BECKY'S LEGACY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jane Warren / Emily Ferguson

King Charles awards first Elizabeth Emblems to emergency staff who died in line of duty.
The King awarded the first batch of honours, honouring 38 former Public Servants who died between 1948 and 2019.

FULL REPORT: http://Express.co.uk/news/royal/1986769

Oxford Mail: "TRUCKER JAILED FOR PENSIONER'S DEATH"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Toby Oliver

Dariusz Meczynski was jailed for over three years after admitting to causing the death of Patricia Grace.

FULL REPORT: OxfordMail.co.uk/news/24782199.trucker-jailed-knocking-killing-elderly-woman

The Daily Telegraph: "RAYNER TO FORCE THROUGH PLANS FOR NEW JAILS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas / Emma Gatten
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New prisons will be forced through the planning process by Angela Rayner under powers that allow objections in towns and villages to be overruled. 

Wirral Globe: "CHARGING E-BIKE CAUSED FATAL FIRE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jamie Bowman

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are urging caution around E-Bikes following an inquest held in Liverpool into the death of an eight-year-old boy from Wirral.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24775572.boy-8-died-wirral-house-fire-charging-e-bike-caught-alight

​The Scotsman: "GILRUTH BACKS DOWN OVER TEACHER FUND"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Calum Ross

Minister to hand over the £145M as teachers fall by 621.
Jenny Gilruth backs down over £145.5m for maintaining teacher numbers in new deal with councils.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/education/jenny-gilruth-backs-down-over-ps1455m-for-maintaining-teacher-numbers-in-new-deal-with-scottish-councils-4902724

Daily Mail: "WOMEN LEFT IN AGONY BY 'MEDICAL MISOGYNY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shaun Wooller

Report condemns gynaecology care crisis.
Women are enduring painful gynaecological conditions due to 'medical misogyny' in The NHS.

​South Wales Echo: "MUM & 7 KIDS STUCK IN HOME RIDDLED WITH MOULD & SLUGS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ffion Lewis

The family say the house they have been assigned is "completely unsuitable" and is impacting their health.

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/eight-people-being-forced-sleep-30527052

The Guardian: "ISRAEL STRIKES MILITARY TARGETS AND SEIZES TERRITORY IN SYRIA OFFENSIVE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Burke

Israel strikes hundreds of military targets in Syria.
Turkey accuses Israel of displaying occupier mentality and UN envoy says airstrikes must cease.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/israel-strikes-hundreds-of-military-targets-in-syria

Lancashire Telegraph: "FIFTEEN-HOUR WAIT ALERT FOR OUR A&E UNIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah McGee

People have been warned of long delays at a local medical facility's Accident & Emergency Department in Blackburn.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/24784004.patients-warned-15-hour-wait-times-east-lancs-hospitals

Western Mail: "EXTRA £610M FOR NHS IN NEW SPENDING PLAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Haines / Ruth Mosalski

The Welsh Government has unveiled spending plans for next year with an additional £1.5BN allocated to Public Services. 

FULL REPORT: WalesOnline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-welsh-government-announces-30518035

Morning Star: "UNIONS WARN OF STRIKE XMAS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Berny Torre

Fresh festive strikes threaten travel chaos, to dishevel Harrods, leave Whitehall without caterers, and a shortage of turkeys nationwide.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/christmas-of-strikes-fresh-strikes-to-disrupt-travel-harrods-whitehall-and-turkeys

Daily Mirror: "HUNTING ASSAD'S TORTURE SQUADS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Hughes

Syrian rebels draw up hit list of Assad's torture and kill squads as extent of war crimes laid bare.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/syrian-rebels-draw-up-hit-34288736