INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 18 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 18 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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Here are tonight's Page 1 previews.

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The Guardian: "MOSCOW BLAST KILLS RUSSIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CHIEF"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pjotr Sauer / Luke Harding

A senior Russian General died after an explosive device hidden in an electric scooter detonated.

The Scotsman: "LABOUR SLATED FOR 'BETRAYAL' OVER PENSION COMPENSATION"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Rachel Amery

Labour Government refusal to pay compensation to WASPI women branded 'shameful'.
Watchdog advice on women hit by age rise ignored by UK Minister.
Labour have been accused of betrayal.

FULL REPORT: Scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-government-refusal-to-pay-compensation-to-waspi-women-branded-shameful-4913386

​Daily Mail: "BETRAYAL THAT PROVES LABOUR CYNICALLY SAID ANYTHING TO GET ELECTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Labour was accused of hypocrisy after abandoning a vow, made in General Election, to compensate WASPI women.
Ministers refuse compensation for 3.8M WASPI women hit by pension age changes - despite a string of firm promises to help.

Lancashire Telegraph: "HOSPITALS ARE BATTLING £26M LOSS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Bill Jacobs

The boss of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has warned it is running a £26million overspend and needs to take steps to 'reduce costs with immediate effect'.

FULL REPORT: LancashireTelegraph.co.uk/news/24798841.east-lancs-hospitals-trust-overspent-26m-seeks-savings

The Yorkshire Post: "£6BN PLAN TO RETURN 36,000 MILITARY HOMES TO THE MOD"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Harriet Sutton
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Thousands of military homes will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6BN.
The Ministry Of Defence will buy back 36,347 homes from Annington.

Wirral Globe: "COUNCIL CALLING FOR £20M BAILOUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Barnes

Wirral Council will ask the government to give it a £20m bailout to stop it declaring bankruptcy this financial year.
The Local Authority's Finance Director said he planned to make the request this week.

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24791054.wirral-council-ask-government-20m-bailout-stop-bankruptcy

Glasgow Times: "VANDALS WRECK BOWLING CLUB"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Emily Moore

Members of a Bowling Club have been left worried for the future after vandals broke in and left their building in a wreck.

Daily Mirror: "WE HAVE BEEN BETRAYED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Dave Burke

The Government has been accused of betrayal after rejecting calls to pay compensation to over 3.5million WASPI women.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall sparked anger.

FULL REPORT: Mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-waspi-women-wont-compensation-34329862

​Morning Star: "KENDALL REFUSES WASPI CASH DEAL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir

Campaigners slam Government decision not to compensate Waspi women.
Campaigners branded a Government decision not to compensate women affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated "bizarre and totally unjustified".

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/decision-not-compensate-waspi-women-slammed-campaigners

The Bolton News: "EX-CABBIE AN INTERNATIONAL DRUGS PLOTTER"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Joe Harrigan

A former taxi driver from Bolton was involved in a gang that smuggled billions of pounds worth of hard drugs into the country.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/24798028.bolton-man-involved-huge-billion-pound-drugs-plot

Metro (England): "BRAVE AND SPIRITED TO THE END"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Corbishley

A judge has praised brave, spirited Sara Sharif as he sentenced her father and stepmother to life in prison for her murder. 

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2024/12/17/sara-sharifs-dad-step-mum-sentenced-life-murder-22201437
Digital article by Sam Corbishley / Sarah Hooper / Danny Rigg

Daily Record: "REFORM SCOT SACKED OVER TERROR LINKS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Paul Hutcheon

Reform Party's Scots organiser has been axed after a Daily Record investigation revealed his late dad's terror links.

Financial Times: "KREMLIN'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS GENERAL KILLED IN MOSCOW BLAST BY KYIV AGENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Max Seddon / Christopher Miller

Army chief accused of toxic attacks.
Ukrain had issued warning notice.
Russia swears vengeance.

FULL REPORT: FT.com/content/ccb1851d-7fa6-4374-be15-841cd72d70a0

​Scottish Daily Mail: "BETRAYAL THAT PROVES LABOUR CYNICALLY SAID ANYTHING TO GET ELECTED"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jason Groves

Labour was accused of hypocrisy after abandoning a vow, made in General Election, to compensate WASPI women.
Ministers refuse compensation for 3.8M WASPI women hit by pension age changes - despite a string of firm promises to help.

The Daily Telegraph: "MUSK READY TO BANKROLL FARAGE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Tony Diver

Elon Musk has backed Reform UK and opened discussions with Nigel Farage about making a major donation to the party to defeat both Labour and The Conservatives.

FULL REPORT: Telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/12/17/nigel-farage-meets-elon-musk-trump-mar-a-lago-reform

Daily Express: "LABOUR HAVE BETRAYED OAPs TIME AFTER TIME!"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steph Spyro

Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed for treating pensioners as "second class citizens".
Liz Kendall confirmed ministers would deny payments to 3.6 million WASPI women.

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/politics/1989789