What the papers say: Friday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Friday's Front Pages
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By Jessica Coates, PA

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s front pages.

The Irish Times leads with Kyiv seeking to ease tension with Washington, saying it still wants an “investment and security” deal with the White House.

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Also featuring on the paper's front page is Shamrock Rovers' loss to Molde on Thursday night, which meant they exited the UEFA Conference League.

New Look is to cease operations in Ireland, resulting in the loss of over 340 jobs, the Irish Examiner reports. Also on the paper's front page is reports of doubts being cast on house building claims, with commencements data allegedly not providing an accurate picture.

The Echo reports on the more than 5,000 adults in the Cork and Kerry region who are waiting on a first appointment with a HSE dietitian.

 

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Construction of 3,000 new social and affordable homes was paused by the Department of Housing at the end of last year due to budgetary overruns, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

Ronan Keating's anger at a suspended sentence given to the man who caused his brother's death features on the front page of the Irish Daily Star.

The Irish Daily Mirror leads with the reaction of the Creeslough families to the decision to build a new service station on the site of the tragedy.

An 'extremely dangerous' criminal who previously served time for shooting a garda was arrested in Dublin on Wednesday night while he was armed with a handgun, The Herald reports.

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In the UK...

Tensions over Ukraine continue to lead Friday’s front pages.

The Guardian says UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Western countries should not be “fooled” by Vladimir Putin as tensions over Ukraine rise.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports the US has opposed calling Russia an aggressor in a G7 statement marking the third anniversary of Moscow’s invasion.

The Independent writes Donald Trump has sparked anger by trying to silence Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who defended himself against the US president, calling him a “dictator”.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to raise defence spending ahead of talks with Mr Trump in Washington next week, according to the i.

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The Times reports Sir Keir will offer European countries an “Australian-style” youth mobility scheme as Britain seeks a reset with Brussels.

Metro and the Daily Express both lead on a coroner’s ruling on the death of Jaysley Beck, a 19-year-old soldier who took her own life after being sexually assaulted by a senior officer and harassed by her boss.

The Daily Mirror splashes on plans for hundreds of thousands of patients stuck in “dental deserts” to get emergency appointments.

The Daily Telegraph claims doctors who change their gender can have past wrongdoings scrubbed from public record.

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards is yet to repay his £200,000 salary after avoiding jail time over child abuse images, The Sun reports.

The Daily Mail leads on a campaign to protect Britain’s creative industries from the threat of AI.

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Lastly, the Daily Star says the UK will be split down the middle by “bonkers weather”, with the north set to endure more snow.

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