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What the papers say: Monday's front pages

Monday's front pages
What the papers say: Monday's front pages

A change that will see new teachers offered contracts after one year is the main story in Monday's front pages.

The new policy for teachers, announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee, is the lead story in The Irish Times and Irish Examiner.

The Irish Independent leads with a story on single earners struggling to get on the property ladder.

The Echo leads with a story on criticism of ambulance staffing policy in Co Cork.

Health warnings will be taken off alcohol being exported to the US due to Donald Trump's tariffs, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Irish Sun leads with a story on a row over a Johnny Logan tribute gig.

The Herald leads with a story on a probe into an arson attack on a home in Finglas.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph reports opinion polls will be used to decide on the timing of a border poll.

The Irish News leads with a story on threats from the New IRA.

Monday's British papers are dominated by the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of woman being determined by "biological sex".

Protests from transgender rights activisits are the subject of the lead stories in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express. 

The Financial Times leads with a story on key IMF meetings being overshadowed by trade uncertainty.

The i Paper leads with a story on plans for new nuclear plants in the UK prompting security fears.

The UK will boost munitions production to end dependence on the US, The Times reports.

UK cancer patients are missing out on life-saving drugs due to Brexit, The Guardian reports.

The Daily Mirror leads with a story on 'sickening' trophy hunting holidays.

Chinese spys are bugging park benches in the UK, according to the Daily Star.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth shared plans for military strikes on Yemen in a Signal group that included his wife and brother, The New York Times reports. It comes after Mr Hegseth shared similar plans in a group that included the editor of The Atlantic.

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