What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
The results of last year's census in the Republic makes the front page of several of Wednesday's newspapers.
The Irish Times and the Irish Examiner highlight the increase in population with more than 5.1 million people now living in the State.
The Irish Daily Mail warns that the ageing population revealed by the census means the Government faces a stark choice of either increasing the pension age or raising taxes.
A garda investigation has identified 16,000 Irish victims of an organised fraud gang who used a specialist website to commit global scams worth, the Irish Independent reports.
The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star focus on the good weather and complaints that chocolate flakes used in ice cream are too crumbly.
A young man is in a serious condition in hospital and may lose a kidney after being set upon by a gang at detention centre, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Two stories battle for attention in British papers with a warning over humanity’s future and questions surrounding evidence for the UK's Covid-19 inquiry.
Several editions lead on the row over the availability of former British prime minister Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages as evidence.
The Guardian says the UK government has been accused of attempting to cover up ministers’ actions during the pandemic by withholding the unredacted messages, while The Daily Telegraph reports on claims the messages are being held back to protect MPs.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 31 May 2023: Government accused of cover-up over battle for Covid evidence pic.twitter.com/4nFIXaD3Aw
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 30, 2023
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Cover-up row over ministers’ WhatsApps'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/dWaIJTvnDC— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 30, 2023
The front page of The Independent asks “Who’s telling the truth and who’s bluffing?” while the Daily Mirror has a picture of Mr Johnson jogging and the headline “Running & Hiding”.
Wednesday's Independent: Boris's WhatsApps: Who's telling the truth and who's bluffing? #TomorrowsPapersToday #Independent #IndependentDigital pic.twitter.com/H1j5P11Rwi
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) May 30, 2023
Wednesday's Front Page 📰
RUNNING AND HIDING
Fury as ex-PM's Whatsapp messages 'go missing' before inquiry#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HfE6SgY9QM— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 30, 2023
The other story which leads multiple titles is a warning from artificial intelligence (AI) experts, with The Times saying they fear the technology poses “as great a threat to humanity as nuclear war or pandemic” unless regulations are put in place.
THE TIMES: AI pioneers fear extinction #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fDW8qnFWJV
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 30, 2023
Those fears are echoed in the Daily Mail and the i, which both say AI could wipe out humanity.
Wednesday's @DailymailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/KsZWnsUtFX
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 30, 2023
Wednesday's front page: AI creators fear the extinction of humanity#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QaFFMKwWOy
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 30, 2023
Only The Sun continues to focus on the This Morning scandal as it reports on how a “defiant” Holly Willoughby will return to the daytime TV show on Monday and has no plans to quit after the controversial departure of co-host Phillip Schofield.
On tomorrow's front page: Holly Willoughby will return to This Morning on Monday despite pressure to step downhttps://t.co/28Kz64zxE5 pic.twitter.com/QbIEczsid6
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 30, 2023
The Financial Times looks further afield for its lead as it says re-elected Turkish president Erdogan is coming under pressure from western nations to remove his opposition to admitting Sweden into Nato.
Wednesday's FT: Western nations raise pressure on Erdogan to admit Sweden into Nato #TomorrowsPapersToday #FinancialTimes #FT pic.twitter.com/SWUf5sbv7O
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) May 30, 2023
Metro reports on a primary school teacher fired over a Facebook post vowing to bring four teenagers who had threatened his wife to justice.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
TEACHER LOST JOB FOR TAKING ON TEEN YOBS
🔴 School claims crime victim's Facebook plea 'breaks safeguarding rules' pic.twitter.com/HV2QnyLziU— Metro (@MetroUK) May 30, 2023
MPs calling for the sacking of civil servants considering strike action over plans to deport migrants to Rwanda feature on the front of the Daily Express.
Front Page - Civil servants threaten to strike over migrants#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/HtErPp1ByW pic.twitter.com/iCq1j2N4CZ
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 30, 2023
And the Daily Star leads with the tale of a Russian “espionage whale”.
Sounds like it's having a whale of a time 🐳 #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/qeBKG9cOif pic.twitter.com/zzMwathJf8
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 30, 2023
