Summary of The Irish News Newspaper
The Irish News front page this morning – summarised
The front page of The Irish News reports shocking figures show 50 people died while waiting for an ambulance in 2023/24, up from 16 in 2021/22.
- THE number of people who have died while waiting for an ambulance in Northern Ireland has trebled in five years.
Since 2020/2021 a total of 149 people have died waiting at home for emergency response help.
New figures show there were 50 deaths last year – which is a marked increase on the 16 fatalities recorded five years previously. - Police in Miami say they are “unaware” of an alleged sexual assault which was reported to have taken place during an Armagh GAA team trip in November as the PSNI arrest a man. The 30-year-old was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sexual assault.
However, police in Miami say they have not received any information to date related to an alleged sexual assault at the luxury Eden Roc resort.
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‘Celebrations and sorrow in Syria’ & ‘NATO spending talks’ & ‘Prince Andrew spy links’ – Paper Talk UK
Friday’s front pages lead with various domestic and international stories. There is ongoing coverage of the latest across the Middle East as G7 nations prepare to hold a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the fast-moving developments. For Syrians, many have taken to the streets in celebration, marking the end of the Assad regime.
Amid ongoing war in the Middle East and Europe, as well as the return of Donald Trump to world politics, several front pages lead with stories regarding NATO. European members of the alliance are holding talks about increasing the spending target to 3% of GDP. There is also a warning from the new head of NATO, Mark Rutte, that European members need to spend more on defence.
A little closer to home, Prince Andrew has found himself on the front pages again, this time regarding a close confidant to the Duke who has reportedly been banished from Britain over claims he is a Chinese spy.
