What the papers say: Saturday's front pages
Asylum-seekers sleeping in tents, mortgage rate hikes and the cold weather are some of the stories in Saturday's newspapers.
The Irish Times reports that asylum seekers in Co Clare spent a third night in tent during sub-zero temperatures on Friday.
Almost 100,000 mortgages sold to vulture funds by the Central Bank have seen rate steep rate hikes, according to the Irish Independent
There has been a drop in the number of planning permissions issued for homes, new figures show — that's the lead in the Irish Examiner.
In the UK, Saturday’s front pages are dominated by industrial action which is being planned by nurses and rail workers, among others.
The Daily Mail says the week of strikes will hold “Britain hostage”.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/R15UJ8NaOe
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 9, 2022
Up to 15,000 operations are set to be cancelled next week because of a national strike by nurses, The Daily Telegraph reports.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Strikes will see 15,000 operations cancelled'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4O6L2Y pic.twitter.com/HD75bND2EZ— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 9, 2022
The Guardian covers the strike with the head of the nurses’ union blaming the Health Secretary because he refused to negotiate with a woman who represents a largely female workforce.
Guardian front page, Saturday 10 December 2022: ‘Bullyboy’ Barclay is to blame for nurses’ strike – union boss pic.twitter.com/exc4BgKgkY
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 9, 2022
The rail strikes are the focus of The Times‘ front page, with the paper reporting there will be “misery on the railways every day for a month”.
THE TIMES: Misery on the railways every day for a month #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/aUCGLz0PhE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 9, 2022
The FT Weekend has the Chancellor telling union heads that high pay demands will damage the economy and prevent inflation falling fast enough.
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 10 December https://t.co/YCcIvsSz6O pic.twitter.com/VNskVrSpbJ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 9, 2022
While The Independent writes that the architect of banking reforms designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crash has warned that Jeremy Hunt’s relaxation of his rules could “rebound on us very badly”.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: ‘Huge mistake’ to tear up bank rules, @Jeremy_Hunt warned #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/14I8h5ImzN
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 9, 2022
i Weekend says the winter crisis about to engulf the NHS is the cumulation of years of warnings.
I WEEKEND: NHS winter crisis erupts after years of warnings #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YTOGSHc2ZL
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 9, 2022
Elsewhere, the front pages of the Daily Star, The Sun and the Daily Mirror gear up for the England vs France clash.
Saturday's front page: Game of 2 halves🦁#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/rXAiQSQZuG pic.twitter.com/Qu9gBt0KBq
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 9, 2022
On tomorrow's front page: Harry Kane says confident England believe they can beat France and go all the way to glory ahead of quarter-final clashhttps://t.co/oDd5qljX0E pic.twitter.com/Ucv8Aut4Xs
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 9, 2022
Saturday's front page: World Cup Le Crunch #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/jTRPkOLwF2 pic.twitter.com/2D9mGE6md1
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 9, 2022
And the Daily Express says there has been fury over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s “attack on the Queen’s life’s work”.
EXPRESS: Patronising! Fury over attack on Queen’s life’s work #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/n3euOINa9T
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 9, 2022
