A possible ban on smoking cigarettes in some public spaces leads Friday’s headlines, with hospitality insiders warning of a potential dire impact on the sector.
The Guardian, Daily Mail, the Independent, and the Metro predict a possible clash between pubs and politicians, with Labour’s proposed cigarette ban likely to cause “economic harm”, according to hospitality industry experts.
THE GUARDIAN: Starmer risks clash with pub firms over plan for outdoor smoking ban #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kpbrYWUysg
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EXPRESS: Has Sir Keir sounded death knell of our pubs? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iHd5tGKLz0
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INDEPENDENT: Starmer’s smoking ban plan has pubs and clubs fuming #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iVstjGIJYA
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METRO: Stub out this cigs ban plan #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LXACwhhDx8
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The Daily Mirror splashes on the latest arrest in the wake of a foiled terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
MIRROR: Terror swoop saved thousands #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mp0dpe4ZLk
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The i reports that Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – also known as Tommy Robinson – is hatching a plan to use the Sikh, Jewish and Hindu communities in his crusade against Islam.
I: Tommy Robinson’s plan to use Sikhs, Jews and Hindus to turn people in UK against Islam #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/IFbbFcJW3y
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The Financial Times reports that Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, has urged wealthy Republican supporters to donate to the party’s bid for the White House in November.
FT: Vance presses billionaire Thiel to ‘get off the sidelines’ and bankroll Trump #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/864L7YLDy7
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The Daily Telegraph reports that British employees may soon get the right to demand a four-day working week.
TELEGRAPH: Workers to get right to demand four day week #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GKHWI5vRl1
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The Daily Mail leads with “fury” at Number 10 after Sir Keir Starmer allegedly removed a portrait of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher from her former study.
MAIL: Outrage as Starmer removes Maggie’s portrait #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5saU4O8Ixx
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The Times reports that staffers may be asked to step onto the scales at work in a new NHS initiative to tackle obesity in Britain.
THE TIMES: Workers to be weighed in office for health MOT #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yxSdXSyeBo
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 29, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star reports on the safe extraction of a zoo lion from her small cage in Ukraine to safety at Kent’s Big Cat Sanctuary.
STAR: Free at last #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SmB85d57wm
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 29, 2024