INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 21 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 21 August 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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​SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: "RETURN OF SNP'S STEALTH ON TAX WORKERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Michael Blackley

Train passengers will be hit by a new 'stealth tax' next month after SNP Ministers announced the withdrawal of a pilot scheme which scrapped peak fares.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-13762495

DAILY MIRROR: "SVEN: MY GOODBYE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Harry Brent / Mark Jefferies

Sven-Goran Eriksson revealed his diagnosis of terminal cancer back in January - and the former England Manager has opened up on his "good life" while also discussing his high-profile affairs.

FULL STORY: MIRROR.CO.UK/sport/football/news/sven-goran-eriksson-goodbye-message-33495527

THE GUARDIAN: "REEVES PLANS TAX RISE AMID ALARM OVER 'BLACK HOLE'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Larry Elliott / Peter Walker

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/20/rachel-reeves-planning-to-raise-taxes-and-cut-spending-in-october-budget

DAILY STAR: "I STILL REMEMBER THE TIME GRANDAD TOLD ME TO PUT A WERTHER'S ORIGINAL IN MY GRUB. THE DAFT OLD GIT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Isobel Dickinson

Food experts insist old folks' favourite Werther's Originals should be used in our meals.
Sounds like a load of old toffee.

DAILY MAIL: "COULD ANYONE STILL BE ALIVE?"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Hardman

Daily Mail asks a damning question about the passengers of Mike Lynch's superyacht after it suffered disaster.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-13762773
Digital article by Katherine Lawton / Miriam Kuepper

DAILY EXPRESS: "HORROR VIDEO SHOWS YACHT'S FINAL MOMENTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Robert Kellaway

Caught on a villa's CCTV, the horrifying moment Mike Lynch's £30million superyacht is engulfed by a tornado.

FULL REPORT: EXPRESS.CO.UK/news/world/1938492
Digital article by Charlie Bradley

FINANCIAL TIMES: "REEVES PLANS ABOVE-INFLATION RISE IN SOCIAL RENTS TO BOOST HOUSEBUILDING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Peter Foster / Jim Pickard / Joshua Oliver

Drive to fix affordable homes crisis.
Promise of CPI plus 1%.
Clarity for association and councils.

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/e2546c45-126e-4093-b420-05cbfd54347a

METRO (ENGLAND): "HOPES FADE FOR THE MISSING SIX"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Josh Milton

Rescuers were clinging to the faintest of hopes as they searched the wreckage for Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2024/08/20/bayesian-yacht-disaster-latest-morgan-stanley-boss-among-missing-21453012
Digital article by Josh Milton / Noora Mykkanen / Craig Munro 

THE BOLTON NEWS: "IT'S THE END FOR TILE SHOWROOM"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Saiqa Chaudhari

The Bolton branch of tile supplier CTD Tiles has shut ­— despite the company striking a rescue deal after falling into administration.

FULL REPORT: TheBoltonNews.co.uk/news/24528779.tile-firm-ctd-shuts-56-stores-axes-jobs-despite-topps-rescue-deal

WIRRAL GLOBE: "HOMES PLAN THROWN OUT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ed Barnes

Plans for 33 new homes in Birkenhead have been thrown out over the loss of a disused sports field which has been described as "a quiet oasis in the middle of Birkenhead".

FULL REPORT: WirralGlobe.co.uk/news/24526781.plans-33-homes-disused-sports-field-thrown

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH: "HIGH COURT BATTLE LOOMS OVER MOSQUE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Shuiab Khan

One of Blackburn's largest mosques said it is 'reviewing matters internally' after High Court documents revealed a row between an imam and management.