Ireland's Olympians and the foiled terror plot against Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts which led to them being cancelled feature on most Irish newspapers' front pages on Friday morning.
The Irish Times leads with a story saying that Garda Commissioner Drew Harris turned down an offer of a contract extension, a story about Sinn Féin planning on scrapping housing subsidies in their election pledge and a story saying that only 39 per cent of people under 18 support lowering the voting age to 16.
The Irish Examiner leads with a story about the spike in food closures after a Vat hike, a story about a man who threatened to kill a bus driver in Cork, and more speech and language therapy university places being made available.
The Echo leads with a story about residents of Blarney St demanding action on traffic congestion, and a story on a city centre business calling for the removal of old phone kiosks.
The Irish Daily Star leads with a story about Team Ireland's scheduled homecoming from the Olympics.
The Herald leads with a story about a pensioner who died after accidentally putting detergent on his cornflakes.
The Irish Independent leads with a story about how alleged abusers should be forced to leave the family home, and with a piece about an Irish Taylor Swift fan who was due to go to one of the singer's three shows in Vienna, Austria that were cancelled due to a foiled terror plot.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with a story on housing figures, while also featuring the cancellation of Taylor Swift's three concerts in Vienna.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the cancellation of Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts, and features Ireland's Olympic medallists thus far and the plans for their homecoming on Monday.
Fallout from the unrest that engulfed towns and cities across England continues to dominate Friday’s front pages in the UK.
The Daily Telegraph leads on comments from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who says the week of violence left him feeling sad and heartbroken.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Khan: I'm no longer safe as a Muslim'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/n3f7Sm0VrB— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 8, 2024
According to The Guardian, Mr Khan is calling for changes to the Online Safety Act to better deal with the spread of misinformation in the wake of the riots.
GUARDIAN: Laws to stop fake news are not fit for purpose, says London mayor #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/c8Rd1FeA6D
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2024
The Daily Express reports that a UK Labour councillor has been arrested after allegedly calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut. He was also suspended by the party.
EXPRESS: Labour man held over call to cut rioters’ throats #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DwUIgaOL5l
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2024
The UK Daily Mail leads on prison terms handed down to protesters with 17 people convicted on Thursday.
MAIL: Riot thugs jailed and shames on TV as courts get tough #TomorrowsPapetsToday pic.twitter.com/qocdZOrnfN
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2024
The UK Daily Mirror splashes on a foiled terror plot that forced the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s Vienna concert, with the Metro reporting British police are on high alert ahead of her upcoming Wembley shows.
Tomorrow's Papers Today 📰
TAYLOR TERROR COPS ON ALERT
🔴 Fears ahead of star's UK return after foiled bomb plot#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/iKV6kSME36— Metro (@MetroUK) August 8, 2024
Friday's front page: Machete and bomb plot on Taylor Swift fanshttps://t.co/FKxO5jSpK7#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/4VMmJrHLvF
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 8, 2024
The i says UK ministers will be asked to find ways to make major savings in coming months as part of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget.
Friday's front page: Reeves to order ministers to make major savings amid defence cuts #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest from @HugoGye and @BenGartside: https://t.co/ECyfcEx5rH pic.twitter.com/7OQXfMIhw2— The i paper (@theipaper) August 8, 2024
British immigration levels have fallen “significantly” with curbs on visas leading to a sharp decline in foreign workers and students applying to move to the UK, The Times reports.
TIMES: Visa curbs spark rapid fall in new migrants #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Xcqs7nwL2T
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2024
The Financial Times reports Google and Meta struck a secret deal to target advertisements for Instagram to teenagers on YouTube, which skirted the online search company’s rules using an “unknown loophole”.
FT UK: Google and Meta struck secret ads deal #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/etC0tW6RFv
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2024
Lastly, the UK Daily Star says one in five men refuse to go shirtless at the beach because of their “wolf-like hairy backs, big moobs and fat guts”.
Friday's front page: Shame of the hairy wolf men#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/g2SwHIVfRJ pic.twitter.com/gJQgRuKUUf
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 8, 2024
