What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
Wednesday's front pages.
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A crash in Co Mayo that claimed the lives of a woman and two girls, planned new immigration laws, and the Baltimore bridge collapse are stories that feature on Wednesday's front pages.

The Coalition's latest immigration plans will look to limit the use of hotels for asylum seekers, and rely more on the private sector, The Irish Times reports. The Baltimore bridge collapse also makes the front page.

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The proposed new immigration laws also make the front page of the Irish Examiner.

The Irish Independent leads with a story on a crash in Co Mayo, in which a woman and two girls died.

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The Echo leads with a story on vulnerable people in Cork who are waiting for home support.

Patrick Kielty is attracting more viewers to The Late Late Show than his predecessor Ryan Tubridy, according to the Irish Sun.

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The Irish Daily Mail leads with the proposed immigration changes.

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The Herald also leads with a story on the fatal crash in Co Mayo.

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Free hospital car parks will not be a reality in Northern Ireland until 2026, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

The Irish News leads with a story on the grieving family of an engineer killed by a falling tree during a storm.

Images of the collapsed bridge in Baltimore bridge feature across Wednesday’s UK front pages with headlines spanning asylum and migration issues as well as the BBC licence fee.

The Metro leads with the dramatic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by a container ship heading out of Baltimore.

The Daily Mail and Daily Express focus on the Clapham chemical attacker being granted asylum, despite doubts over previous convictions and honesty during migration testing.

The Daily Telegraph also turns its attention to migration, saying churches are “undermining” asylum regulations in the UK.

The Independent reports that the rich face paying a higher licence fee after the BBC announced a public consultation on its funding.

The Daily Mirror shifts its focus abroad to Brits fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine invasion, who it labels “Traitors”.

The Sun leads with the latest developments in music mogul Sean Combs’ ongoing legal headaches. 

The Times leads on the state of the NHS, saying confidence among staff is at the lowest level on record.

The Guardian shines a light on gagging clauses handed down to those involved with sexual misconduct and bullying complaints at lobbying group CBI.

The Financial Times concentrates in Donald Trump’s Truth Social debuting on the stock market.

The Daily Star splashes with a story on Korean Central Television, which aired a 2010 episode of Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets in which presenter was obscured.

The New York Times leads with the Baltimore bridge collapse.

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