The pandemic and housing crisis are again on the front pages of Monday’s papers, which focus on mandatory Covid vaccination and Ireland's cost-of-living crisis.
The Irish Times reports that the State’s public health team is set to consider mandatory Covid-19 vaccination, with a new paper being prepared by the Department of Health on the legal and ethical aspects of such a move.
The Irish Examiner meanwhile focuses on the housing crisis, reporting the cost of housing is putting one million at risk of poverty, as almost one fifth of the population is living below the poverty line when housing costs are factored in.
The Echo reports that housing costs are driving more Cork families into a poverty trap that it is feared may last generations, and also that Sinn Féin “won’t leave any stone unturned” in a bid to win eight seats in Cork in the next general election.
Both the Irish Independent and the Irish Daily Star report that gardaí are attempting to establish if a father-of-two shot dead outside his Dublin home yesterday morning was involved in a personal row in the run-up to the murder.
Monday’s edition includes free @SlimmingWorld recipe magazine and super soccer pullout pic.twitter.com/MIKmCngxrL
— Irish Daily Star (@IsFearrAnStar) January 10, 2022
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In Britain, the front pages feature the possible relaxing of Covid restrictions as Omicron case numbers drop.
The Guardian carries the response from campaigners to British housing secretary Michael Gove’s plan to fix dangerous cladding on low-rise flats, citing them as saying it’s “far too little” to end the “fire safety crisis”.
Guardian front page, Monday 10 January 2022: Gove's £4bn cladding plan 'far too little to end fire safety crisis' pic.twitter.com/iU0Gm62uyd
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) January 9, 2022
The Daily Telegraph reports that chancellor Rishi Sunak is among the British cabinet ministers keen on the economic benefits of reducing the Covid isolation period from seven to five days to cope with staff shortages across the NHS and other essential sectors.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sunak backs call for 5 day isolation'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/NK4xb6uEo0— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 9, 2022
The Daily Mirror carries the paper’s probe into the “Tories promise to even up our nation”, citing one head teacher’s claims that his school has “more than 50 leaks in the roof”.
Tomorrow's front page: Failing on every level https://t.co/3DnbNwhsv0 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BFLOKaTM57
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 9, 2022
The Daily Mail and the Daily Express focus on the looming cost of living crisis, reporting that senior Tories are urging the British prime minster to take immediate action.
Monday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/Va2WWaWL3H
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 9, 2022
Monday’s Daily EXPRESS: “PM Urged: Act Now On Cost Of Living Squeeze” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/B4Nfh6eZFr
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 9, 2022
Most hospitals are getting through the Omicron outbreak without succumbing to crisis, according to NHS chiefs cited by The Times.
Monday’s TIMES: “We’ll avoid Covid crisis, say upbeat NHS chiefs” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1yAR5mEBkT
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 9, 2022
Elsewhere, Metro jubilantly reports that the number of Covid cases across the UK have been falling for five consecutive days.
Monday’s front page:
GOING
GOING
CRON!#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/m52KgAFDV9— Metro US (@MetroUS) January 9, 2022
The Independent carries a stark warning from one of Britain’s most senior counter-terror police officers that it’s “harder than ever to stop terror attacks” in the UK.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/rVtqPogP2c
— The Independent (@Independent) January 10, 2022
Elsewhere, the i reports the prime minister is expected to announce new “living with Covid” plans which will see a relaxing of restrictions.
Monday’s i - “PM expected to announce ‘living with Covid’ plan by March” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XYCU0Lmj7e
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 9, 2022
The Financial Times reports that Nato is preparing for conflict in Europe, according to a warning from its alliance chief to Russia.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday January 10 https://t.co/QoS7ONVQmZ pic.twitter.com/QD3jmWymLt
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 9, 2022
And the Daily Star claims that “modern men are so vain they spend more time mirror bothering than women”.
Tomorrow's front page: You're so vain https://t.co/dpSvqbnpI8 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/17SmYvEaZp
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 9, 2022
