What the papers say: Monday's front pages

The fallout from the resounding No votes in the referendums continues to dominate the front pages of the Irish newspapers.

The Irish Times reports that the emphatic rejection of referendums on care and family over the weekend has led to a growing nervousness in the Government about increased voter volatility with a number of elections on the horizon.

The Irish Independent reveals that Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has distanced his party from the referendums defeats.

Leo Varadkar will have "give an account of himself" to Fine Gael party activists after the referendum losses, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

The Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Star lead with the funeral of Late Late Toy Show star Saoirse Ruane, who died from cancer last week aged just 12.

A retired judge tells the Irish Daily Mirror that Garda Commissioner Drew Harris should be sacked.

A medic tells the Belfast Telegraph of the dangers of Botox amid botched procedures and a lack of regulation in the North.

Britain's Princess of Wales dominates the front pages in the UK after several wire services refused to publish Kate’s portrait, claiming the image is doctored.

The Daily Telegraph splashes with a piece on the controversial Kate photo as multiple press agencies, including Reuters, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse, pulled her first official portrait for 2024 from publication over concerns that it has been “manipulated”.

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'Photo from palace was doctored, say agencies'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2024

The Daily Mirror and Metro also run with Kate-related headlines, focusing their leads on Kate and her health in the wake of public speculation following a brief hospital stay in January.

MIRROR: Thank You! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1Xg7G3j0zF

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

METRO: I’m smiles better #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XuRtMCdguT

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The Daily Express and the Daily Mail splash with British prime minister Rishi Sunak’s latest bid to address the number of working-age Britons signed off as unfit to work.

DAILY EXPRESS: We’ll get tougher with work-shy to cut taxes, says PM #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5BEKhEcbSD

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

MAIL: Town Halls’ Woke Spree #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zhCjDsz98T

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The Times leads with a piece on public sector waste, following a new report that indicates doubled UK government spending on “woke jobs”.

THE TIMES: Blasphemy demos ‘are growing in radicalism’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xq7BjiIA0F

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The Guardian runs with a warning from counterterrorism and extremism experts urging politicians not to politicise extremism.

GUARDIAN: Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising extremism #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GurXAojghb

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The i splashes with the faulty, multi-million pound-costing Home Office IT system that left health service staff unable to start work, slowed down immigration, and saw children wait up to 21 months for citizenships.

I: Faulty IT at Home Office hits effort to tackle illegal immigration #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vyda49L2nn

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The Independent reports that elderly patients are being “treated like animals” as the NHS struggles to cope with entire geriatric wards and an ever-increasing aged population.

INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Scandal of the elderly’treated like animals’ on hospital wards #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6qNr3kaCSw

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 10, 2024

The Financial Times reports that faith in the US economy is rising, but Americans are wary of crediting Joe Biden for the upturn as the US presidential campaign trail heats up.

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— Financial Times (@FT) March 10, 2024

And the Daily Star splashes with claims made by linguist Bernard Cerquiglini, who believes “English doesn’t exist”, adding that Britons are simply speaking “badly pronounced French”.