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What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

Saturday's front pages focus on a range of stories from tax cuts and lump sum payments being earmarked for the Budget to students being warned about rental scams. 
What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

By Rachel Vickers-Price, PA

Saturday's front pages focus on a range of stories from tax cuts and lump sum payments being earmarked for the Budget to students being warned about rental scams.

The Irish Times reports taxpayers are in line for significant income tax and USC cuts as part of Budget 2025, while social welfare increases of at least €12 per week are now also on the table.

The Irish Examiner reports cancer patients are being given false hope and putting themselves in danger due to Google search and review results that allow alternative cancer clinics to draw people in, according to a review in the journal Nature.

 

The Echo are warning students who are looking for accomodation in Dublin and Cork to be wary of rental scams.

In the UK, the King has praised Britain’s community spirit in the wake of rioting, which has dominated headlines this Saturday.

The Daily Express and The Times lead on Charles’s praise for the British public in response to community unrest.

The Daily Telegraph leads on the King calling for further unity.

The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror both report on the BBC demanding Huw Edwards hand back £200,000 worth of pay.

The i Weekend splashes on Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who is considering a fuel duty hike in the next budget.

The Financial Times leads on the sale of British financial services company Hargreaves Lansdown in a £5.4 billion takeover by private equity suitors that will give hundreds of millions of pounds to its billionaire founder.

The Guardian writes that vice-chancellors of British universities fear weaker educational institutions will need bailouts to avert financial failure thanks to fewer students and higher costs.

The Daily Star splashes on Brits who are stealing more stationary from their employers as the cost-of-living crisis impacts their hip pockets.

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