Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 12 November 2025.
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This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.
All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
Browse through #IBPapers on 𝕏, and #IBPapers on BlueSky, to keep up with the latest from Informing Britain Papers on Social Media.
This is a selection of newspaper publications from United Kingdom, and around the world.
All papers are from within United Kingdom, unless otherwise stated.
If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
This page will be updated as the headlines come in.
The Independent: "DEFIANT BBC BOSS: WE MUST FIGHT FOR OUR JOURNALISM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin
The departing boss of the BBC has warned staff against the "weaponisation" of criticisms of the corporation as they face a $1 billion (£760 million) legal threat from Donald Trump.
FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-trump-tim-davie-speech-b2863078.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kate Devlin
The departing boss of the BBC has warned staff against the "weaponisation" of criticisms of the corporation as they face a $1 billion (£760 million) legal threat from Donald Trump.
FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-trump-tim-davie-speech-b2863078.html
Wexford People (Ireland): "MOTHER CAUGHT WITH CANNABIS WORTH €42K"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf
A package delivered to a South Wexford home proved to contain cannabis worth €42,000 (£35,111), the Circuit Court was told.
Christina Delaney amitted possession of 2.179 kilos of marijuana.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-mother-caught-with-cannabis-worth-42000-avoids-prison-sentence/a175499913.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf
A package delivered to a South Wexford home proved to contain cannabis worth €42,000 (£35,111), the Circuit Court was told.
Christina Delaney amitted possession of 2.179 kilos of marijuana.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-mother-caught-with-cannabis-worth-42000-avoids-prison-sentence/a175499913.html
Metro (North Edition): "HEARTBROKEN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Stuart
The number of heart patients waiting for treatment has rocketed.
Inpatient lists have almost tripled in five years.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Craig Stuart
The number of heart patients waiting for treatment has rocketed.
Inpatient lists have almost tripled in five years.
Lancashire Telegraph: "3.5K FINES FOR USING ELECTRIC CAR SPACES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Stott
Lancashire County Council has issued nearly 3,500 fines over the past five years to drivers parking in Electric Vehicle bays without charging.
This number includes 81 repeat offenders.
In Blackburn 41 fines have been issued.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jack Stott
Lancashire County Council has issued nearly 3,500 fines over the past five years to drivers parking in Electric Vehicle bays without charging.
This number includes 81 repeat offenders.
In Blackburn 41 fines have been issued.
Glasgow Times: "'THEY WILL BE ARRESTED FOR RIOTING'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Moore
A top Police Officer has spoken out after "large-scale unrest" as groups of youngsters took part in rioting on Bonfire Night.
The incident happened on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow.
FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25601656.children-car-firework-smashes-window-clydebank
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Moore
A top Police Officer has spoken out after "large-scale unrest" as groups of youngsters took part in rioting on Bonfire Night.
The incident happened on Dumbarton Road in Glasgow.
FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/25601656.children-car-firework-smashes-window-clydebank
The Nationalist (Ireland): "SCHOOL BUS TRIAL BEGINS IN DUBLIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fionnuala Walsh
Five bus and taxi operators from Tipperary are on trial accused of anti-competition practices in the provision of school transport services across five counties.
FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.IE/news/crime---court/1937328/tipperary-school-bus-trial-not-stuff-of-hollywood-but-affects-everyone-says-prosecution.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fionnuala Walsh
Five bus and taxi operators from Tipperary are on trial accused of anti-competition practices in the provision of school transport services across five counties.
FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.IE/news/crime---court/1937328/tipperary-school-bus-trial-not-stuff-of-hollywood-but-affects-everyone-says-prosecution.html
The Yorkshire Post: "'FARMING MISTAKES MADE BY MINISTERS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn
"Mistakes were made" by the Government with the abrupt closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, Emma Reynolds, the new Environment Secretary, has admitted.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn
"Mistakes were made" by the Government with the abrupt closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, Emma Reynolds, the new Environment Secretary, has admitted.
The West Australian (Australia): "AMBUSH OF ALDO"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Greene
Recently retired RSL President Greg Melick has delivered a blistering critique of Australia's preparedness for future conflicts during a Remembrance Day speech at the Australian War Memorial.
FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/former-rsl-boss-major-general-greg-melick-blasts-australias-low-defence-spending-in-war-memorial-speech-c-20640656
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Greene
Recently retired RSL President Greg Melick has delivered a blistering critique of Australia's preparedness for future conflicts during a Remembrance Day speech at the Australian War Memorial.
