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Local councils seeking legal action on asylum hotels and a priest guilty of 17 sex crimes make Thursday's papers.

A composite image of the Daily Mail and Metro front pages. "Labour revolt on migrant hotels" reads the headline of the former with "Cult priest guilty of 17 sex crimes" as the headline of the latter.

'Labour revolt on migrant hotels' and 'cult priest guilty'

The pass rate in Northern Ireland (C grade and above) has gone up from 82.7% to 83.5%.

Two girls smile with their results held up

Nearly a third of GCSE pupils awarded top A* and A grades

PostNord blames sharply falling demand - will other post firms around the world follow suit?

Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times

BBC Sport pundit James McFadden says Celtic fans will not be surprised by their team's struggles in their Champions League play-off with Kairat.

'Loads of Celtic fans will say they could see this coming'

Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.

Texas state lawmakers huddle in the House chamber 

Texas approves new electoral map favouring Republicans

Manager Brendan Rodgers reacts to Celtic fans singing 'sack the board' during their Champions League draw with Kairat in protest at the club's transfer dealings.

'When fans sing 'sack the board', normally the manager goes'

BBC Sport pundit James McFadden believes Club Brugge "looked so comfortable" in the first leg tie against Rangers and "a lot of improvement is needed" in the second leg if the Scottish side hope to qualify from the Champions League play-offs.

Rangers Champions League hopes 'just about over' - analysis

When the BBC exposed Russell McMaster as a cowboy builder last year, angry clients demanded he be prosecuted.

Russell McMaster smiling at the camera in what looks like a house extension, with a garden in the background. He  has a goatee beard and brown hair and is wearing a blue top.

How a cowboy builder ripped off his customers – and got away with it

Brighton forward Julio Enciso is close to a move to France before joining Chelsea next year.

Brighton's Enciso to join Strasbourg - then Chelsea

Daniel Burton, 27, was found unresponsive underneath his partner's father's car he was working on.

Street view of the entrance of Southall Avenue, Skewen, Neath. There are beige housing blocks either side of the road, with cars parked by the pavement on each side. A row of trees and a grey sky can be seen in the background. 

Mechanic, 27, died after being crushed under car

The Inverclyde town has been turned into a location for the popular tabletop game by local enthusiasts.

A Dungeons and Dragons map, with several dice resting on top of it

Dungeons and Dragons fans face new challenge - save Port Glasgow

The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.

A Cambodian soldier stands on guard near a destroyed building at the border between Thailand and Cambodia. He watches a team of soldiers and officials inspecting the site.   

A fierce war of words keeps Thailand and Cambodia on edge

Scientists are racing to protect what some view as "the most important animal" in the Yangtze.

A Yangtze finless river porpoise underwater looks into the camera

Saving China's finless porpoise from the brink of extinction

Manager Brendan Rodgers insists the failure to strengthen Celtic's squad for their Champions League play off with Kairat was "not my decision" and concedes that he has to "accept where it's at".

Celtic's lack of deals 'not my decision' - Rodgers

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Juventude vs Vasco da Gama in the Serie A

A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

Juventude v Vasco da Gama

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Estudiantes vs Cerro Porteño in the CONMEBOL Libertadores

Estudiantes v Cerro Porteño

Arsenal's stunning coup to snatch Eberechi Eze away from Spurs is a ruthless statement of intent, says BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Crystal Palace's FA Cup match winner is on his way to Arsenal after looking set to sign for Spurs

Arsenal's ruthless Eze coup shows intent - leaving Spurs stunned

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".

A split screen. On the left, a woman dressed in a blue jean jacket. On the right, a woman with glasses and a yellow bandana.

Watch: Are museums in DC too 'woke'? We ask visitors what they think

Ten-man Basel manage to secure a 1-1 draw with FC Copenhagen in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs at St Jakob Park in Switzerland.

Shaqiri scores as Basel draw with Copenhagen

Campaigners said the clothing grant should be available to all parents who claim Universal Credit.

Picture of Jen in her back garden. There is a fence and bushes behind her. She has blonde hair, scraped back behind her ears. She is wearing a black and white checked shirt.

Parents on low wages struggling to get school uniform grant

Thousands of pupils are finding out how they did in their GCSEs, but the qualifications are changing.

Photograph of two GCSE students receiving their exam results. One girl (right) holds her papers in her hand and has her mouth open in shock. She has blonde hair and wears a cream cardigan and sunglasses on her head. Another girl stands beside her on her left. She has long blonde straight hair and also looks shocked. She wears a brown trucker jacket.

Top GCSE grades up slightly ahead of major shake-up

The creator of one of the biggest shows on Netflix explains how her vision for the drama came about.

A still from Bridgerton shows Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, in a beautiful pale green Regency beaded gown and ivory evening gloves, with her sister in the show, Charithra Chandran playing Edwina Sharma, in a similar-style gown in a pale pink. Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury is behind the two in a deep purple gown.

Bridgerton isn't a romance, it's a workplace drama - Shonda Rhimes

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.

Front pages of the South Wales Echo and the Daily Post

Wales' papers: Boy injured in hit and run and council's £5k driveway demand

Kasper Hogh scores the pick of the goals as last season's Europa League semi-finalists Bodo/Glimt thrash Sturm Graz 5-0 in their Champions League play-off first leg.

