What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
By PA Reporter
News of a child (11) being stabbed by a fellow pupil in a north Dublin primary school dominates the front pages of Irish newspapers on Wednesday, as well as talks between the US and Ukraine.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed a partial truce with Russia and said he was ready to pursue a peace deal under the “strong leadership” of US president Donald Trump, The Irish Times reports.
The Irish Examiner leads with Ukraine and the US looking to sign a minerals deal, and also reports on HSE data showing nearly 260,000 people were waiting on therapy treatment or assessment in their community by December 2024.
By 2030, Cork should have trains with a 10-minute frequency connecting the towns of Mallow, Cobh, and Midleton, The Echo reports.
The Irish Independent leads with Taoiseach Micheál Martin proposing to seek advice from British prime minister Keir Starmer on how to handle Donald Trump.
The Irish Daily Mail reports that an olive branch offered to Donald Trump by Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been cut, and says Ukraine's leader is "on brink" of signing a minerals deal with the US.
The news of a boy being stabbed by a fellow pupil in a primary school in Co Dublin makes the front page of the Irish Daily Star.
The Irish Daily Mirror also reports on the stabbing, as well as Arsenal's thumping victory over PSV in the Champions League.
The stabbing also makes the front page of The Herald, as does as a preview of Liverpool's clash with PSG in the Champions League tonight.
In the UK...
The nation’s papers are led by Volodymyr Zelensky saying he is ready to seek a peace deal in the war with Russia.
The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and Daily Mail all lead with the Ukrainian president declaring he stands “ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts”.
The story is also carried by the i, which says Defence Secretary John Healey is heading to Washington to meet with US counterpart Pete Hegseth.
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Metro and Daily Star all lead with criticism of US vice president JD Vance, after he suggested in an interview that British troops “haven’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
The Financial Times reports stocks fell in Europe as a result of Donald Trump implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
The wife of former BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas has said she and her husband have split up, according to The Sun.
