Friday's front pages focus on a range of stories from EU leaders calling for a pause on the Gaza conflict for aid to Gardaí investigating malicious messages being sent around about two female members of the force.
The Irish Times reports EU leaders on Thursday night agreed on a call for “pauses” in the conflict in Gaza to allow aid into the beleaguered enclave.
The Irish Examiner lead with a piece about the widespread circulation of "false, inappropriate, unacceptable, and malicious" WhatsApp messages about two serving female gardaí from fellow members is being investigated.
The Echo focusses on 'significant progress' being made on the investigation into the death of a Polish man in Cork in 2018.
Good morning. Here is the front page of today's Irish Independent: pic.twitter.com/YeZCPQtr8i
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) October 27, 2023
Friday's front page pic.twitter.com/t1sWDk9RZD
Advertisement— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) October 26, 2023
Today's front page of the Belfast Telegraph pic.twitter.com/mkHD50anze
— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) October 27, 2023
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In the UK, The arrest of MP Crispin Blunt and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict feature across the UK’s front pages on Friday.
The i, The Sun and the Daily Mail report on Tory MP Crispin Blunt, who was arrested over rape and drug claims.
Mr Blunt said he is confident the investigation “will end without charge”.
Friday's front page: Tory turmoil as Blunt arrested over rape and drug claims #TomorrowsPapersToday
Latest by @poppyeh @singharj: https://t.co/BMQ6U3k69F pic.twitter.com/riCjwW8Ly6— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 26, 2023
On tomorrow's front page: Tory MP Crispin Blunt revealed he has been arrested on suspicion of rape and drug possessionhttps://t.co/FkdOjxcqG8 pic.twitter.com/R44k2bk35q
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 26, 2023
Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/EoDdsXwxwF
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 26, 2023
The Times and The Independent relay the plea for help from 200 Britons trapped in Gaza, with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising to do “everything we can” to get them out of the region.
The Times: 200 Britons trapped in Gaza plead for help #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/M4STfSTc3r
— George Mann (@sgfmann) October 26, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited senior Hamas and Iranian leaders to Moscow, The Telegraph reports.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Putin welcomes Hamas to Moscow'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/VLEVGGOJUp— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 26, 2023
The Guardian warns a new phase of the Israel-Hamas war has begun after Israel staged a raid into Gaza.
The Guardian: Israel stages raid into Gaza
as new phase of war begins #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/efjxYkFy7s— George Mann (@sgfmann) October 26, 2023
The King met with aid agencies about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza after more images of injured children were released, the Daily Mirror reports.
Daily Mirror: Save them #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/jHqfxjmtiz
— George Mann (@sgfmann) October 26, 2023
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says while dementia cases will rise, there are hopes a new drug will make the disease treatable.
Friday's front cover: Dementia cases to rise... but new drugs offer hopehttps://t.co/V7cVPJB4UO#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Q42Yg6WkOK
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 26, 2023
The US economy has had a 4.9 per cent growth in their GDP in the biggest jump since 2021, with higher wages boosting confidence, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 27 October https://t.co/YN1p9Pf7Ng pic.twitter.com/tFLiJSE78C
— Financial Times (@FT) October 26, 2023
The Metro leads with Mr Sunak’s speech on artificial intelligence, running with the headline: “End of the world is A.I.”
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
END OF THE WORLD IS A.I.
🔴 PM'S stark warning for humanity... but don't panic yet, he insists #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/rKi0cdapci— Metro (@MetroUK) October 26, 2023
And the Daily Star says grumpy partners may actually be suffering a demonic possession.
Grumpy devils #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/ZRQUgS4pFr pic.twitter.com/pGkjJbF8eJ
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 26, 2023
