INFORMING BRITAIN PRESS PREVIEW (WEDNESDAY'S PAPERS): WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2026 | TOMORROW'S PAPERS TODAY AT INFORMING BRITAIN

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Welcome to your official rundown of headlines on a selection of Newspapers' Front Pages for Wednesday 25 February 2026.
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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.
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If the leading story is available, links will be provided.
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​This page will be updated as the headlines come in.

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The Independent: "MP: EPSTEIN MAY HAVE SECURED TRADE ROLE FOR ANDREW"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Millie Cooke

Jeffrey Epstein may have played a role in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becoming a Trade Envoy for the United Kingdom, a Shadow Minister has suggested, as the Government agreed to release the bombshell documents related to his appointment.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.CO.UK/news/uk/politics/prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-mandelson-b2926602.html

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Glasgow Times: "'THEY'VE LEARNED NOTHING'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Donald Erskine

A homeowner who won a £3,000 legal battle with his factors claims they've "learned nothing" from the situation. 

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The Daily Telegraph: "MANDELSON HELD TO STOP HIM FLEEING BRITAIN"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Martin Evans / Tony Diver

Lord Peter Mandelson was arrested after police were warned that he was about to flee the country.

FULL REPORT: TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/news/2026/02/24/mandelson-claims-he-was-arrested-for-being-flight-risk

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​The Guardian: "MANDELSON HITS OUT AT POLICE FOR ARREST OVER CLAIMS OF FLIGHT RISK"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Pippa Crerar / Peter Walker / Vikram Dodd

Lord Peter Mandelson condemned Metropolitan Police for his arrestand claimed he was taken into Police Custody only because detectives had wrongly believed he was about to flee the country.

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​The Yorkshire Post: "'FUNDS CAP RISKS SUSTAINABLE FARMS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Ralph Blackburn

Farming groups have criticised the new Sustainable Farming Incentive for having a cap on payments, saying it will limit "the ambitions of those that can do the most for nature".

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​Morning Star: "REFORM'S WAR ON WORKERS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Andrew Murray

War on workers was declared by Reform UK.
The Far-Right party's Deputy Leader Richard Tice pledged the repeal of employment rights and new protections for renters in a fresh commitment to hard-line Thatcherite deregulation.

FULL REPORT: MorningStarOnline.co.uk/article/reform-declares-war-workers

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New Ross Standard (Ireland): "DRIVER WAS THREE TIMES OVER LIMIT WHEN HE CRASHED CAR"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: David Medcalf

A vehicle involved in a fatal accident on the Wexford to Wellingtonbridge road was travelling at close to twice the legal Speed Limit.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.IE/irish-news/courts/wexford-man-driving-at-twice-the-speed-limit-in-crash-that-claimed-life-of-his-childhood-friend/a839721047.html

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The Times: "MANDELSON FLIGHT-RISK FICTION LED TO MY ARREST"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Steven Swinford / Fiona Hamilton

Lord Peter Mandelson has said he was arrested and bailed by Metropolitan Police in London on Monday over his links to Jeffrey Epstein because of a "complete fiction" that he was preparing to flee to the British Virgin Islands.

FULL REPORT: TheTimes.com/uk/politics/article/peter-mandelson-arrest-epstein-latest-95ld0tm9z

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Daily Star: "PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Will Stone

Lord Peter Mandelson looks a shadow of himself as he's bailed in the early hours.
His lawyers claimed he was arrested because cops feared he was a flight risk.
Members Of Parliament are set to release all files about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as Trade Envoy for United Kingdom.

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Enniscorthy Guardian (Ireland): "RAPIST IS JAILED FOR AN EXTRA 11 MONTHS"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Darragh McCann

A Wexford man previously jailed for a "heinous" rape has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after failing to comply with his Sex Offender notification obligations.

FULL REPORT: INDEPENDENT.IE/regionals/wexford/news/courts/wexford-rapist-living-in-wicklow-jailed-for-breaching-sex-offender-notification-rules/a288054268.html

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The Scotsman: "SNP MINISTERS TOLD TO 'RAISE TAXES OR FACE HARMFUL CUTS'"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alistair Grant

Scottish ministers must raise taxes or make “harmful” spending cuts in the face of mounting financial pressures, experts have warned.

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Daily Mail: "GREENS PLAN TO HAND ILLEGAL MIGRANTS FREE HOUSE, A WAGE AND NHS CARE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Sam Merriman

Illigal Migrants would be given a free house and paid a wage with no requirement to work under The Green Party's immigration policy.

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Gorey Guardian (Ireland): "MIXED-USE PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FROM COUNCIL"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Alan White

A significant development is set to get under way in Gorey after planning permission has been granted by Wexford County Council for the development of a mixed use commercial and residential development in Gorey.

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Metro (South Edition): "TOUGH PORN CRACKDOWN TO TACKLE ABUSE"
LEAD STORY CORRESPONDENT: Jessica Lindsay

The United Kingdom Government are amending the Crime and Policing Bill to criminalise three types of pornography: non-consensual screenshotting of intimate videos, creating or sharing 'semen-defaced' images (including AI-generated 'tributing'), and depictions of incest on porn sites.

FULL REPORT: METRO.CO.UK/2026/02/24/three-horrific-types-porn-made-illegal-uk-27066635

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