What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
All the top stories from the day's national newspapers.
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A fatal crash in Co Mayo leads many of the national papers on Wednesday morning.

The Irish Times reports on plans for fintech business Revolut to offer mortgages in 2025, as the company continues to expand its offerings to customers.

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Alongside is piece on the controversial hate speech bill, being put forward by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, which is now expected to be delayed until after the Dáil's summer recess.

The Irish Examiner reads: '500k people drinking "at risk" water', while The Echo covers capacity issues at Cork Prison.

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The Irish Independent looks ahead to further cancellations expected to be announced by Aer Lingus for next week, as the dispute with pilots rages on.

Meanwhile, the Irish Daily MailIrish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star all lead with a fatal collision in Co Mayo on Tuesday, in which a woman and girl were killed.

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In Britain, the eve of the UK General Election is here, which has dominated Wednesday’s front pages.

The Daily Telegraph and The Times both run with former UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s plea to the public to stop Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour from seizing victory.

Mr Johnson and Rishi Sunak have united to issue the same plea to Britons to “stop Starmergeddon”, writes the Daily Mail.

Daily Express reports Mr Sunak has also issued a solo plea to the British people, reminding them to use their votes wisely.

The Independent explains the Tories’ public pleas.

The Guardian writes about a backlash over an “antisemitic Tory attack on Starmer”.

The Daily Mirror reports that the end is coming for “14 years of hurt”.

The Daily Star splashes with an election countdown.

The i reports on a prisons crisis waiting for whoever forms the new government.

Moving away from Westminster, the Metro reports on universities that are apparently “spying on students” on behalf of police.

The Sun leads on football legend Andy Carroll, who it says has been photographed in a 1am street brawl.

Lastly, the Financial Times reports on water companies that are bracing for a slew of lawsuits after a court ruling.

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