The lead stories for Friday cover various topics, with a number of papers focusing on the "scathing" report into RTÉ's management of Toy Show The Musical.
The Irish Times reports that the Government could suspend the signing of new contracts with hotels to accommodate people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
The Irish Examiner says a landmark new report finds that Ireland is ill-adapted for the consequences of climate change.
People involved in a prostitution ring are using a European privacy law to hide online articles about them, according to the Irish Independent.
The Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star cover the report into Toy Show The Musical, which found RTÉ's top management did not properly inform the national broadcaster’s board about the stage show and its multimillion euro losses.
The British papers focus on the man who killed three people in Nottingham last year.
The Metro, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Telegraph splash with pieces on the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane and accuse the Crown Prosecution Service and the police of failing his victims: Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar.
METRO: No Justice #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/FpUO6bVyYE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
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MIRROR: They were failed #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DEw9JL73X7
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
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TELEGRAPH: ‘He has got away with murder’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ohbr6yNw1x
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Independent and The Times say police have “blood on their hands” as the force stands accused of missed chances to catch the triple killer.
INDEPENDENT: Police have blood on their hands #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9dGwbQGtHI
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
THE TIMES: Police chief has ‘blood on his hands’ over stabbings #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/l7T7MtJdSU
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Daily Express says British finance minister Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts are just the beginning as he plans to “reward the grafters”.
DAILY EXPRESS: Hunt: Today’s tax cuts are just the start #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ohGgHY00Tp
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Financial Times leads with a piece on Baroness Michelle Mone, who has had her assets frozen after admitting she lied about her financial links to PPE supply firm Medpro.
FT UK: Court freezes Mone assets as crime agency investigates PPE ftaud claims #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QQBEm2TAZl
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Daily Mail splashes with a story on a “cruel” aristocrat and her lover, who allegedly caused the death of their baby girl, a court has heard.
MAIL: Aristocrat and her lover….#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3IAzbGm0dO
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Guardian looks to the European Union for its front page as the bloc plans to safeguard healthcare supplies by holding on to commonly used medications, which will likely exacerbate Britain’s already low stocks of more than 200 prescription drugs.
THE GUARDIAN: EU plan to stockpile drugs ‘will worsen UK shortages’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JjvKkOshkB
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
The Sun reports on the financial woes of Bill Roache and his headaches with the HMRC.
THE SUN: Corrie Bill, 91, facing bankruptcy #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pCUoyfK5od
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star leads with a piece on the British army and preparations for a future war with Russia with 90% of people saying they would refuse to fight.
STAR: Up Yours! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iOAGkLnzQM
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 25, 2024