Father now struggling to make headlines? (5)
I believe the answer is:
frown
'make headlines?' is the definition.
(frowning might make lines in one's forehead)
'father now struggling' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'fr' (abbreviation as in a priest's title).
'struggling' is an anagram indicator.
'now' is an anagram of 'own'.
'fr'+'own'='FROWN'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for frown that I've seen before include "Wrinkle brow" , "Look worried" , "Sullen look" , "Express displeasure facially" , "Knit one's brows" .)