What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023 - 07:42

The Jason Corbett manslaughter case in the US makes the front page of many of the Irish papers.

"Guilty of Killing Jason" says the Irish Daily Mirror, as Thomas and Molly Martens pleaded guilty to the voluntary manslaughter of the Limerick man as part of a plea deal. The story is also on the front of the Irish Examiner, Irish Daily Mail and Irish Daily Star.

The Irish Times reports that Israeli troops and tanks have pushed deeper into Gaza, freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants and advancing on two sides of the territory’s main city.

Thousands of homeowners and businesses could have to abandon their properties in coming decades under national policies to deal with rising sea level and major coastal change, according to the Irish Independent.

The Belfast Telegraph says a millionaire lottery winner was one of two people taken to hospital following a bus collision in Belfast city centre.

The British papers are led by the conflict raging on in Gaza, while closer to home comes an unexpected update on Madeleine McCann.

The Daily Express, the Daily Mail and The Guardian ran with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to greenlight a ceasefire to aid those trapped within Gaza City, adding it is “time for war”.

EXPRESS: No ceasefire: Israel says ‘this is a time for war’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/srUxkIMPGm

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

MAIL: Pawns Of The Terrorists #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GKwlSqdQDg

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

GUARDIAN: Israeli PM rules out ceasefire and declares: ‘This is a time for war’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/dnvrHxwt0K

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

The Independent dubbed the Israeli Defence Force’s latest moves against those trapped in Gaza City as a “major escalation” of the conflict.

INDEPENDENT: Tanks target Gaza City in major escalation of Israel ground offensive #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QXsALhCuO4

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

The Daily Telegraph took a similar approach, running with a front telling of tanks bearing down on Gaza City as Hamas rebels release Israeli hostages.

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Israel frees kidnapped soldier in Gaza raid'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 30, 2023

The Times took a more UK-centric approach to the Middle Eastern conflict, opting for a headline on Whitehall’s attempted block on an upcoming visit from the Israeli head of state.

THE TIMES: Civil servants wanted to ban Israel from AI talks #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kFuKsUkatj

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

The Sun ran with a different story for their splash, reporting Kate and Gerry McCann have been issued an apology by Portuguese police 16 years after their daughter’s infamous disappearance.

On tomorrow's front page: Madeleine McCann's parents finally get apology from Portuguese cops for treating them as suspects in bungled probe https://t.co/akoWcR6WtB pic.twitter.com/xgsu1E4wTs

— The Sun (@TheSun) October 30, 2023

The Mirror and the i took a different route for Monday’s papers, as senior Conservative advisers lash out at former UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s “tragic” management of Britain’s Covid-19 crisis.

Tuesday's front page: Tragic joke #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/QdKruGbIez pic.twitter.com/5sVrv2FTZy

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 30, 2023

I: Johnson made it ‘impossible’ for UK to tackle Covid, top adviser says #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hTkzPlOdEJ

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 30, 2023

And the Daily Star has come up with an out-of-this-world story about Uranus and its newfound potential to unlock the secrets of the universe.