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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

A variety of stories feature on the front pages around Britain on Wednesday.
What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

The continued fallout from the Ringsend fire, and reaction from Ryan Tubridy's return is just some of the stories on Wednesday's front pages.

The Irish Times leads with the Ringsend fire, as politicians in the area, claim they were not told it the building would be used for homeless services.

The Irish Examiner lead with plans for passports or selfie's to be needed in order to view adult content online.

The Echo leads with comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on plans to introduce a light rail system in Cork.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with warnings from senior civil servants over fast-tracking mega projects.

The Irish Daily Mirror lead with the return of Ryan Tubridy as he started his new job with Virgin radio in Britain.

The Irish Daily Star lead with a man who committed over 50 offences at Temple Bar.

British papers

A senior Hamas member killed in Beirut and the junior doctor strikes lead the nation’s news agenda on Wednesday.

The Telegraph and The Guardian report on Israel killing a senior Hamas figure in a drone attack in Beirut which could lead to a “major escalation in the war”.

The Daily Express says a Tory MP called the junior doctors six-day strike “an act of cruelty”, while The Times reports the number of NHS cancellations could reach a million this week.

The Daily Mail takes aim at the NHS trust bosses who are “pocketing £300,000 a year”.

The Metro leads with stories from survivors of the Japan Airlines flight that collided with a coast guard flight in Japan.

The Independent says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of trying to “cook the books” after he claimed to clear the asylum backlog.

The Daily Mirror puts their support behind post office workers who are yet to receive their payouts after they were wrongly accused in the IT scandal.

Tesla has lost their crown as the world’s top electric car maker to China’s BYD, according to the Financial Times.

And the Daily Star runs with a debate over the name of one of the “best named streets ever”.

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