Saturdays' front pages focus on a range of stories from Noel Long being convicted of the murder of Nora Sheehan in 1981 to a "call to arms" to avoid road deaths over the bank holiday weekend.
The Irish Times and The Echo both lead with the news that Convicted killer Noel Long (74) is set to spend the rest of his life in jail after his historic conviction on Friday for the murder of vulnerable Cork woman Nora Sheehan 42 years ago.
The Irish Examiner report the country has been issued with a “call to arms” to ensure this August Bank Holiday weekend does not add to 101 lives already lost on the roads this year.
Good morning, here's the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/lj2aBJXhe2
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) August 5, 2023
The man who owns the Conor Pass on why the people of Ireland should own it ▪️ Why is Canadian PM Justin Trudeau splitting up with his wife ▪️ A despatch from the Ukraine trenches by Richard Pendlebury... all in Saturday's Mail along with news, sport, features and You magazine pic.twitter.com/QPNs1w3Sjx
Advertisement— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) August 4, 2023
Today's front page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/UTum60zP39
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) August 5, 2023
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In the UK, several of Saturday’s newspapers focus on personal finance, although no single story dominates the front pages.
The i leads with exclusive quotes from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey who backs the Financial Conduct Authority’s action to ensure interest rate rises are passed appropriately to savers to ensure “fairness”.
Saturday's front page: High street banks must do more for savers, says BoE Governor #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @jessiehewitson: https://t.co/OkynB98ets pic.twitter.com/cWwIwECGFX— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 4, 2023
The Financial Times says cuts in lending rates have raised hopes that mortgage levels have peaked, despite the Bank of England raising interest rates.
Just published: front page of FT Weekend UK edition Saturday August 5 https://t.co/sbTKas83St pic.twitter.com/9dtS8ufY7o
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 4, 2023
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says a watchdog’s decision may help hundreds of thousands of married pensioners to claw back pensions cash they have missed out on.
Front page - At last ... hope for victims of £1bn pension injustice#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/TCRCVRzCQK pic.twitter.com/UpAzF9ufge
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 4, 2023
Away from household finances, The Daily Telegraph reports that children as young as seven in England will be able to get NHS treatment at a new gender identity service.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Children of seven to get NHS trans treatment'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/VjuIAa3BAd— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 4, 2023
The plight of Afghan refugees in the UK is the focus of the front page of The Independent which says the Government is evicting thousands of people from hotels, leaving many homeless.
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— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) August 4, 2023
The Daily Mail says people smuggling gangs are making money not only by helping migrants to come to the UK, but by also by helping foreign criminals to flee.
Saturday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/7Ies18pqeG
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 4, 2023
The Guardian reports that its analysis has revealed investment funds doubled their stake in England’s childcare sector in four years, amid concerns that the situation could lead providers to be more vulnerable to closure.
Guardian front page, Saturday 5 August 2023: ‘Playground for private equity’ fear for childcare pic.twitter.com/KZh3pu3eoj
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 4, 2023
The Daily Mirror has quotes from Lottery winner Lee Ryan, who spent his £6.5 million winnings but says he is happier than ever while working as a painter and decorator.
Saturday's front page: Skint £6.5m Lotto Lag now a decorator#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/oa0rZfCfmO pic.twitter.com/8o02JPDliU
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 4, 2023
The Daily Star leads with a story about comedian Joe Pasquale who says he was injured when he tripped over some moose antlers which he used as a prop during a stage performance in Skegness.
Saturday's front page: A moose stabbed me in Skeggy#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/zeOz2U104C pic.twitter.com/uNiIBeV8eh
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 4, 2023
