Saturday's front pages cover a mix of stories from officials involved in awarding a mobile phone licence to Denis O'Brien 30 years ago being told to preserve files to a Romanian man being sentenced to life for the murder of Cork man Frankie Dunne.
The Irish Times reports that officials involved in awarding Denis O’Brien a mobile phone licence almost 30 years ago have been directed to “identify and preserve” old diaries and files from that era.
The Irish Examiner and The Echo both lead with the life sentence handed down on Friday to a 31-year-old Romanian man for murdering Frankie Dunne.
Fianna Fáil TDs want to dip into the corporation tax windfall to resolve the housing crisis... but what would the general public do with the €10billion surplus if they were Finance Minister for a day? Find out in our poll in Saturday's Mail pic.twitter.com/LwsHQhR3NN
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) April 28, 2023
Good morning, here is the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/rd2W7NIU09
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In the UK, Saturday’s newspapers are led by the resignation of BBC chairman Richard Sharp.
The Guardian, Financial Times and The Independent all report how Mr Sharp’s resignation came after he was found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose his role in helping former Prime Minister Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee.
Guardian front page, Saturday 29 April 2023: BBC chair quits as row over Tory sleaze grows pic.twitter.com/M9yyufLHWz
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 28, 2023
FT UK: Sharp quits BBC over Johnson loan #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mcWr137oJF
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 28, 2023
Independent digital front: BBC chairman quits over role in £800k 'Cash for Boris' loan #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nZHlo9SGh6
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 28, 2023
Staying with the BBC, the Daily Express leads with Tory MPs demanding Match of the Day host Gary Lineker be barred from voicing political opinions.
Saturday's Front Page: BBC Must Act To Silence Lineker#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/DD79IyejAj pic.twitter.com/q9a3bMO9IP
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 28, 2023
Elsewhere, The Sun says official documents about a £1.3 billion Royal Navy “hunter killer” submarine were found in the toilets of a Wetherspoons pub.
On tomorrow's front page: Secret plans from £1.3billion nuclear submarine found in toilet cubicle at Wetherspoons pubhttps://t.co/OKFTcHaVcw pic.twitter.com/rX9LDWxR8U
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 28, 2023
The Times leads with a hospital warning that an imminent nationwide strike by NHS nurses will put the safety of sick children at risk.
The Times: NHS strike poses threat to Great Ormond St #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/FOrOxmavlF
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 28, 2023
Another NHS warning is on the front of The Telegraph, with concerns surgeons are only carrying out scheduled operations one day a fortnight.
Daily Telegraph: Surgeons operate only once every fortnight #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/udfrchc5wU
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 28, 2023
The i reports mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group are fighting in Sudan.
The i: Revealed - Putin's top mercenaries are fighting in Sudan #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nsFrf4WBhS
— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) April 28, 2023
The Daily Mirror says a poll has found most Britons agree with the King’s bid to trim down the monarchy.
Saturday's front page: A new King for our times#TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/BmVhsOTs9U pic.twitter.com/toJyW0V2lb
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 28, 2023
The Daily Mail continues its campaign to axe the “tourist tax”.
Saturday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/OAuxPmonjh
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) April 28, 2023
And the Daily Star says 50% of women believe they barbecue better than men.
Women are set to take the tongues 🍔 #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/xkWaEaOtBP pic.twitter.com/Xj22X97dIl
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 28, 2023
