Growing concern over the lack of accommodation for refugees is the lead story for many of the national newspapers today.
The Irish Times leads with polling that shows voters are concerned at the numbers of refugees arriving to Ireland and favour a limit on the number of Ukrainians who are admitted.
Deportations, stricter airport controls and a fast-tracking of the asylum decision-making process are among the measures being rolled out to address a spike in the number of non-Ukrainians seeking protection, the Irish Examiner reports.
The Irish Independent reports that properties originally intended to house Ukrainians are lying idle while refugees sleep in tents.
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Here is the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/UCZE4PYzWG— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) July 15, 2022
The Irish Daily Mail says gardaí have lost the power to strike out motoring offences in District Courts following an overhaul of rules.
For all the big news and sport, pick up a copy of Friday's Irish Daily Mail or click on https://t.co/wKUyK4RKrD pic.twitter.com/7sXFYbBFFd
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 14, 2022
The Belfast Telegraph says almost 40,000 households in the North are behind on rent payments. The paper also leads with the funeral of father-of-two John Steele, who died on Saturday after falling from bonfire in Larne, Co Antrim.
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Here's a look at the front page of the Belfast Telegraph this morninghttps://t.co/3AlGJmJq0w
#Tellitlikeitis pic.twitter.com/M7cZ4uHwzD— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) July 15, 2022
"Skyrocketing" hotel room prices in Cork may last until September, The Echo reports.
In Britain, would-be Conservative leaders jostle on the front pages along with stories of soaring temperatures and a culinary werewolf.
“Penny’s in heaven” declares Metro, but the i says rivals have turned on “favourite” Tory PM-hopeful Penny Mordaunt ahead of Friday’s TV debate.
Tomorrow's paper today 📰
PENNY'S IN HEAVEN
🔴 Mordaunt edges further ahead of Truss in the race to be our next PM#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3NzLtMHlY0— Metro (@MetroUK) July 14, 2022
Friday's front page: Tory rivals turn on Mordaunt as favourite faces TV trial#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HLTbKSZZ5F
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 14, 2022
The Daily Express and Daily Mail say senior Conservatives have questioned whether Ms Mordaunt has what it takes, with the latter paper citing concerns from her old boss David Frost.
Tomorrow's front page: Knives out for Penny! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SL2TVaNJyb
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 14, 2022
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/tq7geDumTR
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 14, 2022
The former Brexit minister is also on the front of The Daily Telegraph, where he tells Kemi Badenoch to step aside for Liz Truss so there can be “unity among free marketeers”.
📰 The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Frost urges Badenoch to stand down for Truss'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4O6L2Y pic.twitter.com/jl4GsyKXWl— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 14, 2022
Ms Truss is accused in The Independent of “black-ops” for allegedly briefing against Ms Mordaunt, while The Times reports Liz Truss has received a boost with the backing of Suella Braverman following the UK attorney general’s withdrawal from the leadership race.
Friday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “ ‘Lies and black-ops’: Tory campaign turns nasty” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4musX9dTno
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
Friday’s TIMES: “Boost for Truss in bitter struggle with Mordaunt” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zkyij2CkEv
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
Shifting away from politics, surging temperatures have prompted NHS doctors in the Daily Mirror to share they fear the worst over heat-related illnesses and deaths in coming days.
Tomorrow's front page: Summer meltdown - red hot alert.https://t.co/vmA31G6Ju8 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BW8q0awRec
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 14, 2022
The Environment Agency tells The Guardian water company bosses should be imprisoned for serious pollution.
Guardian front page, Friday 15 July 2022: Jail water firm bosses over pollution, says watchdog pic.twitter.com/fZZmaYO5zt
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 14, 2022
The Sun says Rebekah Vardy was preparing to evacuate her Portugal holiday home after being caught up in a forest fire, while celebrity chef John Carasig confides in the Daily Star that he is a werewolf.
Friday’s SUN: “Vardy Bush Fire Terror” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YJXzAOtMGw
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 14, 2022
And bigger than expected declines for Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan have set a “grim” tone for Wall Street, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Friday 15 July pic.twitter.com/hi1AhTXfFK
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 14, 2022
