Summary of The Irish News Newspaper
The Irish News front page this morning – summarised
The front page of The Irish News reports an investigation is underway over footage showing a cop kicking a restrained teenager in the head.
- An investigation is underway over footage which appears to show a police officer kicking a Co Tyrone teenager about the head while he lies restrained on the ground. The short clip shows a uniformed PSNI officer kick Shea Somerville in the head during an arrest operation in Cookstown in the early hours of Sunday.
- DUP minister Paul Givan has “serious questions to answer over the appointment of his party colleague, former Stormont minister Mervyn Storey, as chair of the Education Authority. The four-year post pays up to 560,000 a year for a minimum of three days a week
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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.
