What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Wednesday's Front Pages
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Irish newspapers

A civil damages claim against Conor McGregor by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by him and another man dominates Irish front pages on Wednesday.

The Irish Times lead with a story saying that according to a new report, gangland informants should be allowed to commit crimes in certain circumstances, a story about Brendan Mullin being found guilty of stealing from Bank of Ireland, and a story about eating disorders being a key reason for child psychiatric admissions.

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The Irish Examiner leads with a court story about a woman who is claiming civil damages against Conor McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in December 2018, a story about the Green Party being accused of "running riot" with finances, a report which says garda informants should be allowed to engage in crime, and the future of a proposed tented encampment for asylum seekers in north Dublin being in doubt.

The Echo leads with stories about the private rental sector pushing Cork people into homelessness and inmates in Cork Prison having no beds.

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The Irish Independent lead with a story about just 26 per cent of top-paying jobs being held by women.

The Herald, the Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star all lead with court stories about the woman claiming civil damages against Conor McGregor and another man by a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted.

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British newspapers

One story dominates the front pages of Wednesday’s UK newspapers with the US presidential election featuring across the board.

The UK Times carries pictures of rival candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as it declares “World awaits America’s fate”, while the Financial Times simply says “America decides”.

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A picture of Ms Harris dominates the front of The Guardian under the headline “Hope… and fear” while The UK Independent asks if the vice president will prevent “four more years of Donald Trump” as it reports both candidates have made late gains in swing states.

The UK Daily Mirror also centres on a picture of the vice president with the headline “pray for victory… brace for chaos”, the i taking a similar line as it says the US was braced for election unrest in the wake of the result as the country “votes for its future”.

The UK Daily Mail says the result is “a coin toss”, but says “Tinderbox America” was holding its breath with Washington locking down in case of civil unrest.

Issues with voting machines in Pennsylvania occupy the front of the Metro, which reports both sides are confident of victory in one of the closest presidential races.

The UK Daily Star also focuses on potential unrest as it recalls one of Mr Trump’s past quotes with the headline “Bigly Trouble”.

Not every title leads on the election, The Daily Telegraph carrying a picture of Mr Trump and a story about bomb threats at polling stations in swing states, alongside a warning from food suppliers that the Government’s “inheritance tax raid” will put the UK’s food security at risk.

The Daily Express also carries pictures of the presidential rivals, but leads on domestic issues with a prediction of huge increases in the next five years.

Ms Harris and Mr Trump also feature on the front of The Sun, which says the race is neck and neck, with the main focus on Colleen Rooney possibly being ruled out of trials during I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! due to arthritis.

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