A man being charged with the attempted murder of three children and assault of a care worker in Parnell Square in Dublin, and the mass shooting in Prague, are the main stories on Friday's front pages.
The incident in Parnell Square is the main story in The Irish Times, along with the Prague shooting.
The Irish Examiner leads with comments from the knife attack accused, Riad Bouchaker (50), who said "I am a sick person".
A new extortion law will target bogus planning objectors, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with a story on a scheme that will see drug users trained to treat overdoses.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald plans to 'harden' the party's immigration policy, according to the Irish Daily Mail.
Friday's front page pic.twitter.com/KBkymGn6uJ
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) December 21, 2023
The Herald also leads with the knife attack in Parnell Square.
The Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a row over the future over a former UTV building.
The mass shooting in Prague and calls for reform on assisted dying feature among the stories on the front of Britain’s newspapers on Friday.
The Independent and the Metro lead with the worst ever mass shooting in the Czech Republic after a gunman killed 15 people and injured more than 30 in Prague.
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— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) December 21, 2023
Metro: Uni sniper rampage #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/A0i2DHhg5g
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
The Daily Express continues its coverage of Dame Esther Rantzen and her plea to change laws surrounding assisted dying, saying “this cruelty must stop”.
Front Page - Dame Esther's plea: this cruelty must stop#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/tfjtSWd3HL pic.twitter.com/98RNmdIDJc
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 21, 2023
The Daily Mail asks whether the tide is turning on assisted dying after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer showed his support for legalising assisted dying.
Daily Mail: Brianna was betrayed by society’s
shameful failure to confront the human cesspit that’s the internet #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rVGiycP8pl— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
British chancellor Jeremy Hunt predicts a “lift in economic mood”, raising the prospect that the Bank of England will reduce interest rates in 2024, according to the Financial Times.
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— Financial Times (@FT) December 21, 2023
The Times reports one in eight casualty patients spend more than an hour waiting outside emergency departments in ambulances.
The Times: ‘Treat patients in corridors’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SwEOKN01Yl
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
The Telegraph says Queen Elizabeth was persuaded to spend her last days in Balmoral as the royal family made preparations for her death.
The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:
'Royal family persuaded Queen Elizabeth to end her days at Balmoral'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Christmas travel chaos is at the front of the i, with storm and strikes hitting travellers across “rail, roads, air and sea”.
The i: Christmas travel chaos as storm and strike hit rail, roads, air and sea #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WyipHlmJW0
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
The Daily Mirror leads with a letter from a man who is suspected of murdering Suzy Lamplugh, who “protests his innocence”.
Friday's front page: Killer's letter to Mirror#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/6mfHEOf21a pic.twitter.com/zzHeIJFxWO
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 21, 2023
The Guardian reveals a “huge rise” in people admitted to hospital with malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies.
The Guardian: Revealed - huge rise in hospital
admissions with malnutrition #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mn42D4bc6C— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
The Sun leads with a story on Alex Batty, 17, who told the publication why he left his mum and grandad when he was 11-years-old.
The Sun: Alex - 'Why I had to come home' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3ZMKO4GWo3
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
And the Daily Star reports on the Prince of Wales’ fingers, and how he has not inherited the King Charles' “unfeasibly large fingers”.
Daily Star: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ROYAL SOUVENIR EDITION #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UHsd8n3TEG
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 21, 2023
The US is set to back a UN resolution on aid for Gaza, The New York Times reports.
