What the papers say: Saturday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Saturday's Front Pages
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Shane MacGowan's funeral is the main story in Saturday's newspapers as tributes to The Pogues frontman dominate front pages.

The Irish Times and Irish Examiner both carry front page stories on the last goodbye for MacGowan.

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Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh has said he has received 'ransom' demands of €2 million to withdraw bogus planning objections, according to the Irish Independent.

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The Echo leads with a story on a warning to drug users after eight heroin overdoses in Cork city.

The Irish Daily Star, Irish Sun and The Herald all lead with Shane MacGowan's funeral.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with a story on internal briefings that warned Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly that the HSE would fail to reach key targets.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph also leads with Shane MacGowan's funeral.

 

Developments with the British prime minister’s Rwanda plan continue to lead the UK's papers.

The Times reports Rishi Sunak’s emergency Rwanda legislation has been given only a “50 per cent at best” chance of successfully getting removal flights off next year in an official legal assessment for the UK government.

The Guardian says the UK Home Office has been ordered to reveal the full costs of the prime minister's plan to the public accounts committee.

Tory rebels are “plotting to derail” the law, according to the i.

And The Daily Telegraph leads with comments from former UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick, who accuses Mr Sunak of failing to keep his word on doing “whatever it takes” to stop the boats.

Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror says Nigel Farage’s team has been accused of using doctored photographs in an effort to win votes on I’m A Celebrity.

Britain's King Charles is refusing to be “emotionally blackmailed” over the book row with the Duke of Sussex, according to The Sun.

The Independent leads with the US urging Israel to do more to protect civilians in Gaza.

The festive season takes centre stage across the rest of the front pages, with the Daily Mail reporting UK postal workers have been told to prioritise money-spinning parcels such as Amazon deliveries “at the expense of letters”, including Christmas cards.

The FT Weekend says disruption in the Panama and Suez canals is threatening global supply chains in the run-up to Christmas.

Five million Britons are planning to spend Christmas abroad to escape the cost-of-living crisis, according to the Daily Express.

And the Daily Star says there has been a drop in the number of professional Santas available at Christmas grottos.

The New York Times leads with a story on the European Union agreeing a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules.

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