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A report into the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick which has stated her death was “almost certainly avoidable” dominates Saturday’s front pages.

The Irish Times leads with the report into Aoife Johnston’s death. A story on proposed hate speech laws being scrapped also makes the front page.

The Irish Examiner also leads with the report finding that Aoife Johnston’s death was ‘avoidable’.

Pensioners could receive a financial boost in Budget 2025, the Irish Independent reports.

The Irish Sun and Irish Daily Mail also lead with the report into Aoife Johnston’s death at UHL.

The Herald leads with former Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes being caught with almost €4,000 worth of cocaine in his car after leading gardaí on a high-speed pursuit in Dublin.

The Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a couple who made £475,000 through illegal sports streaming.

Derry GAA have ruled out the return of former football manager Rory Gallagher, The Irish News reports.

The British papers on Saturday are led by the UK prime minister and his most senior ministers no longer accepting donations to pay for their clothes.

The Times, The Guardian and The Telegraph report the move comes after a row about Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer’s acceptance of gifts, including clothing, from prominent Labour donor and peer Lord Alli.

A new poll shows the UK prime minister’s popularity has plunged 26 points amid the row, according to the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mirror leads with a press conference hearing how there was a “systematic failure of corporate responsibility” in the Mohamed Al Fayed case, with lawyers labelling the late billionaire a “monster”. Five women alleged they had been raped by Mr Al Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, with a number of others alleging sexual misconduct.

Elsewhere, the i reports Brussels is set to tell the UK government young people aged 18 to 30 should get four-year visas allowing them to live in the UK in return for a softer Brexit trade deal.

The UK government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments will affect 86 per cent of pensioners already living in poverty, according to the Daily Express.

The Financial Times reports public debt hit 100 per cent of GDP for the first time since the 1960s on Friday.

And the Daily Star says a brain surgeon who fell into a week-long coma has claimed heaven smells like KFC.

The New York Times leads with a story on Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, which Israel’s military claim killed a senior Hezbollah official. A story on a decision for votes to be hand-counted in the state of Georgia, which will be crucial in the US presidential election, also makes the front page.

 

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