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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

All the stories from the day's national newspapers
What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

The discovery of a woman's body in a house in Cork, a scathing report on housing and a fatal flight from London are some of the stories on the front pages of the national papers on Wednesday.

The Irish Times leads with an article on a leaked report from the Housing Commission, which described the State's housing policy as 'ineffective and reactive'.

The paper also joins the Irish Examiner in reporting on the discovery of a woman's body in Cork City.

The Irish Independent's lead is on government spending on subsidies to landlords.

And the Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star each lead with the story on a flight from London to Singapore, which encountered severe turbulence, resulting in the death of a man aged in his 70s.

In the UK, the death of a British man on a flight to London features among a variety of stories on Wednesday’s front pages.

The death of a British grandfather on board a Singapore Airlines Boeing jet, which plunged 7,000ft in six-minutes has taken the front page of the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, the Metro and the Daily Mirror.

The Daily Telegraph leads with a report of an MP who has detailed his life after losing both arms and legs after contracting sepsis.

A British man accused by China of being a spy has been found dead in Berkshire, writes the i.

The Times leads on police being told to make “fewer arrests” to help deal with prison overcrowding.

The Independent focuses on Communities Secretary Michael Gove who unveiled plans to make “make marchers pay” for pro-Palestine protests in city centres.

The Guardian splashes on a 39% increase in type two diabetes for people over 40.

Indian mining group Adani has been suspected of fraud by selling “low-grade coal in India as cleaner fuel”, according to the Financial Times.

The Daily Star leads with a piece on the unfair blame rats have apparently copped for causing the black plague.

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