Continued fallout from the RTÉ payment scandal and further costs to the new National Children's Hospital are among the headlines in today's papers.
The Irish Times leads with a warning for the Government to end Direct Provision, while RTÉ are set to challenge accounts given by Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly about payments to the presenter.
The Irish Examiner leads with further costs to the National Children's Hospital, as costs are expected to rise above €2 million.
The Echo leads with the trial of a man accused of murdering Nora Sheehan in 1981.
The Irish Independent claims staff in RTÉ are split on a potential return by Ryan Tubridy to the broadcaster.
The Irish Daily Mail claims GAAGO did not get clearance from the Consumer Watchdog, following questions on the service at the Oireachtas Committee yesterday.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with BBC presenter Huw Edwards named as the presenter behind the scandal, as he is currently in hospital for treatment for mental health issues.
British papers
Newsreader Huw Edwards leads Thursday’s papers as his wife revealed he is the BBC presenter embroiled in a scandal over paying a teenager for pictures.
The story leads almost all of the national titles with the Daily Mirror reporting the 61-year-old is in hospital.
Thursday's front page - 'CRISIS AT THE BEEB'https://t.co/xi5VTP5mGf pic.twitter.com/GFp0On0OfI
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 12, 2023
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The i follows a similar line as it says his wife Vicky Flind revealed the star is receiving mental health care, while Metro says simply: “It is Huw Edwards”.
Thursday's front page: Huw Edwards in hospital for mental health care, says wife
Read here: https://t.co/F4qOEEC5DP#Tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/zDDUWkEGJi— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 12, 2023
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
It Is Huw Edwards
🔴 Wife names him as the 'presenter' in sex pics stories
🔴 'Serious mental health episode' of depressed star
🔴 'I revealed it out of concern for him and our 5 children' pic.twitter.com/VfKkcmQg7X— Metro (@MetroUK) July 12, 2023
Several of the newspapers opt for the same picture of the couple, the Daily Mail saying Ms Flind named her husband just after police had confirmed no crime had been committed, saying he has “serious mental health issues”.
Daily Mail: My husband has serious mental health issues #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BOu2cnpOfh
— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 12, 2023
The couple are pictured on the front of the Daily Express, which says Mr Edwards is “deeply sorry”.
Thursday's front page: Huw Edwards' wife names him as star in BBC scandal https://t.co/fzbKRFthWH#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/woNQMiG7CD
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 12, 2023
The same picture is used in The Times, which says Mr Edwards is the “BBC star in eye of storm”, and the Daily Star, as both reference warnings of temperatures reaching 48C across parts of Europe in the next week.
The Times: Wife reveals Huw Edwards
is BBC star in eye of storm #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rifN5l7Vj6— George Mann (@sgfmann) July 12, 2023
Thursday's front page: It's Huw!#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/Eq2zM4wXMO pic.twitter.com/upuWVYlsru
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 12, 2023
The Daily Telegraph echoes the reveal of the presenter’s name and his “serious mental health issues”, while also reporting on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addressing the Nato summit in Vilnius.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Huw Edwards named by wife as presenter suspended by BBC'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/tN9vCMNw7F— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 12, 2023
Mr Zelensky also features on the front of The Guardian, which leads on the naming of Huw Edwards with his wife saying he intends to respond to the allegations about him “once well enough”.
Guardian front page, Thursday 13 July 2023: Huw Edwards named as the BBC presenter at centre of allegations pic.twitter.com/iQKWcP6RAm
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 12, 2023
The Financial Times is the only title not to lead on the BBC story, relegating it down page as it focuses on a large drop in US inflation.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday 13 July https://t.co/9luRXzlvpy pic.twitter.com/RSZ6HUlI7u
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 12, 2023
