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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

A variety of stories feature on the front of the Irish newspapers on Saturday.
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Israel’s ission over the drone attack that led to the death of seven aid workers features among a range of stories on the front pages of Ireland’s newspapers on Saturday.

The Irish Times leads with the situation in Gaza after an Israeli military inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure.

Obesity will become a disease of the past thanks to new weight-loss medications helping people who struggle most, a HSE expert tells the Irish Examiner.

The Irish Independent has details of a property developer who is taking a judicial review against An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant permission to a major housing development in south Dublin.

A former 2FM presenter is set to sue RTÉ over entitlements he claims he missed out on, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

The Irish Daily Mirror reports that the body of New York knife attack victim Sarah McNally is being returned to her grieving family in Longford ahead of her funeral.

The Belfast Telegraph reveals that MI5 agents believed the father of deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly was “a leading member of the UDA” and involved in an international plot to secure weapons for loyalist paramilitaries.

In the British papers, The Independent reports that Israel has now itted its “grave mistake” in the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, with two of the IDF sacked as a result.

The Daily Telegraph says the Royal Mail’s decision to cut second-class deliveries “risks patient’s safety”.

The Times leads with the pressure on junior doctors in England to end their strikes after consultants backed a pay deal.

The Daily Mail says British civil servants will strike after being ordered to return to the office for two days a week.

The Sun runs a story about the separation of actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher, who announced they are getting a divorce.

The Daily Mirror shares a message of to Kate Middleton in her cancer battle from an ex-prisoner whom she inspired.

The Daily Express quotes British prime minister Rishi Sunak, who declared that the UK economy will “really take off.”

According to the FT Weekend, Thames Water’s parent company has sent a notice to bondholders stating that it has defaulted on its debt.

And the Daily Star warns Britain to “brace yourself” for Storm Kathleen which will bring 70mph winds and heavy rain.

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