Friday’s front pages are dominated by the cost of living crises.
The Irish Times reports that the Government may have to act before the budget as inflation pushes prices higher, while the Irish Examiner reports that the Government has rejected calls for a €15-€20 increase in social welfare payments to offset the cost of living crises.
The Irish Independent reports that a woman is in state care after alleging she was trafficked into Ireland so that her organs could be forcibly harvested.
On the front page of the Irish Daily Mail it says emergency meetings are planned within the next fortnight by Government as they prepare to introduce measures to ease the cost of living burden.
The Taoiseach's visit to a Cork features on Friday's front page of The Echo.
The Herald also lead that gardai are investigating claims that at woman said she had been trafficked to Ireland for plans to harvest her organs.
On the front page of The Irish Sun, CAB will serve cartel chief Daniel Kinahan with legal papers by registered post after the bureau received Mr Kinahan's address in Dubai from US officials.
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While in the UK, the papers at the end of the working week are led by warnings of more inflation pain to come.
The Times, The Daily Telegraph and Metro all lead with the Bank of England warning inflation could reach 11% this year.
Friday’s TIMES: “Pain ahead as Britons braced for 11% inflation” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pgrGSTTvHU
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 16, 2022
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Inflation to hit 11pc, says Bank of England'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Friday’s METRO: “11% Hell Is On The Way” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/r56uHnFFv5
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 16, 2022
The Daily Mail carries comments from Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, who warns the Government would not be able to shield everyone from the “painful correction” to come.
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— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 16, 2022
The Daily Express says the inflation rise will see food prices increase by 15%.
Front page: Shock as food prices to soar 15% #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/AGHGOU30BH pic.twitter.com/ZrOrgPxfES
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 16, 2022
Despite the crisis, ministers have ruled out cuts to personal tax until 2024, according to the i.
Friday's front page: No tax cuts for two years as inflation heads for 11%#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/ruqmIuIfsB
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 16, 2022
The Guardian and The Independent lead with an “outcry” over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision not to immediately fill the role of ethics adviser after Lord Geidt’s resignation.
Guardian front page Friday 17 June 2022: Johnson may scrap role of ethics adviser after Geidt's resignation pic.twitter.com/kPZhLQYO6E
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 16, 2022
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— The Independent (@Independent) June 17, 2022
The Daily Mirror reports lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell say she should face no more than four to five years in prison for her sex trafficking conviction.
Tomorrow’s front page: 'Let me out in two years' #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/zfN2HH3t3g pic.twitter.com/CKKKaRhez0
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 16, 2022
The Sun says a passenger died after an incident at Gatwick Airport.
On tomorrow's front page: Disabled easyJet passenger falls to his death on escalator at Gatwick Airport after waiting for special assistancehttps://t.co/6zQl9qoLZW pic.twitter.com/9R9TJLMDuf
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 16, 2022
The Financial Times reports the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania have pledged to back Ukraine’s EU membership bid.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 17 June https://t.co/KdMwxMB8nB pic.twitter.com/GPw97ukXoV
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 16, 2022
And the Daily Star says “weather boffins” have warned against drinking too much alcohol on what is set to be the hottest day of the year.
Friday's front page: 6 pints of water and a packet of crisps please #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/duVs392yzl pic.twitter.com/FNWVjBDiom
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 16, 2022
