On Thursday's front pages, world leaders have condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear warfare, the trial for the murder of Limerick businessman Jason Corbett is to go ahead next June, and a woman was questioned following the deaths of two children in a car fire in Co Westmeath.
The Irish Times reports that Ministers have been warned that the State’s pension pot will be hit with “growing deficits” in the years to come despite an expected multibillion euro surplus this year. While Western powers have strongly criticised Russian president Vladimir Putin after he called up military reserves to fight in Ukraine and threatened to use nuclear weapons.
The Irish Examiner reports that farmers are to be included in a new energy support scheme for all businesses to be announced on budget day. Molly and Thomas Martens will go on trial next June for the murder of Limerick businessman Jason Corbett, a US judge has said. While gardaí investigating the deaths of two young children in a car fire in Westmeath have arrested a woman for questioning.
On the front page of the Irish Independent, thousands of homeowners face being caught by the wave of rising interest rates because overwhelmed banks are too slow to process their mortgage-switching applications. While only a tiny fraction of those who installed smart meters in their homes are using them as intended.
The Echo reports that 70 new jobs are to be created in Carrigtwohill, as biopharmaceutical company AbbVie has announced a €60m investment in its manufacturing site in Cork. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is “very, very concerned” about yesterday’s speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
In the UK, Widespread condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s latest nuclear threat features across the nation’s papers.
The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail carry Liz Truss’s reaction to the Russian president threatening nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine, with the Prime Minister vowing a “desperate” Mr Putin would be defeated.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
- ‘Desperate’ Putin will be defeated, says Truss#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/ctYQoIwr8R— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 21, 2022
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/asOGnxkubl
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) September 21, 2022
Meanwhile, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent lead with US President Joe Biden calling Mr Putin’s threats “reckless”, as he warned a nuclear war “cannot be won and must never be fought”.
Times: Biden condemns Putin’s nuclear threat to West #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6WWBRRckW4
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) September 21, 2022
Guardian front page, Thursday 22 September 2022: Biden condemns Putin's imperial aims as Moscow raises the stakes pic.twitter.com/eNKY6gu32p
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 21, 2022
Independent digital front page: Biden condemns Putin’s‘reckless’ nuclear threat #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Of5BixWb64
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) September 21, 2022
The Financial Times says Mr Putin’s nuclear warning came alongside a mobilisation of army reservists to aide Russia’s “ailing” campaign in Ukraine.
FT: Putin makes nuclear threat as he mobilises army reserves for war #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vwz85uIYWf
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) September 21, 2022
The move has sparked mass protests across Russia, according to Metro.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
RUSSIANS SEE RED AT VLAD
🔴 Protesters shout 'send Putin to trenches' as more than 1,300 held.#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oVchbuFogx— Metro (@MetroUK) September 21, 2022
The Sun reports Russia has released five British captives in Ukraine.
On tomorrow's front page: Good News, Vlad News - Five British POWs freed in Ukraine https://t.co/Q83NaKc8q0 pic.twitter.com/81OoLqCgvu
— The Sun (@TheSun) September 21, 2022
Elsewhere, the i leads with warnings over Ms Truss’s “gamble” on tax cuts.
The i: Warning over Truss gamble on tax cuts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JLza4djemq
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) September 21, 2022
Health Secretary Therese Coffey has promised all patients will be given a GP appointment within two weeks, according to the Daily Express.
Express: Your doctor *must* see you in two weeks #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/w973v8f6g3
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) September 21, 2022
The Daily Mirror reports police have issued a record £200,000 reward to help catch the killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Thursday's front page: Murder probe reward https://t.co/3z8yzIIMdl #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xwSuw3KEEN
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 21, 2022
And the Daily Star says the late Duke of Edinburgh had a cache of secret UFO documents, which investigators are now calling to be released to the public.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Royal X-Files' https://t.co/muHwCHMunQ#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QXGmEQPUZX
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 21, 2022