Five-star Bodo/Glimt cruise to win over Sturm Graz

Rangers sell Jefte to Palmeiras just 15 months after the Brazilian left-back was signed from Fluminense.

Rangers sell left-back Jefte to Palmeiras 

Kairat striker Edmilson comes close to breaking the deadlock from the edge of the centre circle in their Champions League play-off first leg against Celtic.

Edmilson nearly scores from centre circle against Celtic

Celtic's Champions League hopes hang in the balance as the Scottish champions are held to a goalless draw by Kazakh side Kairat in the first leg of the play-offs at Celtic Park.

Celtic frustrated at home by Kazakhs Kairat

Florentino Luis is sent off for a second yellow card in the 71st minute but Benfica manage to hold on to take a 0-0 draw back to Portugal for the second leg of their Champions League play-off against Fenerbahce.

Ten-man Benfica hold on for draw against Fenerbahce

More than half a dozen councils, including some run by Labour, are assessing their options after Epping ruling.

File photo dated 27/07/25 of police officers ahead of a demonstration outside the former Bell Hotel in Epping. Epping Forest District Council is seeking an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, stopping migrants from being accommodated at the former hotel in Epping, which is owned by Somani Hotels Ltd. Issue date: Tuesday August 19, 2025. PA Photo.

Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges

Arsenal weigh up offer for Morgan Rogers, RB Leipzig agree personal terms with Harvey Elliott and Marseille interested in signing Kostas Tsimikas, plus more. 

Arsenal weigh up offer for Rogers - Thursday's gossip 

Amid fears about the use of AI in classrooms, American educator Sal Khan lays out an optimistic future.

Click play to watch Katty Kay's conversation with Sal Khan

The best-case scenario for AI in schools

Azerbaijan champions Qarabag come from behind to beat Hungarian side Ferencvaros 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off at the Groupama Arena in Budapest.

Qarabag beat Ferencvaros to close in on Champions League main draw 

Pafos stun former European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade with a goal inside a minute to go on to take a 2-1 lead back to Cyprus for the second leg of the Champions League play-offs.

Red Star stunned at home by Cypriot champions Pafos

Rangers concede three goals in the opening 20 minutes against Club Brugge before pulling one back in the second half of their Champions League play-off first leg at Ibrox.

Rangers players applaud home crowd after the game

Rangers rally but suffer first-leg defeat at hands of Club Brugge

Miscommunication between Nasser Djiga and Jack Butland allows Romeo Vermant to race clear and chip home to give Club Brugge a 1-0 lead over Rangers in the Champions League play-off at Ibrox.

Rangers gift Club Brugge early lead after 'horrible' mix-up

Wakefield Trinity head coach Daryl Powell and his assistant Michael Shenton extend their contracts until the end of the 2029 season.

Powell signs four-year extension at Wakefield

Persistent rain wiped out almost the entire day of US Open qualifying - but the climax of the mixed doubles goes ahead.

Fans with umbrellas walking through a wet Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York

Rain washes out US Open qualifying

Zak Crawley gets his second half-century in this year's Hundred competition as the Northern Superchargers beat London Spirit by eight wickets at Lord's.

Crawley leads Superchargers to comfortable win over Spirit

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is on the brink of completing a loan move to AC Milan that could end Rasmus Hojlund's chances of joining the Serie A giants.

A split image of Rasmus Hojlund and Victor Boniface 

Hojlund's Milan hopes fade as Boniface nears loan move

Jake Paul will take on WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis in an exhibition fight on 14 November.

Jake Paul is shirtless and holding up his arms next to Gervonta Davis who is shirtless and holding up his fists

Paul to face lightweight champion Davis in exhibition

They also said his statements and actions had sowed mistrust in public institutions that contributed to the recent shooting at the CDC.

Hundreds of federal health workers say RFK Jr has put Americans in danger

An Israeli military spokesman says troops will deepen the damage to the "terror infrastructure" held by Hamas.

Palestinians rush for cover as smoke billows after an Israeli strike on a building in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip

Palestinians flee Gaza City districts as Israel says first stages of offensive have begun

Former Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton has said she may run in the Senedd 2026 elections. 

A headshot of Sarah Atherton. She has ginger curly hair which is tied back, a fringe, and blue eyes. She is wearing coral lipstick, round drop earrings and a pink and blue plaid jacket. She is standing in front of a grey background. 

Former Tory MP quits party and unveils election plan

They were detained by police in a vehicle leaving the warehouse outside Bangor on Wednesday morning. 

A large warehouse room full of cannabis plants. 

Two men arrested after large cannabis factory found

Northern Superchargers chased down London Spirit's target of 90 with 34 balls to spare in a dominant victory in the women's Hundred at Lord's.

Superchargers cruise to victory over Spirit 

Could there be a way back for Alexander Isak at Newcastle United?

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak has claimed that "promises are broken and trust is lost"

Alexander Isak and a 'nuclear' row with Newcastle - what next?

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (L) helps to hold up a map showing the plans for the E1 settlement project during a visit to the area, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025

Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement project

Chelsea forward Lauren James is set for a spell on the sidelines with the ankle injury she sustained playing for England at Euro 2025.

England forward Lauren James sits on the turf looking disappointed during Euro 2025

Chelsea's James set for spell out with Euros injury

Playwright Richard Crowe says theatre-goers can expect "ghosts, bats and a mysterious tour guide".

BBC.com Content Index - 20 08 2025