Irish newspapers cover a range of topics, including concerns over possible blackouts, the cost of the refugee crisis, social housing developments, and a plot by the Kinahan cartel to steal the body of Eddie Hutch after his murder. The Guardian reports that the UK is “not close” to being a “racially just” society, with high levels of abuse, inequality, and discrimination. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has made “no apologies” and stood by his advertising antics against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak despite Tory anger, according to the Daily Mail. The Independent continues its campaign for an Afghan war veteran to gain asylum in Britain with a former army chief supporting the effort. The Telegraph reports that GPs will scrap routine services for up to a week to deal with the upcoming junior doctor strikes. Positive signs for the global economy are reported by the Financial Times, and the Daily Star says scientists advising an “alien hunting” mission to Jupiter say they are looking for organisms that look more like prawns than “little green men”.
