Thursday's front pages lead with new reports of extreme weather in Europe and the Government's failure to reach certain targets of its housing plan.
The Irish Examiner and The Irish Times both lead with the new climate report from the World Meteorological Organisation: temperatures in Europe have risen by more than twice the global average in the last 30 years.
The Irish Independent reports on missed targets in the Government's housing plan — a clampdown on Airbnb lets and other short-term rentals has been delay, according to the lead report.
A fire officer speaks to The Echo raising concerns about derelict sites in Cork City — anti-social behaviour and drug use in the buildings is contributing to more fires in the city, says Victor Shine.
The Herald reports that a couple have been questions after a nine-week-old baby suffered serious head wounds at her Co Louth home.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that taxpayer's have coughed up £85 million for pay-outs to civil servers who quit their positions early.
In the UK, papers lead with further developments in the migrant crisis, as well as Matt Hancock in the jungle.
The Daily Express reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman is targeting three more countries for deportations in an effort to bring the crisis under control.
Thursday's front page: Suella eyes up three more countries to send migrants#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/byDCiWz48p pic.twitter.com/cv3uG7YSdi
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 2, 2022
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Meanwhile, The Guardian and i say the Home Office left a group of asylum seekers from the Manston immigration centre stranded at London’s Victoria railway station.
Guardian front page, Thursday 3 November 2022: Home Office abandoned Manston asylum seekers on London street pic.twitter.com/Qa1Dxa22fD
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 2, 2022
Thursday's front page: Home Office leaves coach of migrants at train station in 'major error' #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @joeduggan1:https://t.co/2iaaFLWptE pic.twitter.com/IiM1aUtSdJ— i newspaper (@theipaper) November 2, 2022
And Metro leads with one of its readers stopping a bus carrying asylum seekers after spotting his nephew on an earlier front-page picture of a group of children at Manston.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
THAT'S OUR BOY!
🔴 Little asylum lad on our front page spotted by family... who stop bus to try to rescue him#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yBQxbXrUFW— Metro (@MetroUK) November 2, 2022
Elsewhere, The Times reports PM Rishi Sunak is planning to extend windfall taxes on oil and gas companies in a bid to raise £40 billion over five years.
TIMES: @RishiSunak prepare big tax grab from energy firms #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/PZjVkZRcsd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 2, 2022
The Independent says Rishi Sunak is also willing to tear up a number of spending pledges to balance the books in the autumn statement.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: @RishiSunak rips up pledges from leadership contest #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ILv8chjnUB
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 2, 2022
The Daily Telegraph leads with the Bank of England readying for the biggest interest rate rise since Black Wednesday, after the Financial Times reported the US Federal Reserve raised its main interest rate by 0.75 percentage points for the fourth consecutive time.
The front page of tomorrow's The Daily Telegraph:
Bank set for biggest rate rise since Black Wednesday#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for our Front Page newsletter: https://t.co/JIMevXrNiU pic.twitter.com/KDIgkgAZZw— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 2, 2022
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 3 November https://t.co/3kJ2C6iTek pic.twitter.com/VRgKuyJOqX
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 2, 2022
Mr Hancock’s claim that he could talk to constituents while on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here has been branded “delusional” by an insider quoted by the Daily Mirror.
Thursday's front page: Lies, Camera, Action#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/LB6H6rE6B6 pic.twitter.com/kZpxdhpHZJ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 2, 2022
The Daily Star dedicates its front page to a campaign to make the former health secretary participate in every one of the show’s bushtucker trials.
Thursday's front page: Stop clowning around 🤡😂https://t.co/evkn4xqQgM pic.twitter.com/MFy41rxcEa
— Daily Star (@dailystar) November 2, 2022
The Daily Mail leads with census data showing a record one in six residents of England and Wales were born overseas.
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/cuOHlqTzMx
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) November 2, 2022
And The Sun says Strictly contestant Fleur East was given a second chance at last week’s dance-off after a fall in her initial attempt was “kept secret from viewers”.
On tomorrow's front page: Strictly's Fleur East won last week’s dance-off despite a disastrous fall that was kept secret from viewers. https://t.co/NbT6zyCHsl pic.twitter.com/kssujZe3RV
— The Sun (@TheSun) November 2, 2022
