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topicnews · September 6, 2024

What the newspapers say: Friday’s front pages – Homepage

What the newspapers say: Friday’s front pages – Homepage

By Rob Freeman, PA

Friday’s front pages focus on a range of issues, from the government’s consideration of a time limit on investigations into school abuse cases to an Indian schoolboy who was found with a noose tied around his neck in a racially motivated attack in Cork city.

The Irish Times The government is reportedly planning to set a deadline for a commission of inquiry into child abuse in schools to speed up the publication of a compensation package for survivors, under plans currently being considered by the coalition.

The Irish Examiner begins with an article about an Indian student who recently had a rope placed around his neck in a racially motivated attack in Cork city.

The Echo Focus on the comments of Micheál Martin, who said that more Gardaí were needed in Cork city to increase security.

In the UK, the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire investigation report continues to be a major front-page story in Friday newspapers.

The Independent hears from relatives of the victims who demand that those responsible be charged with manslaughter, but The Guardian warns that it could take several years for them to receive justice.

Grenfell is also in The times The news that the architectural firm responsible for renovating the tower was unable to close due to the investigation was in the spotlight.

Rwanda returns to the top of the Daily Mailwhich states that Germany has proposed sending illegal immigrants to facilities funded under the abandoned British plan.

The Daily Telegraph reports the same story, while saying that prisoners could be sent to Estonia to serve their sentences to address the overcrowding crisis.

Pensioners have called on Sir Keir Starmer to support a compromise on winter fuel payments, the Daily Express.

The I According to reports, controls on fruit and vegetables from the EU, introduced as a result of Brexit and scheduled to come into force next month, are to be postponed in order to keep prices low.

A memorial to the late Queen is to be erected in St. James’s Park and unveiled in 2026 on her 100th birthday, according to the Daily Mirror.

The metro focuses on the investigation of a former guest on the Jeremy Kyle Show using evidence from the television presenter.

The topic of foreign policy is on the front page of the Financial Times French President Emmanuel Macron appointed former EU negotiator Michel Barnier as the country’s new prime minister.

And the Daily Star deals with allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the death of a beluga spy whale.

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