What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A wide range of stories feature across Saturday’s front pages.
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A wide range of stories feature across Saturday’s front pages.

The Irish Times reports that pro-Israeli bot networks are suspected of spreading disinformation about Irish troops in Lebanon.

Gardaí busted a crystal meth lab in Killarney as the drug was being "cooked", according to the Irish Examiner.

The Irish Independent reveals that Fianna Fáil wants to commit to annual reductions in inheritance tax if they are returned to government after the general election.

The Irish Daily Mail says the Government has been accused of delaying signing off on "politically sensitive" redundancy packages at RTÉ ahead of the general election.

Barry McGuigan and Maura Higgins are lined up to join I'm a Celebrity, according to the Irish Daily Mirror.

A Co Laois grandmother who continued to draw down her father-in-law’s pension for 28-and-a-half years after his death has been jailed for two years, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The Herald says Thomas "Bomber" Kavanagh's son has admitted helping his father in a plot to amass a guns cache to dupe authorities.

A Co Antrim woman has described her experiences of the deadly Spanish floods to the Belfast Telegraph.

Reaction to the UK government's first budget continues to dominate the British press at the start of the weekend.

The Times says thousands of GP practices and care homes could be forced to close due to tax increases.

The i reports the Tories have polled ahead of Labour in the wake of Wednesday’s Budget.

Elon Musk has called on Keir Starmer to “leave the farmers alone” amid Labour’s inheritance tax raid on farmers, according to The Telegraph.

The Daily Express says pensioners who were stripped of their winter fuel benefits plan for “drastic cutbacks” to food and hot water.

Elsewhere, the Daily Mail reports Britain's King Charles has withdrawn Prince Andrew’s annual £1 million “living allowance”.

The Guardian says Donald Trump’s campaign appears to be preparing to challenge the US election result if he loses.

The Independent leads with calls for aid following deadly flash flooding in Valencia.

And the Daily Star says experts have claimed aliens are hiding under the sea on one of Uranus’s moons.

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