What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024 - 06:50

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 front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Israel kills top Hamas leader in Beirut'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 2, 2024

THE GUARDIAN: Israel assassinates senior Hamas leader in Lebanon #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/C1rkN8lOr1

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

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.

EXPRESS: Six - day junior doctors’ strike ‘act of cruelty’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3tpmjjNWKo

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

TIMES: Million cancellations for patients in doctors’ strike #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/TzJjRFkh1H

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

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

MAIL: Curb the NHS fat cats on £300,000 #TomorrowsPapersTodsy pic.twitter.com/5iySvKrZE8

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

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

Tomorrow's Papers Today 📰

WE ESCAPED FROM HELL

🔴 Passengers slide to safety from passenger jet after collision with small plane#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/wkddVY2nQK

— Metro (@MetroUK) January 2, 2024

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

INDEPENDENT: Sunak accused of ‘barefaced lie’ on asylum backlog #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YP4IsYH8cg

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

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.

Wednesday's front page: Why still no justice? https://t.co/ogNgOJx6k8 #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Y3TXnk2U5f

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 2, 2024

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

FT: Tesla loses crown as world’s top electric car maker to China’s BYD #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/C0SQWMJaB7

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 2, 2024

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