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What the papers say: Monday's front pages

A variety of stories feature in Monday’s newspapers.
What the papers say: Monday's front pages

The state care system for children requiring change and the stabbing of two men in Cork makes the front pages of Monday's papers.

The Irish Times reveals the care system for children may require complete overhaul, as officials from the Department of Children warned it is not fit for purpose.

The Irish Examiner leads with the details of politicians homes were leaked by far-right agitators in an online chat.

The Echo leads with the two men in Cork who suffered serious injures after they were assaulted in Cork.

The Irish Independent reveals County Councils have paid out €54 million for slips and trips claims last year.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with quotes from Stephen Donnelly, as he says the public health system is bad for patients.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with warnings from Taoiseach Simon Harris that Ireland is not immune from terrorrism.

The Irish Daily Star leads with the Wolfe Tones bringing Kellie Harrington on to the stage at Electric Picnic.

British papers

Foreign tensions in Gaza and Ukraine feature on Monday’s front pages.

The Daily Telegraph reports the Prime Minister is under pressure to lift restrictions on Ukranian use of Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel for Gaza ceasefire talks, according to The Guardian.

Back on British soil, Metro says Labour plans to treat extreme misogyny as a form of terrorism.

All candidates vying to be the next Conservative leader want the government to scrap plans to rethink the winter fuel payment, the Daily Express reports.

The i splashes with reports that almost 3000 children and teenagers have been spiked with dangerous drugs in the last three years.

The Times front page reports workers who are consistently contacted by their bosses could be awarded compensation at employment tribunals.

The Daily Mirror says a British mother has died in Turkey after a cosmetic procedure went wrong.

The Daily Mail claims more than half of Labour MPs received campaign donations from unions in the last election.

Finally, the Daily Star leads with a special report on “alien mummies” from Peru.

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