The nation’s papers are covered by the Lionesses’ roaring 3-1 victory against Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final.
The Mirror, Metro and The Independent all feature the Lionesses, who will play Spain in the final of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday.
Thursday's front page: The History Girls #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/8tBqfV16iQ pic.twitter.com/uZWGvnIPzX
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 16, 2023
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— Metro (@MetroUK) August 16, 2023
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Lionesses roar into World Cup final #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/K0JpqWDEQB
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— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) August 16, 2023
The Daily Express asks whether the Lionesses can end the nation’s 57-year World Cup drought, while the i called the team “Wonder women”.
Thursday's front page: Dare we dream?https://t.co/uIdF39FDAR pic.twitter.com/Sg1QOba8fK
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 16, 2023
Thursday's front page: Wonder women!#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5FIcDiTgCJ
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 16, 2023
And the Daily Star leads with the Lionesses, who are “dreaming of 66”.
Wednesday's front page: Dreaming of 66! ⚽️ #Lionessess #ENG #FIFAWWC https://t.co/KF7uWtgrtQ#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4XokmwcsJu
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 16, 2023
Meanwhile, The Guardian says Rishi Sunak will stand by the pension triple lock despite “surging costs”.
Guardian front page, Thursday 17 August 2023: PM stands by pension triple lock despite surging costs pic.twitter.com/GAGm8oTwwJ
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2023
The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail report on the theft of priceless gemstones and jewellery from the British Museum.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 16, 2023
'Priceless jewels stolen from British Museum'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Thursday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/2XDW4E88Gw
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 16, 2023
And continuing inflation concerns is keeping pressure on the Bank of England to keep interest rates high, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Thursday August 17 https://t.co/FI4z3GnuCS pic.twitter.com/Eq2YqqweYf
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 16, 2023
