Controversy over nursing home charges, patient safety in Emergency Departments (EDs), and Guinness price hikes are among the stories on the front pages of Thursday's national papers.
The Irish Times reports 'Ambulance response times risk patients' lives', citing a report from the National Ambulance Service.
The Irish Examiner reads: 'Twelve patient safety events in EDs' adding that the HSE is investigating the incidents, alongside a piece stating Tánaiste Micheál Martin has signalled his support for the decriminalisation of drugs.
The Echo, meanwhile, reports on 'transformative' funding in Cork for walking and cycling amenities, while the Irish Daily Star reads: 'Jailed ex-cop quizzed over Monk link'.
Both the Star and Irish Daily Mirror carry pleas from publicans after Guinness price increases came into effect on Wednesday.
Finally, the Irish Daily Mail reports nursing home compensation 'is inevitable', adding '2,600 cancers went undetected in Covid's first year'.
In Britain, the papers are led by the cost of strike action and the reported leak of a British government White Paper which could shake up the Premier League.
Metro says the accumulated cost of widespread industrial action since last summer has reached £2 billion.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
NOW IT REALLY HURTS
🔴 Multi-billion pound cost to the economy as strike action grows#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Nw6x2b53HY— Metro (@MetroUK) February 1, 2023
UK ministers are considering whether to close a legal loophole that prevents headteachers from knowing which staff are taking part in industrial action, according to the Daily Mail.
Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/YGuBBe18wA
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) February 1, 2023
Meanwhile, The Sun claims to have seen a yet-to-be-released White Paper which will enforce tougher regulations on who can own football clubs.
The Sun: Footie charter leaked #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hWdNErke8A
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) February 1, 2023
The Times reports British Gas has been sending debt collectors to customers’ homes to fit pay-as-you-go meters.
The Times: British Gas breaking into
homes of the vulnerable #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/brRljWv1Iw— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) February 1, 2023
The Guardian leads with spending watchdog officials examining the decision to provide £220,000 of taxpayers’ money for Boris Johnson’s legal defence in the Partygate inquiry.
Guardian front page, Thursday 2 February 2023: Watchdog looks into £220,000 bill for Johnson Partygate legal advice pic.twitter.com/RbIQ1HgKhZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 1, 2023
The Telegraph reports the RAF has been accused of discriminating against white men in its efforts to meet “aspirational diversity targets”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'RAF faces crisis over drive for diversity'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/jJkHm01X9K— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 1, 2023
The i says Liz Truss’s return to frontline politics “could trigger bitter Tory infighting”.
Thursday's front page: Liz Truss comeback ignites fears of new Tory civil war#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NEeTkUwtjD
— i newspaper (@theipaper) February 1, 2023
The Daily Mirror leads with a campaign for action after a four-year-old girl was mauled to death by a family pet in a back garden.
Thursday's front page: When will someone care? https://t.co/46wIJQESAf #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/mfd1DeoYgG
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 1, 2023
The Daily Express says the parents of a mother-of-two who disappeared while walking her dog fear “somebody has her”.
Thursday's front page: Has someone got our Nicola? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AB9NdMw4rM
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 1, 2023
The Financial Times reports Adani Enterprises has called off its equity fundraising following allegations of fraud and stock manipulation.
FT: @gautam_adani calls off $2.4bn share sale after price slumps further #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/jpRgQ28L5C
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) February 1, 2023
And the Daily Star says 70 people living around a historic Suffolk market town identify as Satanists.
Thursday's front page - 'The Devil's Moved to Suffolk'https://t.co/1xRuYuyMrO pic.twitter.com/6XHc8nupmq
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 1, 2023
