Wednesday's front pages are dominated by coverage of bacterial infection Strep A, and a fatal shooting in the Ronanstown area of west Dublin earlier this week.
The Irish Times reports on warnings over an increase in a rare form of Strep A, with parents and health staff being urged to stay diligent as cases spike. The HSE on Tuesday launched an investigation into a child's (4) death, which may have been caused by an infection of Strep A.
The Irish Independent also report on Strep A: parents, schools and doctors are being asked to look out for symptoms of the potentially life-threatening bacterial infection.
The Irish Examiner is also covering Strep A. The paper also reports on a possible curb on teachers' career breaks in order to ease the strain of teacher shortages.
The Herald is covering multiple shootings that took place early this week, including a fatal incident in Ronanstown, Clondalkin.
The Echo is covering potential changes to the social welfare system.
The Irish Sun is also covering the killing in Ronanstown.
Today's Irish Sun front page. pic.twitter.com/SfFp539YRw
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) December 7, 2022
In the UK, the mid-week newspapers cover looming industrial action by paramedics and 999 call handlers in their largest strike for 30 years.
The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Financial Times and Daily Express report the nation-wide strike by ambulance trusts is planned for December 21 and 28.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Ambulance unlikely if you fall, elderly told'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/EJ7UznrlILAdvertisement— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 6, 2022
Wednesday’s Times #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NrTtQOrEOK
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) December 6, 2022
Just published: front page of the Financial Times (UK edition) for Wednesday 07 December pic.twitter.com/f2ZuBwSHxw
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 6, 2022
Wednesday's front page: Ambulance strike to put 'lives at risk' #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/T4gE8EZNgl pic.twitter.com/l7mVrvxWmJ
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 6, 2022
The planned action prompts the Daily Mail to attack Labour, with the paper writing that the opposition is taking “millions of pounds from unions trying to cripple Britain with strikes”.
Wednesday’s Daily Mail #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/X4IBEBe2ZC
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) December 6, 2022
The i continues to report on the Strep A outbreak among school children – the fight against which “may need extra antibiotics”.
Wednesday's front page: UK's Strep A fightback may need extra antibiotics
Story from @janemerrick23: https://t.co/G0kd9TcaLw#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XLx9D8wsiv— i newspaper (@theipaper) December 6, 2022
The Daily Mirror also covers the deadly infection by focusing on the heartbroken parent of the ninth child to die.
Wednesday's front page: Strep A took away my princesshttps://t.co/GqaBbHQv2R#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7qanGDtofS
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 6, 2022
Elsewhere, Metro and The Guardian splash with the Covid-contracts-for-PPE saga involving Tory peer Michelle Mone, with the latter paper reporting that the second company she lobbied ministers over “was a secret entity of her husband’s family office”.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
MONE ALONE
🔴 Isolated lingerie tycoon steps back from lords#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/s8zct05We4— Metro (@MetroUK) December 6, 2022
Guardian front page, Wednesday 7 December 2022: Mone lobbied for second firm with secret links to husband pic.twitter.com/ZUStIGqKw0
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) December 6, 2022
Meanwhile, The Sun says Frenchman Kylian Mbappe has been “outed” as a Three Lions fan ahead of the England v France World Cup quarter final.
On tomorrow's front page: Kylian Mbappe transforms into Three Lions fan as Sun lands first blow ahead of England v France World Cup quarter finalhttps://t.co/KHtrZDCxrR pic.twitter.com/LoRDJyejn9
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 6, 2022
And the Daily Star features the Arctic blast that is freezing Britain with icy wind and snow.
Wednesday's front page: Uh-oh! It's so cold even Amanda Holden has put a coat on #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/AJuNVAysxx pic.twitter.com/PCgSYdvazs
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 6, 2022
