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What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Here are the top stories for today.
What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Here are the top stories in Thursday's newspapers.

The Irish Times and Belfast Telegraph lead with the Northern Ireland public sector strikes, with nurses, teachers and transport workers among the 170,000 people taking action over pay.

The Irish Examiner reveals that the Government is to consider purchasing a €57 million student accommodation complex in Cork to house asylum seekers.

Extra nurses in GP practices, more reserve gardaí and additional English language teachers for schools are some of the options on the table as part of a new package of State supports for areas which have taken the most migrants, the Irish Independent reports.

The Irish Daily Mail reports that Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has questioned how people protesting outside asylum centres can do so during the day when "everyone else is working".

Calum Best has said he has been vindicated in his first comments since being cleared of sexually assaulting a British holidaymaker at Wayne Lineker’s Ibiza beach club, the Irish Daily Mirror reports.

The Irish Daily Star has further details on the killing of Tristan Sherry at a Dublin restaurant on Christmas Eve.

The British front pages cover a variety of topics, with news on the royal family taking the lead.

The Daily Telegraph and Metro report King Charles is set to go under the knife for prostate surgery and Catherine, Princess of Wales has been admitted to hospital for planned surgery to her abdomen.

The Daily Express, The Sun, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star focus more on Kate and her operation, with the Princess of Wales said to be “doing well”.

The Times and the Guardian splash with the latest on Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation, with the Prime Minister securing Commons approval for his Bill after rebel MPs backed down.

The Financial Times tells of investors scaling back expectations for interest rate cuts in the UK, US and Europe, with global stocks falling back as a result.

Lastly, the i says new information about the Post Office scandal has come to light, as former postmasters seek justice.

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