INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2025 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of British Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 28 May 2025.

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This is a selection of newspaper publications from Britain, it may not be all of the Front Pages.

If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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The Independent: "QUESTIONS FOR POLICE OVER CAR INSIDE FAN PARADE ROADBLOCK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Amy Clare Martin / Alex Ross

Police have "a lot of questions to answer" after a car is believed to have tailgated an ambulance through a roadblock at Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade and ploughed into a crowd of fans, injuring 65 people.

FULL REPORT: Independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/liverpool-parade-crash-roadblock-questions-arrest-b2758491.html

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The Daily Telegraph: "CANNABIS SHOULD NOT BE CRIMINAL, SAYS KHAN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Charles Hymas

Sir Sadiq Khan - the current Mayor Of London - has called for cannabis to be decriminalised over concerns that drug laws are damaging police relations with ethnic communities.

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Scottish Daily Mail: "UNION'S SUMMER HOLIDAY STRIKE THREAT"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Claire Ellicott

British holidaymakers face weeks of travel misery at the country's two biggest airports this Summer as staff look set to walk out in a dispute over pay.

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14755101

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Daily Mail: "PARADE DRIVER 'HIGH ON DRUGS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Liz Hull / Chris Matthews

The motorist who drove into Liverpool fans during a victory parade was allegedly high on drugs. 

FULL REPORT: DailyMail.co.uk/news/article-14753823

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Daily Star: "'KOP PARADE DRIVER WAS ON DRUGS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jerry Lawton

A man has been arrested for attempted murder and on suspicion of drug driving at Liverpool FC's trophy parade.

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Financial Times: "RISING FISCAL TENSION FORCES TREASURY SHIFT INTO SHORTER-TERM BORROWING"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ian Smith / Amy Borrett / George Parker

The Government are shifting to shorter term borrowing to lower their Interest Bill as a Global debt sell-off adds to spending plans. 

FULL REPORT: FT.COM/content/252f69b3-0150-4774-92ef-ece8c4b7fd4f

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The Guardian: "MINISTERS IN STANDOFF WITH REEVES OVER PLANNED PUBLIC SERVICES CUTS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Elgot / Rajeev Syal / Phillip Inman / Helena Horton

The Treasury is in a standoff with some ministers over proposed cuts to Public Services including policing and social housing, as the International Monetary Fund suggested the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, could give herself more flexibility to hit her fiscal rules.

FULL REPORT: TheGuardian.com/politics/2025/may/27/reeves-in-standoff-with-ministers-over-proposed-cuts-to-public-services

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Morning Star: "FARAGE TARGETS LABOUR'S VOTE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ceren Sagir

Labour dismissed Nigel Farage's bid for their core vote, accusing him of "fantasy promises" for saying he would remove the two-child benefit cap and pay for it by cutting Asylum Seeker accomodation and Net Zero projects. 

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/nigel-has-never-lifted-finger-help-working-people

The Scotsman: "CUT TO VIOLENCE REDUCTION UNIT AS KNIFE CRIME RISES SHARPLY"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jolene Campbell

A budget cut at Scotland's national centre of expertise on violence has been branded "dangerous and irresponsible".

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The Yorkshire Post: "SOCIAL CARE IS 'SLEEPING GIANT OF UK POLITICS', REPORT WARNS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Kit Sandeman

There is a stark disconnect between the public's expectations of the Social Care system and the reality - and costs - of the care they receive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found.

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Metro (South Edition): "PARADE SUSPECT IN DRUG DRIVING ARREST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Brooke Davies / Luke Alsford

A driver held after 65 fans were mowed down at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and drug-driving, police say. 

FULL REPORT: Metro.co.uk/2025/05/27/four-people-still-very-ill-hospital-car-crashed-liverpool-fans-23257272

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Glasgow Times: "MAN BLINDED BROTHER IN MURDER BID"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: TBA

A thug left his brother blinded in one eye during a horror murder bid.
Patrick McGrow repeatedly struck Andrew McGrow with a knife.

FULL REPORT: GlasgowTimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/25193868.man-blinded-brother-one-eye-horror-glasgow-murder-bid

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​Daily Express: "LIVERPOOL CAR ATTACKER WAS 'HIGH ON DRUGS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Chris Riches / Jan Disley

A driver who ploughed into crowds at Liverpool FC's victory parade was being quizzed on suspicion of attempted murder and drug driving. 

FULL REPORT: Express.co.uk/news/uk/2060590