An inquiry into sexual abuse at religious schools in Ireland dominates Wednesday's front pages.
The Irish Times, Irish Examiner and Irish Independent lead with the inquiry. Survivors of historical sexual abuse in religious-run schools in Ireland told an inquiry how their childhoods were destroyed when they were raped or assaulted.
Focus Ireland helped 200 families who were either homeless or at risk of being homeless in Cork last year, The Echo reports.
The Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mail both lead with the school sexual abuse inquiry.
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— Irish Daily Star (@isfearranstar) September 4, 2024
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— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) September 3, 2024
The Irish Sun leads with the controversy over a €336,000 bike shelter at Leinster House.
— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) September 4, 2024
The Herald leads with a story on the young girl injured in the Parnell Street attack last November being discharged from hospital.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on raw sewage being discovered near bathing areas.
The Irish News leads with Armagh GAA issuing a warning about a fake Sam Maguire trophy.
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Sham Maguire pic.twitter.com/ICr0LcYt5x— The Irish News (@irish_news) September 4, 2024
The deaths of 12 people killed after a boat carrying asylum seekers in the English Channel “ripped open” leads Wednesday’s UK front pages.
The Guardian and Independent report more than 50 people have been rescued, including two in critical condition, from the “terrible shipwreck” off Cap Gris-Nez. It is believed only eight people onboard were wearing life jackets.
GUARDIAN: Six children among 12 dead after boat ‘ripped open’ in the Channel #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4yPC8OMxbA
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 3, 2024
INDEPENDENT: Horror in Channel #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3wG859WVcB
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 3, 2024
The Daily Mail also leads on the tragedy, asking: “How long before the vile people-smuggling gangs are stopped?”
MAIL: How long before the vile smuggling gangs are stopped? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/t8IaTovFJP
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 3, 2024
The Daily Mirror splashes on a grandfather killed while walking his dog in a park.
Wednesday's front page: 'Murdered' by a kid 30 seconds from home https://t.co/CmT2RpOw2N#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1W9RIHH0Rb
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 3, 2024
Metro leads on the inquest into the death of a man who overdosed the week after failing a lie detector test on the Jeremy Kyle show.
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TV KYLE THREW MY DAD UNDER THE BUS
🔴 Suicide victim said star egged on audience to boo him#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pkokcuH3js— Metro (@MetroUK) September 3, 2024
In political news, the Daily Telegraph says Angela Rayner is in talks to end Margaret Thatcher’s “right to buy” policy, despite previously benefiting from the scheme herself.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
Rayner in talks to end Thatcher’s ‘right to buy’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Campaigners are calling for the criminal prosecution of those responsible for the Grenfell Tower fire, the i reports.
Wednesday's front page: Grenfell guilty must now be prosecuted, urge MPs and survivors #TomorrowsPapersToday
Exclusive from @whazell: https://t.co/1OjnIUFvyr pic.twitter.com/sKPNybPVvT— The i paper (@theipaper) September 3, 2024
Regulators will scale back a regime that would have forced banks to reimburse fraud victims up to £415,000 after pressure from ministers and fintech firms, the Financial Times alleges.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 4 September https://t.co/rzH8ecurYt pic.twitter.com/4f7WI703JI
— Financial Times (@FT) September 3, 2024
Across the pond, The Times reports the United States has refused to follow Britain’s lead in suspending arms sales to Israel.
TIMES: Starmer and US at odds over Israel arms sales #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HbgL0mz9fd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 3, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star claims mobsters are turning their backs on traditional homes in Sicily and New Jersey, instead taking up residence in leafy towns like Woking, Surrey.
Wednesday’s front page: Bada bing!#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/vlHRH7AIJF pic.twitter.com/lkz5YFttSr
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 3, 2024
The New York Times leads with a story on Russian airstrikes on Ukraine.
