What the papers say: Monday's front pages
By PA Reporter
Monday's front pages focus on the new RTÉ director general bringing in sweeping changes to the broadcaster after another resignation on Sunday.
The Irish Times reports that new RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst is bringing in a host of changes including standing down the entire Executive Board.
The Irish Examiner reports RTÉ’s Director of Strategy Rory Coveney resigned last night with immediate effect.
The Echo reports that extra measures will be put in place after a number of new road links opened as part of the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme this weekend.
Here is the front page of today's Irish Independent. pic.twitter.com/X6xX4y2x45
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) July 10, 2023
A new dawn, a new day for our scandal-plagued national broadcaster? pic.twitter.com/MAiDTnzThe
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) July 10, 2023
Morning, readers. Today's front page of the Belfast Telegraph.
Tributes after the death of Caoimhin Adams 💔 https://t.co/phICg3ws1d
Police investigating bonfire hate crime against Leo Varadkar https://t.co/CYQCDZPyUV pic.twitter.com/h8T8eJ3mY9— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) July 10, 2023
In the UK, the BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager £35,000 (€40,000) for sexually explicit images has dominated the front pages of the UK’s papers.
The Sun said the man made a call to the “youngster” after the story was broken by the paper last week.
On tomorrow's front page:
The BBC star accused of paying a teenager for sex images made two panicked calls to them after we revealed the bombshell claimshttps://t.co/wyJ151vghi pic.twitter.com/iTcAZNa1FG— The Sun (@TheSun) July 9, 2023
The Telegraph, the Daily Mirror and the Times say the BBC have contacted the police over the “high profile” TV presenter’s alleged sex scandal.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'BBC calls in police over star sex scandal'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/wF83tDTYht— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 9, 2023
Monday's front page: BBC calls in cops and suspends presenter #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/n9AyJDtfbf pic.twitter.com/O8HE9m8trh
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 9, 2023
Monday’s TIMES: “BBC refers ‘sex photos’ presenter to Met police” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dXw3UFHHLN
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2023
The i and the Daily Mail also put this story at the top of their agenda.
Monday’s i - “BBC in crisis as police called in over star accused of teen sex scandal” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qLN7IQyDRI
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2023
Monday’s Daily MAIL: “Now BBC Calls In Police Over Sex Pictures Claim” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oNvymjqE4n
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2023
The Daily Express, Metro and the Daily Star say the presenter has been suspended by the broadcaster.
Tomorrow's front page: BBC in turmoil over disturbing claims against suspended presenter https://t.co/5rzgA485jw #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/oJdsZas7Ud
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 9, 2023
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
BEEB'S BRIEFS CRISIS
🔴 Star suspended over '£35,000 indecent pics' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SYN27ocBAu— Metro (@MetroUK) July 9, 2023
Monday's front page - 'SEX PICS: BBC CALLS IN COPS'https://t.co/t13jDf0mCM pic.twitter.com/Bo260v68kw
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 9, 2023
In other news, Nato allies have put pressure on Germany and the US to show more support for Ukraine’s Nato membership, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday July 10 https://t.co/CytbhehkGB pic.twitter.com/2fUGqtoB9h
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 9, 2023
And The Guardian reveals that more than 50 MPs have owned stakes in publicly listed companies.
Guardian front page, Monday 10 July 2023: The 'secret' stakes held by MPs in top UK firms pic.twitter.com/P74jocYwRZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 9, 2023
