UK Newspapers Front Pages: 8 March 2023

UK Newspapers Front Pages: 8 March 2023

Daily Star

The Daily Star reports on a £1.4billion European-led space mission to Jupiter, which scientists hope will find proof of extraterrestrial life.

The Guardian

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has accused the Conservatives of “extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the UK” with its new laws aiming to clamp down on Channel migrant crossings, the Guardian reports.

Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror reports on the first day of the Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder trial.

It leads with jury members being told how the nine-year-old told her mother she was scared moments before she was fatally shot.

You can read more here.

The Times

Rishi Sunak is ready to battle judges in Europe over his government’s plans to clamp down on Channel migrant crossings, The Times reports. 

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph also leads with the reaction to Gary Lineker’s social media post, with Tory MPs calling on the BBC to sack the Match of the Day presenter.

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail claims that Gary Lineker could face a BBC rebuke for a social media comment likening the government’s Channel migrants plan to the Nazis, with a BBC source reportedly telling the paper that the Match of the Day Host has “crossed a line”.

i

The Environment Agency is relying on water firms to self-report their own illegal spills and has said it no longer has a target for inspecting sewage works, the i reports. 

Daily Express

Rishi Sunak has spoken to the Daily Express about the government’s plans to clampdown on Channel migrant crossings, telling the paper: “It’s this country and your government who decides who comes here, not criminal gangs.”

Metro

The Metro reports on the first day of the trial of a man accused of murdering Oliva Pratt-Korbel.

Jury members were told that the nine-year-old was fatally shot after running downstairs to tell her mother she was scared after hearing a commotion downstairs, the paper reports.

You can read more here.

Financial Times

The head of the US Federal Reserve, Jay Powell, has warned that the country’s central banking system could return to higher interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation, the Financial Times reports.

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