Concerns over the future of the Irish stock market, and the funerals of the two victims of the crash in Monaghan are amongst the headlines in Friday's papers.
The Irish Times leads with fears over the future of the Dublin stock exchange as CRH and Flutter list in US. The front page also reveals the Defence Forces recruits one woman out of every 617 applicants.
The Irish Examiner leads with a photo of the funerals of the two girls who were killed in a car crash in Monaghan when they were on the way to their Debs.
The Echo leads with a report that advised demolishing homes with structural defects in parts of Cork. The front page also leads with support for librarians from Leo Varadkar.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with a photo of the classmates of Dlava Mohamed during her funeral, after she died along with her friend Kiea McCann in the crash in Monaghan.
The Irish Daily Mirror and the Irish Daily Star both lead with photos of coffins been carried from the funerals.
British papers
Another rise in interest rates and a protest by Greenpeace at the home of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dominate the front pages of Friday’s newspapers.
Former US president Donald Trump is pictured on several front pages as he appeared in court in Washington on fresh federal charges, but domestic issues take centre stage.
The Independent has a stark message about the latest interest rate hike, saying borrowers face “at least two more years” of “mortgage pain” with the Bank of England predicting a flatlining economy.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Years of mortgage pain as Bank warns high rates set to stay #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hjT5zm97bX
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 3, 2023
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“Mortgage pain” is also the message in the i, which says six million households will be hit by the increase for three more years in the battle to bring down inflation.
Friday's front page: Three years of mortgage pain as six million face rate hikes #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @DavidParsley50: https://t.co/fjtu6pBiBY pic.twitter.com/VfPuFNykub— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 3, 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s comments on the situation are the focus of The Times as he says the country is stuck in a “low-growth trap” with little prospect of a cut in increase rates before the next election.
TIMES: Economy is caught in a trap, says chancellor #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/eTYafvYY5Z
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 3, 2023
The Financial Times says the rise to 5.25 per cent means a 15-year high and adds to the warnings that the economy is “not yet at turning point”.
FINANCIAL TIMES: Interest rates hit 15 year high #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AQJqkCz9iZ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 3, 2023
The Guardian runs a picture of Greenpeace activists on the roof of Mr Sunak’s North Yorkshire home, while it leads on the Prime Minister coming under pressure from MPs to cut taxes and provide support for the housing market after the latest rise in interest rates.
GUARDIAN: Latest rate rise sparks Tory calls for tax cuts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tA0jIISpMY
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 3, 2023
The protest against oil, which saw the activists wrap Mr Sunak’s home in black fabric, dominates the front pages of the Daily Mail and Daily Express, which both ask how such an incident could happen.
MAIL SPORT: How on earth could this be allowed to happen? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3IjiKM90O1
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 3, 2023
Front page - Heads must roll! Just how did this happen?#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/Xz8uNddx2x pic.twitter.com/DqUksHyuA0
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 3, 2023
The Metro also gives over much of its front page to the rooftop protest, calling it a “Despicaboil Sunak stunt”.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
DESPICABOIL SUNAK STUNT
🔴 Politicians condemn rooftop eco-protest at PM's home as police security questioned pic.twitter.com/2kSoh86RO6— Metro (@MetroUK) August 3, 2023
The Prime Minister and his family are pictured smiling on holiday in California on the front of The Daily Telegraph, which focuses on his plans to increase the amount of private sector involvement in the NHS in a bid to cut record backlogs.
The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:
'NHS goes private to end record backlog'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/SnMYKIsinq— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 3, 2023
The Daily Mirror summons memories of former Tory cabinet minister Norman Tebbit’s “on yer bike” in search of work advice as it says work and pensions secretary Mel Stride is “out of touch” over his comments urging people over-50s to deliver takeaways.
Friday's front page: Another Tory tebbit... #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/FXCSjXJ89k pic.twitter.com/gjG9rlBv4S
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 3, 2023
And the Daily Star offers a warning to sun worshippers that too much can lead to baldness.
Friday's front page: Wish you were hair #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/w5BC9dWMBd pic.twitter.com/RyAlAfFNq7
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 3, 2023
