Fri, 20 Sep, 2024 - 07:22

What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Rising tensions in the Middle East feature on the front pages of Friday’s newspapers.
What the papers say: Friday's front pages

Here are the stories making headlines in Friday's newspapers.

The Irish Times reports on further allegations of serious abuse of toddlers at a south Dublin crèche, including children being “dragged” and “thrown on to beds” and a child being hit on the head with a plastic bowl as a team leader “laughed and joked” about it.

The Irish Examiner leads with Israel’s decision to bomb south Lebanon amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Ireland is at the centre of plans for a new transatlantic electricity link, according to the Irish Independent.

The Irish Daily Mail says the Government has failed to launch its register to help crack down on short-term lets.

The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star report that a former top cop believes the Kinahan cartel is far from finished.

The North's health minister has said his is "not in favour" of forced vaccinations, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Ongoing conflict in Lebanon and rising tensions in the Middle East continue to feature heavily on the British newspaper front pages.

The i leads on Israel’s decision to bomb south Lebanon, saying the region has “stepped closer” to regional war.

Hezbollah’s leader has vowed “just punishment” against Israel after a wave of explosive attacks, The Guardian reports.

The Financial Times reports on the terror group’s threats against Israel, while also splashing on a fall in consumer confidence through September.

The Daily Mirror and Metro both focus on allegations late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed sexually assaulted dozens of ex-Harrods employees.

The Times says Labour MPs have urged British finance minister Rachel Reeves to delay cutting winter fuel payments.

The Daily Express tells the story of an RAF veteran who will have his winter fuel payment cut after changes to eligibility criteria.

The British prime minister has denied losing control of his administration amid leaks revealing his chief-of-staff’s salary exceeds his own, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Daily Star splashes on the business secretary defending Keir Starmer amid revelations he received more than £100,000 of freebies.

Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jerick claims in the Daily Mail that England’s national identity is “under threat”.

The Sun concentrates on snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan’s split from fiancee Laila Rouass.

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