What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
A preview of the main headlines in Wednesday's papers.
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The appointment of Simon Harris as Taoiseach dominates the front pages of Wednesday's papers, as changes are made to the cabinet.

The Irish Times leads with one of the Government's first decision's since Harris has become Taoiseach is to recognise Palestine as a state.

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The Irish Examiner leads with quotes from Mr Harris as he made his opening speech as Taoiseach.

The Irish Independent leads with a picture of Mr Harris with his family as the Dáil votes him to become Taoiseach.

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The Irish Daily Mail leads with a photo of Mr Harris and his daughter, as the paper claims there are already rumblings over the reshuffle in Government.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with reports that ISIS issued a threat to this week's Champions League quarter-finals.

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The Irish Daily Star leads with a man found guilty of stalking a woman after he put a tracker on her car for six months.

British papers

The nation’s papers are dominated by the findings of an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people.

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The story is carried by The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and Daily Mail, with the review determining children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in gender care, in a debate which it said has become exceptionally toxic.

Staying with the health service, Metro reports thousands of rats, cockroaches, wasps and lice have been found in the nation’s hospitals.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror and The Independent lead with former subpostmaster Alan Bates giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry, where he said the Post Office “needs disbanding” and called it a “dead duck” that is “beyond saving”.

Labour has warned the current public finance “mess” rules out a potential spending spree if the party wins the election, according to the i.

Tory MPs have called a recent “bonkers” ruling by the European Court of Human Rights proof of why it is time for the UK to quit the treaty, the Daily Express reports.

The Sun says the Princess Royal’s son Peter Phillips has split from his girlfriend.

The Financial Times reports OpenAI and Meta are on the verge of releasing new versions of their artificial intelligence models.

And the Daily Star says a mini heatwave is on the way.

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