A group of environmental activists jailed for planning to cause chaos on the M25 take centre stage on Friday’s front pages as five Just Stop Oil activists were sentenced to prison.
The Guardian, The Times and Daily Telegraph lead with the record length of the group’s co-founder Robert Hallam’s sentence, the longest for a non-violent protest in “living memory”.
THE GUARDIAN: Just Stop Oil activitists given record jail terms #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bfyhHYYPHH
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
THE TIMES: Record five year jail term for Just Stop Oil’s founder #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/OdlLQF23sc
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 18, 2024
‘Fanatical’ XR founder jailed for five years#TomorrowsPapersToday
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The Daily Mail also splashes on the sentencing with a headline saying the judge “speaks for us all on eco-fanatics”.
DAILY MAIL: Judge who spoke for all of us on eco-fanatics #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Y1wsAYXbDL
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
Across the pond, the Financial Times reports on mounting pressure on US President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential race.
FINANCIAL TIMES: Obama and Pelosi add to doubts over Biden’s chances #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qYVt1lhWEx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
Back on British soil, the Daily Mirror and theThe Independent lead with a “damning” final report into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the headline declaring the Tories “failed us all”.
Tomorrow's front page: They failed us all https://t.co/CTDV06ItDe#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QUYjrMFfwZ
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 18, 2024
INDEPENDENT: State failed us all over Covid leading to mass fatalities #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DxerqS1dSx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024
The Metro reveals a damning report on a man who was jailed for 17 years after being wrongfully convicted of rape.
Tomorrow's Paper Today
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 18, 2024
JUST GO!
Justice Secretary seeks to sack legal chief for years of failure that left an innocent man to rot in prison #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/svdjt3LPp9
The front page of the Daily Express features a story on a British vessel taking migrants back to France as governments co-operate on the small boat crisis.
Friday’s front page: That’s progress! Migrants finally returned to France https://t.co/FQ6hEx7msq #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bkAqplQGzW
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 18, 2024
The i focuses on Labour’s planned worker reforms, saying the new rules would give employees the right to ignore messages and calls from their bosses on evenings and weekends.
Friday's front page: Workers to get right to ignore their emails under new rules #TomorrowsPapersToday
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 18, 2024
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Lastly, the Daily Star splashes on the mercury rising across the UK with some areas expected to experience temperatures of above 30C.
STAR: Scorchio! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5jkpSyldNA
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 18, 2024