Wednesday's front pages are dominated by a continued focus of on the RTÉ pay scandal as workers staged a protest at RTÉ headquarters on Tuesday.
The Irish Times and Irish Examiner both focus on RTÉ staff staging a protest outside their offices on Wednesday after revelations about Ryan Tubridy being paid outside his annual contract.
The Echo focus on the 150 complaints made about Cork City and County Council to the Ombudsman in 2022.
Here's the front page of today's Irish Independent pic.twitter.com/QQQUzduXsc
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) June 28, 2023
TDs are hoping to finally get some answers from RTÉ bosses over payments controversy... but will they? pic.twitter.com/cDCcHJ7BPK
— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) June 28, 2023
Today's Front Page of The Irish Sun pic.twitter.com/0duqxBYW7m
Advertisement— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) June 28, 2023
Morning, readers. Here's a look at today's front page of the Belfast Telegraph. https://t.co/gUUIrXh4QP
Stay with us for all your breaking news today. pic.twitter.com/nhOX9VQyXM— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) June 28, 2023
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In the UK, the former health secretary’s evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry features in several editions, while planned strikes by doctors are also prominent.
The Daily Mirror says relatives of Covid victims turned their backs on Mr Hancock as they refused to accept his apology to the inquiry.
Wednesday’s Daily MIRROR: “Sorry Is Not Enough” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3HaCU5E5yS
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 27, 2023
His words dominate the front of the Daily Express, which says he wanted to be “brutally honest with the public” over failings in preparing to face a pandemic and that he was “profoundly sorry”.
Wednesday's front page: 'I want to be brutally honest with the public'https://t.co/uwunGtDmAW#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/SHNDAK5g7E
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) June 27, 2023
Metro also focuses on those failings with Mr Hancock criticising the prioritisation of body bags above fighting the virus, a strategy The Independent describes as “completely wrong”.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
Hancock's covid inquiry claim
BODY BAGS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THE VIRUS
🔴 Whitehall crisis planning 'completely wrong' before pandemic hit, ex-health secretary says#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/427uqAHLq7— Metro (@MetroUK) June 27, 2023
The Daily Mail warns of the “worst strike disruption” in NHS history as senior doctors announced a 48-hour strike on the back of a stoppage by junior doctors.
Wednesday’s Daily MAIL: “7 DAYS Of NHS Chaos As Senior Doctors Walk Out” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Ym9iwsvRAo
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 27, 2023
The senior doctors also lead The Daily Telegraph as it says consultants “on six-figure salaries” will walk out and place the NHS in “uncharted territory”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
Doctors on £100k to walk out over pay#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/Kx2D0Xf3yf— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 27, 2023
The inquest into the death of Nicola Bulley features on several front pages, but The Sun is the only one to lead on it with the text message sent by her partner just before she drowned in the River Wyre.
On tomorrow's front page: Nicola Bulley's partner Paul Ansell's heartbreaking final text to her one hour after tragedyhttps://t.co/14TS9S9idw pic.twitter.com/1flnzytKhr
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 27, 2023
Russia continues to play a prominent role on the front pages, the i reporting that president Vladimir Putin has sent a plane to Washington to bring home diplomats.
Wednesday's front page: Putin's plane flies Russian diplomats home from America#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/g1vzLWveU8
— i newspaper (@theipaper) June 27, 2023
And the Financial Times says Mr Putin has admitted paying billions of dollars to fund the Wagner paramilitary group which marched towards Moscow at the weekend.
Wednesday’s FINANCIAL Times: “Putin admits Kremlin paid billions to bankroll Wagner’s paramilitaries” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/u8GMbi7As4
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 27, 2023
The Times looks nearer to home as it warns of crises which will force water bills to rise by up to 40 per cent.
Wednesday’s TIMES: “Water bills will rise by up to 40% amid crises” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/etzIrpQZPd
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 27, 2023
The Guardian concentrates on criticism which says the Government’s drive to net-zero is missing targets “on nearly every front”.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 28 June 2023: Government adviser condemns UK for failed 'leadership' over net zero pic.twitter.com/MmRGM8QftD
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 27, 2023
And the Daily Star focuses on the need for dogs to have a holiday.
Wednesday's front page: Dogs need holidays too! 🐶😎https://t.co/ZuwltrfjCi#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/w8ticKIGgY
— Daily Star (@dailystar) June 27, 2023
