What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
All the stories from the day's national newspapers.
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Reports on Sinead O'Connor's cause of death and the discovery of 14 people in a lorry at Rosslare dominate Wednesday's front pages.

The Irish Times reports the planet is almost at "critical 1.5 degree threshold".

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The paper also reports former Circuit Court judge Gerard O'Brien, who resigned from the bench last week following his conviction for sexual assault, is "still in line for pension".

Meanwhile, the Irish Examiner's headline reads: 'Fourteen migrants found in lorry at Europort'.

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The Irish Independent is among the papers leading with an image of Sinead O'Connor, following a coroner in the UK ruling her death last July was due to natural causes.

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Finally, the Irish Daily Mirror reports on a trial in Spain in which Calum Best, son of the late George Best, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a club.

In Britain, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal dominates the front pages.

The Metro, The Independent and The Times lead with former Post Office chief Paula Vennells, who was in charge during the scandal, agreeing to give back her CBE after public outrage over the scandal.

The Daily Mail echoes calls from campaigners for Ms Vennells to return £3 million in bonuses and pension.

The Daily Telegraph says the man who created the faulty software in the Horizon Post Office scandal has “demanded immunity” before he agrees to appear at the public inquiry.

The Daily Mirror spoke to a widow who said her husband was “destroyed” by the scandal.

Fujitsu won UK government contracts under UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s watch “despite” the company’s software being found to be at fault during the Post Office scandal, according to the Financial Times and the i.

The Sun shares a message from a postmaster, who was backed by Britain's Princess Kate during his fight for justice, who asks for every conviction to be overturned.

In other news, the Daily Express says Mr Sunak will face a “showdown” with Conservative rebels over the Rwanda deportation bill.

And the Daily Star reports that experts have said men can wear their undies for more than one day.

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