What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
Tributes following the deaths of two teenagers in a fatal collision in Co Monaghan cover much of the national front pages.
The Irish Times' headline reads: 'A night of celebration became a night of suffering and heartbreak', while the Irish Examiner says the two girls will be 'cherished, forever missed'.
The Examiner also reports on the findings of the annual Barnardos Back to School survey, reporting parent 'lie away at night' over school costs.
Meanwhile, The Echo says the Enivornmental Protection Agency has welcomed plans for a new water treatment plant for Cork.
The Irish Independent, Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily all carry images of Kiea McCann (17) and Dalava Mohammed (16).
Here's the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/BrY21KfTgE
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) August 2, 2023
The Mail claims a 'convoy of pupils' saw the collision on the way to their debs.
In Britain, police told to hand cautions out for minor crimes, a new cancer pill and AI helping spot breast cancer are among the top stories on the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.
The Daily Telegraph relays a message from the British Ministry of Justice who are telling police that thieves and drug users should be handed cautions rather than jail time.
The front page of today's Daily Telegraph:
First-time criminals to avoid court#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/Mf8bpN1cPp— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 1, 2023
The Metro says a new cancer pill inspired by a nine-year-old destroys tumours, but not healthy cells.
Tomorrow's Paper Today
CANCER 'HOLY GRAIL'
🔴 New pill inspired by 9-year-old victim destroys tumours but not healthy cells #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/LFl5ahCmcJ— Metro (@MetroUK) August 1, 2023
The Times features a story on AI being able to spot more breast cancer cases.
The Mirror reports Anton Du Beke was stabbed by his father as a young man.
Wednesday's front page: My dad stabbed mehttps://t.co/xst79QV3Hd#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/o84LBwwRY0
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 1, 2023
The Independent’s campaign to keep the Afghan war pilot in the UK continues.
Wednesday's Independent: Afghan pilot wife's tearful plea to Rishi to save her family #TomorrowsPapersToday #Independent #IndependentDigital pic.twitter.com/kS4Ov3rmc4
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) August 1, 2023
The i leads with fears of recession as interest rates are set to rise until Christmas.
Wednesday's front page: Recession fears grow as interest rates set to rise until Christmas#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/x6ZdDuo1uP
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 1, 2023
Businesses have breathed a “sigh of relief” as the plan for a post-Brexit rival to the EU’s CE product quality mark was ditched, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 2 August https://t.co/3xEPikR3a1 pic.twitter.com/GomD60l7b1
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 1, 2023
The Daily Express reports on the biggest housing price fall in 14 years but warns a rise is on the way.
Front page: Biggest house price fall in 14 years...but rise on way #tomorrowspapertoday
Anton Du Beke: https://t.co/iWgdjdOOrV pic.twitter.com/XA9oqFXV1b— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 1, 2023
And the Daily Star says “NASA boffins” have lost a spacecraft worth £1 billion after they “fiddled with the aerial”.
Wednesday's front page: Voyager, we have a problem! 🚀#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/OVnROP5lzh pic.twitter.com/f1erU5as6V
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 1, 2023
