What the papers say: Thursday's front pages
James Cox
Weather warnings and the clean up from Storm Chandra feature on Thursday's front pages.
Met Éireann were criticised by Minister for Housing James Browne over the lack of information before Storm Chandra, The Irish Times reports.
A VHI price hike and the birth of two endangered Northern cheetah cubs at Fota Wildlife feature on the front page of the Irish Examiner.
A MetroLink row is the lead story in the Irish Independent.
The Echo leads with a story on elderly people left without heating in Cork.
US president Donald Trump's military threats to Iran lead in the Irish Daily Mail.
The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on a drug bust at Dublin Airport.
The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Sun both lead with the Storm Chandra fallout.
The Herald leads with a story on evidence from a botched hit that 'disappeared' from a Garda station.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a shooting.
The Irish News leads with a story on a man who died after a car crashed into a shop window.
A range of stories feature on the UK front pages.
Metro leads with a story on a lotto winner who set up a 'drugs empire'.
Metro: Lotto winner set up £228m drugs empire #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5zrVyqNneg
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The Financial Times leads with a story on global tensions driving up metal prices.
Financial Times: Miners boost value by $476bn after
global tensions drive up metal prices #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zinpBNkRmJ— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The i Paper, The Guardian, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror lead with escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
i: Nuclear ultimatum: abandon weapons programme or
‘massive armada’ will bomb Iran, US threatens Ayatollah #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ZZpul47RqV— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The Guardian: Time is running out, Trump says
as US armada heads towards Iran #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YHcoLMsNUJ— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
Daily Mail: COUNTDOWN TO CONFLAGRATION #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RSMyVpwzpM
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
Daily Mirror: Trump’s war threat to Iran #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QWSizAp2AM
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The Daily Star leads with a story on Brooklyn Beckham spending £80,000 on wine.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party is not for "drama queens" after high profile defections to Reform UK, the Daily Express reports.
Daily Express: KEMI: MY PARTY IS FOR SERIOUS
PEOPLE AND NOT DRAMA QUEENS #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dVflM3ZM9Q— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The Daily Telegraph leads with UK prime minister Keir Starmer's China visit.
The Daily Telegraph: Starmer: Use ECHR to
investigate British troops #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WHHg7vtRG7— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
Mr Starmer has shelved plans to overhaul benefits, The Times reports.
The Times: PM shelves fresh plan to overhaul benefits #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WSntN0aVKN
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
The Sun leads with a story on Lucy Letby.
The Sun: Letby 'The greatest miscarriage of justice this century' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/haCEms0yC9
— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 28, 2026
US president Donald Trump has softened his tone on the fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis in response to the stance of Republican allies and Fox News, The New York Times reports.
The Washington Post also leads with Mr Trump attempting to de-escalate tensions in Minnesota.
