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A variety of stories feature on the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers.

The Irish Times reports that HSE officials were told a continued recruitment freeze this year risks increasing waiting times for patients, demoralising staff and providing poor value for public money.

The Irish Examiner was in the High Court as the mother of Eve Cleary gave evidence in her action against the HSE over the death of her 21-year-old daughter hours after she was discharged from University Hospital Limerick.

Several RTÉ board members are expected to face calls to resign as a report into the use of €2.2 million on Toy Show The Musical will be published soon, according to the Irish Independent.

The Taoiseach has accused Sinn Féin of adding to the trauma of Ukrainian refugees as the party continues to change its position on migration, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror lead with the “lonely secret” funeral service of Ian Bailey, the prime suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case.

The Belfast Telegraph says optimism is increasing across the political divide in the North that DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson will lead his party back into the Stormont Executive within the next fortnight.

The sentencing of the man who killed three people in Nottingham last year dominates the British newspapers.

Valdo Calocane – who admitted to three charges of manslaughter and three of attempted murder after hitting pedestrians with a stolen van – stabbed students Barney Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates (65) on June 13th.

The Times says Barnaby’s mother Emma Webber described Calocane as a “monstrous individual” at Nottingham Crown Court.

Both the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express say Grace was killed trying to save her friend from the attack.

Her brother James calls his sister a hero in the Metro, which contrasts that by labelling Calocane a “timebomb”, while The Sun called him a “monster & coward”.

The Daily Mail asks why Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic with a warrant for his arrest, was not stopped before the attack.

The Guardian, which carries a picture of Oscar nominees Emma Stone and Carey Mulligan, turns its attention to the latest UK and US air strikes on Houthi rebels with prime minister Rishi Sunak warning of more action to stop attacks on shipping.

The UK is preparing for a “prolonged battle” with the rebels, according to the i.

Military matters also occupy the front of The Daily Telegraph, which says the head of the British army is warning members of the public will be called up if the UK goes to war following cuts in the size of the military.

The Independent concentrates on mental health, saying more than 30 members of staff at one hospital in Nottingham have been suspended following claims of misconduct.

Fresh delays to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant feature on the front of the Financial Times, which says the cost could rise to £46 billion (€54 billion).

And the Daily Star reports on a woman calling for the exhumation of footballer Pele for tests to prove she is his daughter.



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