Creatures bringing news about trouble starting (5)
I believe the answer is:
newts
'creatures' is the definition.
(newt is a kind of creature)
'news about trouble starting' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'starting' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'trouble' is 't'.
'news' placed around 't' is 'NEWTS'.
'bringing' is the link.
(Other definitions for newts that I've seen before include "Kind of water lizards or efts" , "creatures" , "Small amphibians, efts" .)