What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Saturday's front pages are firmly focused on Conor McGregor losing his civil rape case against Nikita Hand with a jury awarding her damages worth over €248,000.
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

By Jessica Coates, PA

Saturday's front pages are firmly focused on Conor McGregor losing his civil rape case against Nikita Hand with a jury awarding her damages worth over €248,000.

The Irish Times and Irish Examiner report a High Court jury has awarded €248,603 damages to a woman against Conor McGregor after finding she was assaulted by him in a Dublin hotel.

The Echo focus on a Cork teacher who is appealing for funding for homeless children in the city who are coming to school without breakfast, clean clothes and enough sleep.

In the UK, the economic fallout from Labour’s October budget features heavily on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.

The Times, Financial Times and Daily Mail all focus on Britain’s private sector shrinking in the month since Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her financial vision.

The Daily Express warns the Budget’s impact on social care could be “disastrous”.

The i looks at the rising number of people admitted to hospital due to side effects and reactions to weight loss injections.

The Daily Mirror reports the King is planning a trip to South Asia.

Donald Trump is considering sanctions against the International Criminal Court after an arrest warrant was issued for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Lastly, the Daily Star reports the King’s coronation cost £72 million, which it says is the same amount that could fund an extra 2,057 nurses per year.

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