The Front Pages
Anglo Irish Bank is continuing to run the pocket of the taxpayer dry following yesterday’s announcement that the bank recorded six-month losses of €8.2 billion.
‘Taxpayers put €210 million a week into toxic bank’ – the Irish Independent.
‘Anglo claims €25bn is the total cost of if NAMA loans do not fall further’ – the Irish Times.
Anglo chief executive Mike Aynsley said that the losses were “horrendous†but that a shut-down would cost another €20bn on top of the €25bn already set out for the bail out.
It was also revealed that the bank may have to repay up to €50 million to business customers for overcharging on loans between 1999 and 2004.
Meanwhile, the news emerged yesterday that Glenroe actor Mick Lally had passed away in hospital.
‘We’ve lost an icon’ – the headline on the Irish Examiner front page.
At the age of 64 Lally, best known for his role in Glenroe as farmer Miley Byrne, died after a short illness. Tributes to the actor have been flooding in from friends, colleagues and public figures.
Tales from the Tabs
Jonathan Ross is set to return to the BBC less than three months after his famous departure, according to the Daily Star.
Wossy (49) will host the BBC4 World Cinema Awards in October. He had talked of taking a year off before hosting a chat show for ITV1 from late next year.
His last airings of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and his BBC2 radio show were in July.
The Sports Pages
The final day of the football transfer window saw Harry Redknapp sweating over the most sensational deal of all of yesterday’s business.
The Spurs manager is still waiting to find out if an £8 million bid for Real Madrid’s Rafael van der Vaart will be accepted, as detailed in the Sun.
Redknapp is still waiting for the Premier League to confirm they received all the official paperwork before yesterday’s 6pm deadline.
Click here to check out who went where during the final hours of the transfer window.
