The unrest in Belfast, trouble in the travel industry and the murder of a millionaire are splashed across the nation’s front pages.
Metro leads on the continuing violence in Northern Ireland, along with a story cheering Monday’s reopening of pubs, restaurants and shops in England.
REDESIGNED METRO: Get the beers in! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/obZwijWljE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 8, 2021
And US President Joe Biden has ramped up pressure on No 10 over the Ulster riots, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Friday 9 April 2021: Biden ramps up pressure on No 10 over Belfast riots pic.twitter.com/FXoDeuYmD7
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 8, 2021
As the Government’s travel taskforce hands in its findings, The Daily Telegraph leads on a “backlash” over the cost of Covid tests for holidaymakers.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 9 April https://t.co/jSHmUtUERZ pic.twitter.com/dTdlFgv8QD
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 8, 2021
But the Daily Mail strikes an upbeat tone on the same subject, saying travel restrictions look likely to be eased in a review at the end of June, and that travellers are set to receive free coronavirus test kits.
MAIL: Summer holidays: we have lift off! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8KjIceR64P
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 8, 2021
Elsewhere, a new poll has shown 75% of Britons still consider the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to be safe, according to The Times.
THE TIMES: Majority of Britons trust Oxford jab, poll shows #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/c1ubG4MbJc
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 8, 2021
The i carries the reassurances of medical leaders from seven royal colleges that the jab is safe.
Friday’s front page: Keep taking AstraZeneca vaccination, medical leaders say#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QxLLQfrDmb
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 8, 2021
And The Sun leads on TV star Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper returning home from hospital after his long battle with Covid-19.
Tomorrow’s front page: @kategarraway‘s husband Derek is HOME after more than a year in intensive care battling Covid https://t.co/aKCdVazjEm pic.twitter.com/dPRnLQjAew
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 8, 2021
The Daily Express splashes on the stabbing incident which has left hotelier Sir Richard Lexington dead and his wife Anne Schrieber in hospital, with the Daily Mirror covering the story under headline: “Hotels tycoon murdered in his mansion”.
EXPRESS: Hotel tycoon stabbed to death #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qhs0kVjb8p
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 8, 2021
Tomorrow’s front page: Hotels Tycoon Murdered In His Mansion #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/V0BclbXoVq pic.twitter.com/WvTNsLtl3P
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 8, 2021
Meanwhile, The Independent looks into the political storm growing around Chancellor Rishi Sunak in connection to the David Cameron-Lex Greensill saga.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: @RishiSunak ‘pushed’ officials in Cameron lobbying row #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7gIvYD2n5D
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 8, 2021
The Financial Times leads on Joe Biden’s “global tax plan” which “calls on big multi-nationals to pay local levies”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 9 April https://t.co/jSHmUtUERZ pic.twitter.com/dTdlFgv8QD
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 8, 2021
And the Daily Star carries a story saying sunbathing can fight Covid.
Friday’s front page: Sunbathing fights covid. #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/2U9P9slkLd pic.twitter.com/IjyVYo4PEB
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 8, 2021