Saturday's front pages focus on range of stories from EU leaders failing to back a Gaza ceasefire to overcrowded hospitals being urged to 'copy' Waterford hospitals' approach.
The Irish Times reports European Union leaders failed to back calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza at the end of a crunch summit despite Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saying an “overwhelming majority” of countries were in favour.
The Irish Examiner hospitals and the HSE should copy the systems put in place at University Hospital Waterford which have helped it to slash overcrowding in its emergency department.
The Echo lead with a piece about efforts being made to add more public beds to Cork University Hospital.
Today's front page pic.twitter.com/iLaYzYSl7B
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) December 16, 2023
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— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) December 15, 2023
Morning readers. Here's a look at the front page of Saturday's Belfast Telegraph.
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Today's front page story: https://t.co/KMf8bLvDST pic.twitter.com/rjw5b6MAE1Advertisement— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) December 16, 2023
In the UK, a development in the case of missing woman Gaynor Lord leads the papers on Saturday.
The Daily Express leads with a story on the missing mum, with police locating the 55-year-old Norwich woman’s body in the River Wensum.
Saturday's front page: Tragic end in hunt for Gaynorhttps://t.co/DsexsI37iZ#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/lxB8ZapbCB
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 15, 2023
The Sun and Metro splash with missing British boy Alex Batty, found alive after vanishing six years ago while on holiday abroad at age 11.
The Sun: Unbelievable! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/J4Sz6llZ8S
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 15, 2023
Presenting #TomorrowsPapersToday from:#Metro
Kidnap Alex walks free
For more newspapers visit: https://t.co/tm51QvZjLu#buyanewspaper pic.twitter.com/fuTSJTHkyl— The Press Room #TomorrowsPapersToday (@channel_tsc) December 14, 2023
The Guardian and The Independent report on the Duke of Sussex’s legal victory against the Daily Mirror and its former editor Piers Morgan, who claims he had no knowledge of his staff hacking royal phones.
Tomorrow’s Guardian front page #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/aiBIBjpgjm
— Clare Margetson (@claremargetson) December 15, 2023
Here’s tomorrow's front page tonight #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QrBaBlvpH5
— The Independent (@Independent) December 15, 2023
The Daily Mirror splashes with the BBC as the national broadcaster halts production on A Question Of Sport after 50 years on air.
Saturday's front page: Question of Sport axed https://t.co/Kkj7UDoCYo #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2gWSbnGy8f
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 15, 2023
The Daily Telegraph leads with a story on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, writing he has “no place” to interfere in the media group’s sale to a foreign investor from the United Arab Emirates.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sadiq Khan blocks 'cars for Ukraine' scheme'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/UTTvA8jNLx— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 15, 2023
The i claims a period of prolonged “mortgage misery” is coming for Britons due to high interest rates.
i Weekend: Millions face mortgage misery for ‘longer than expected’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/fVL7VSuqHo
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 15, 2023
A story on healthcare system waiting lists tops The Times, as new data reveals people are forced into paying for private doctors as NHS wait times continue to rise.
The Times: Rise of the month-long wait just to see your GP #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LtSirx0Bt6
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 15, 2023
The Financial Times says the West is attempting to end the conflict in Ukraine by freezing Moscow’s assets at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Presenting #TomorrowsPapersToday from:#FT UK
*West weighs seizing Russian assets.
*Chinese plot to sway Brussels
For more newspapers visit: https://t.co/tm51QvYLVW#buyanewspaper pic.twitter.com/qJS4MDqd5y— The Press Room #TomorrowsPapersToday (@channel_tsc) December 15, 2023
The Daily Mail reports on the cost-of-living crisis, detailing the best sales for those who may struggle this holiday season due to an uptick in expenses in 2023.
Daily Mail: Half-Price Christmas! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2ymR0yyub6
— George Mann (@sgfmann) December 15, 2023
And the Daily Star says some experts claim the potato should not be considered a vegetable after new data on the plant was uncovered, calling its place in the UK diet into question.
Saturday's front page: What a spuddy outrage 🥔#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/NjYuCFP5Sm pic.twitter.com/hwuQ8pHmzz
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 15, 2023
