Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from new Taoiseach Simon Harris raising the idea of Palestine being recognised in Brussels to cancer survival rates being unlikely to increase in Ireland due to underfunding.
The Irish Times reports Taoiseach Simon Harris will raise Ireland’s intention to formally recognise the State of Palestine when he meets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today.
The Irish Examiner leads with a piece about cancer survival rates in Ireland being unlikely to improve due to the current rate of underfunding, according to the Irish Cancer Society.
The Echo reports that Cork's proposed Northwest Quarter Regeneration project could take until 2079 to complete based on current projections.
Good morning, here's the front page of Thursday's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/q7OXIZNB4Z
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) April 11, 2024
This year's road death numbers already dwarf those of 2023... which were the highest in a decade. pic.twitter.com/K5nGdFhZl3
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) April 11, 2024
Morning, readers. Here's a look at today's front page of the Belfast Telegraph.
Stay with us for all your breaking news today.https://t.co/W8Li9efC10 pic.twitter.com/WJsSTyBfStAdvertisement— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) April 11, 2024
In the UK, a wide range of stories from home and abroad jostle for attention on the front pages of Thursday’s newspapers.
The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian both lead on President Joe Biden’s warning to Iran not to attack Israel and his pledge to provide “ironclad” support for its ally.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Biden warns Iran not to attack Israel'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/MCvLsMZFRp— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 10, 2024
Thursday's GUARDIAN: Biden declares 'iron clad' support for Israel amid fears of Iran attack#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ghqLowNG4y
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 10, 2024
The Independent also looks at overseas issues as it focuses on UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron urging countries not to “appease Putin” over Ukraine.
Fake stamps from China feature on the front of the Daily Mail, which says people are being forced to pay £5 penalties for incorrect postage when they are unwittingly used.
Thursday's DAILY MAIL: China is flooding Britain with fake stamps#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fYkxcPDPmj
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 10, 2024
The i turns its attention to buses with Labour plans to create new bus routes and give powers to local authorities to place services into public ownership.
Thursday's front page: Revealed: Labour’s plan to fix bus crisis with public ownership of failing services#TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by 🔴 @DavidParsley50: https://t.co/1i11Lh3xvY pic.twitter.com/TxAg5N6bha— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 10, 2024
Conservative constituencies saw some of the biggest rises in sickness benefit claims in the last year, according to The Times.
The NHS catches the eye of the Daily Express, which says specialist “same-day” units are providing quicker treatment for patients.
Thursday's DAILY EXPRESS: Radical NHS plan to fast track care and free up beds#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LOGBMovR3N
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 10, 2024
The Sun says police are staging a major security operation at the Grand National meeting to prevent a repeat of last year’s protest by animal rights activists.
On tomorrow's front page: Police launch biggest Grand National security operation since 1997 IRA bomb threat to stop protesters disrupting race https://t.co/f4BxLBceli pic.twitter.com/I3EfBr9Gzi
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 10, 2024
Caroline Flack’s mother features on the front of the Daily Mirror as she vows to keep fighting for the truth about her daughter’s death, following the news the Independent Office for Police Conduct has called for the Metropolitan Police to look into why the television presenter was facing a charge for assaulting her boyfriend.
Thursday's front page: I will get the truth https://t.co/winlHnFdqu #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/foPwOV6qz9
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 10, 2024
The Metro focuses on an inquest into a student who was inhaling two or three large bottles of “laughing gas” each day.
Tomorrow's Papers Today 📰
3 BOTTLES OF 'LAUGHING GAS' A DAY
🔴 Student died hooked on big nitrous oxide canisters #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/9foP4zcxNc— Metro (@MetroUK) April 10, 2024
A rise in US inflation occupies the front page of the Financial Times, which says traders have responded by cutting bets on interest rate cuts.
Thursday's FT UK EDITION: Markets slash rate cut bets as US inflation climbs to 3.5%#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SzThaJZmlB
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 10, 2024
And the Daily Star says one in seven people admit to reusing teabags after drying them on the washing line.
Thursday's front page: Brew brouhaha#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/dYckApATNO pic.twitter.com/Pn1CcznXwp
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 10, 2024