FULL REPORT: TheWest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/former-rsl-boss-major-general-greg-melick-blasts-australias-low-defence-spending-in-war-memorial-speech-c-20640656
Gorey Guardian (Ireland): "YOUNG MUM DIES IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Cahill
A Wexford woman has died in the Dominican Republic following a tragic accident.
Claire Cullen of Riverchapel in Gorey, Co Wexford, is understood to have been in the Dominican Republic attending a wedding when she was involved in a fatal accident involving a car.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/gorey-news/tributes-pour-in-for-wexford-woman-who-died-in-fatal-accident-in-the-dominican-republic-she-was-the-heartbeat-of-two-families/a273661791.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Cahill
A Wexford woman has died in the Dominican Republic following a tragic accident.
Claire Cullen of Riverchapel in Gorey, Co Wexford, is understood to have been in the Dominican Republic attending a wedding when she was involved in a fatal accident involving a car.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/gorey-news/tributes-pour-in-for-wexford-woman-who-died-in-fatal-accident-in-the-dominican-republic-she-was-the-heartbeat-of-two-families/a273661791.html
Metro (South Edition): "£5BN CRYPTO QUEEN JAILED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper / John Dunne
Zhimin Qian (alias Yadi Zhang) - Chinese criminal - masterminded a £5.5billion CryptoCurrency Scam as she lived it up in a £17,000-a-month rented mansion in Britain - while planning to buy her own kingdom.
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/11/11/two-jailed-5-500-000-000-000-bitcoin-fraud-case-24663869
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sarah Hooper / John Dunne
Zhimin Qian (alias Yadi Zhang) - Chinese criminal - masterminded a £5.5billion CryptoCurrency Scam as she lived it up in a £17,000-a-month rented mansion in Britain - while planning to buy her own kingdom.
FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/11/11/two-jailed-5-500-000-000-000-bitcoin-fraud-case-24663869
Morning Star: "TELL TRUMP TO BACK OFF BBC ROW, PM TOLD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray
Stand up to Donald Trump and his British acolytes, the UK Government was told as the row over BBC escalated.
The United States President announced, via lawyers in Florida, that he is to sue the broadcaster for 1 billion dollars.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/government-urged-stand-trump-bbc-row-escalates
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray
Stand up to Donald Trump and his British acolytes, the UK Government was told as the row over BBC escalated.
The United States President announced, via lawyers in Florida, that he is to sue the broadcaster for 1 billion dollars.
FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/government-urged-stand-trump-bbc-row-escalates
New Ross Standard (Ireland): "MAN (29) THREATENED TO KILL HIS EX-PARTNER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted
The accused is currently serving a jail sentence for a Drug Offence and had suffered a double bereavement.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted
The accused is currently serving a jail sentence for a Drug Offence and had suffered a double bereavement.
The Daily Telegraph: "'WE ARE THE VERY BEST OF SOCIETY'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Mendick / Anita Singh
Tim Davie has blamed "enemies" of the BBC for stoking the bias scandal engulfing the corporation, declaring the broadcaster "the very best of society".
FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/11/tim-davie-im-very-proud-of-bbc-journalists
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Mendick / Anita Singh
Tim Davie has blamed "enemies" of the BBC for stoking the bias scandal engulfing the corporation, declaring the broadcaster "the very best of society".
FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/11/tim-davie-im-very-proud-of-bbc-journalists
State Times (India): "CONSPIRATORS BEHIND DELHI BLAST WILL NOT BE SPARED: MODI"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted
The conspirators behind the Delhi car blast will not be spared as the probe agencies investigating it will get to the bottom of the case to bring those responsible for it to justice, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/conspirators-behind-delhi-blast-will-not-be-spared-modi
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Unlisted
The conspirators behind the Delhi car blast will not be spared as the probe agencies investigating it will get to the bottom of the case to bring those responsible for it to justice, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
FULL REPORT: StateTimes.IN/conspirators-behind-delhi-blast-will-not-be-spared-modi
Daily Record: "BATTERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Norman Silvester
Police Officers in the North of Britain suffered a record number of attacks while on duty last year.
Police Scotland figures showed assaults topped 8,000 to reach a 10-year high.
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Norman Silvester
Police Officers in the North of Britain suffered a record number of attacks while on duty last year.
Police Scotland figures showed assaults topped 8,000 to reach a 10-year high.
Wirral Globe: "COUNCIL FACES £20M BUDGET BLACK HOLE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Barnes
Wirral Council faces an estimated £20 million black hole in their budget next year and could be forced to request another bailout from the Government.
Despite the challenges, Councillor Paula Basnett said she was working with all parties to deliver on a promise to fix the local authority.
FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25608316.wirral-council-facing-20m-black-hole-another-bail
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Barnes
Wirral Council faces an estimated £20 million black hole in their budget next year and could be forced to request another bailout from the Government.
Despite the challenges, Councillor Paula Basnett said she was working with all parties to deliver on a promise to fix the local authority.
FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/25608316.wirral-council-facing-20m-black-hole-another-bail
The Guardian: "NO 10 ON ALERT AMID FEARS OF CHALLENGE TO LEADERSHIP"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar
Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the Prime Minister's closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the November 2025 Budget.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/nov/11/keir-starmer-allies-ousting-pm-would-be-reckless-fears-leadership-challenge
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar
Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the Prime Minister's closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the November 2025 Budget.
FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/nov/11/keir-starmer-allies-ousting-pm-would-be-reckless-fears-leadership-challenge
Tipperary Star (Ireland): "TERRIFYING!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Damian Moran
A major fire broke out overnight at a commercial premises in Roscrea.
Emergency Services attended the scene of a major fire at Bernie’s SuperValu on Main Street in Roscrea.
FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.IE/news/roscrea/1940467/breaking-massive-fire-overnight-at-roscrea-supervalu-as-fire-service-battles-blaze.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Damian Moran
A major fire broke out overnight at a commercial premises in Roscrea.
Emergency Services attended the scene of a major fire at Bernie’s SuperValu on Main Street in Roscrea.
FULL REPORT: TipperaryLive.IE/news/roscrea/1940467/breaking-massive-fire-overnight-at-roscrea-supervalu-as-fire-service-battles-blaze.html
Daily Mirror: "I'LL MEET SON'S KILLER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Thornton
The mum of Harvey Willgoose says since the trial hurtful TikTok and Social Media posts falsely claiming her son was a bully have been "killing" her.
FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/harvey-willgooses-mum-says-hurtful-36220025
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Lucy Thornton
The mum of Harvey Willgoose says since the trial hurtful TikTok and Social Media posts falsely claiming her son was a bully have been "killing" her.
FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/harvey-willgooses-mum-says-hurtful-36220025
The Bolton News: "TIP-OFF LEADS POLICE TO HUGE CANNABIS FARM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes
Greater Manchester Police have uncovered a large-scale cannabis farm inside a Bolton mill after reports of a strong smell coming from the site.
Police Officers were called to Weston Mill Mowers in Great Lever after receiving intelligence from the public.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25612720.hundreds-cannabis-plants-found-inside-bolton-mill/
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Forbes
Greater Manchester Police have uncovered a large-scale cannabis farm inside a Bolton mill after reports of a strong smell coming from the site.
Police Officers were called to Weston Mill Mowers in Great Lever after receiving intelligence from the public.
FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/25612720.hundreds-cannabis-plants-found-inside-bolton-mill/
Scottish Daily Mail: "1,000 JOBS A DAY NOW LOST UNDER REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Ford Rojas
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been blamed for triggering a 'jobs bloodbath' – with workers being axed at a rate of 1,000 a day.
More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the United Kingdom in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15281693
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Ford Rojas
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been blamed for triggering a 'jobs bloodbath' – with workers being axed at a rate of 1,000 a day.
More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the United Kingdom in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15281693
Enniscorthy Guardian (Ireland): "JAILED FOR REPEATED RAPE OF WOMAN IN HIS HOME"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Ferguson
A man who repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted a woman over several hours has been given a 12-year sentence with the final year suspended.
Gintaras Jankevicius told the woman he was going to keep her in his home until she was pregnant.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-man-who-raped-a-woman-over-several-hours-is-jailed-for-12-years/a423699603.html
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Fiona Ferguson
A man who repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted a woman over several hours has been given a 12-year sentence with the final year suspended.
Gintaras Jankevicius told the woman he was going to keep her in his home until she was pregnant.
FULL REPORT: Independent.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-man-who-raped-a-woman-over-several-hours-is-jailed-for-12-years/a423699603.html
Daily Mail: "1,000 JOBS A DAY NOW LOST UNDER REEVES"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Ford Rojas
Rachel Reeves has been blamed for triggering a 'jobs bloodbath' – with workers being axed at a rate of 1,000 a day.
More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the UK in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15281693
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: John Paul Ford Rojas
Rachel Reeves has been blamed for triggering a 'jobs bloodbath' – with workers being axed at a rate of 1,000 a day.
More than 180,000 people have been left on the workplace scrapheap in the UK in the past year, with 64,000 of those coming in the last two months, according to official figures.
FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-15281693
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