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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

Wednesday’s front pages.
What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

A former senior member of the Ku Klux Klan meeting remotely with Irish far-right activists, tax changes, and the TV licence are among the stories that feature on Wednesday's front pages.

A former senior member of the Ku Klux Klan and convicted terrorist has been meeting remotely with Irish far-right activists to provide advice and encouragement in relation to anti-immigration protests, The Irish Times reports.

Planned tax band changes could help workers, the Irish Examiner reports. A story on the TV licence remaining in place also makes the front page.

The Irish Independent leads with a warning on the State's reliance on tax from high earners.

The Echo leads with a story on the Tom Dooley murder trial.

The version of events given by a garda accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Garda station in Co Wicklow garda is like “badly-written erotica”, a jury has been told. The Irish Daily Star leads with the trial of William Ryan.

The Irish Sun leads with a story on Harry Smith, an avid GAA er who has been to 64 All-Ireland finals and is looking for a ticket for Sunday's game.

Officials at the Department of Finance have warned climate plans to reduce car use are "unfair" until public transport is improved, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The Herald leads with a gangland feud in Dublin.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with the murder of a man in Belfast.

The PSNI spied on 'thousands of journalists', The Irish News reports.

BBC boss Tim Davie’s apology to Strictly Come Dancing contestants amid a bullying scandal that has engulfed the show dominates Wednesday’s UK headlines.

The Metro and Daily Express lead with Mr Davie’s apology to celebrity contestants who reported “unacceptable behaviour” while taking part in the show.

The Daily Mirror also concentrates on Strictly, reporting professional dancers feel as though they have been “hung out to dry” by celebrities.

The BBC also features on the front of the Daily Star which reveals the salaries of its top earners.

The Daily Telegraph leads with news GPs will cull the number of appointments offered each day under new plans for “collective action” over pay disputes.

In political news, the i splashes on a warning from the Army chief that the UK has three years to prepare for war with China, North Korea, Iran and Russia.

The Independent details Labour’s plans to decommission the floating detention centre Bibby Stockholm, labelling it a “shameful symbol of an inhuman asylum policy.”

The Financial Times reports parliament’s spending watchdog has warned that fewer people may need the train between Birmingham and Manchester, as axing the second leg of HS2 will reduce capacity.

A Labour health advisor says people with long-term illnesses must be required to look for jobs to curb welfare costs, The Times reports.

Across the Atlantic, The Guardian reports on vice president Kamala Harris’s first official rally since president Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, reassuring ers she will win the election.

Lastly, the Daily Mail asks why “hate preacher” Anjem Choudary was freed from prison after being found guilty of new terror charges.

The New York Times leads with a story on the Secret Service director reg following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. A story on Kamala Harris' presidential campaign also makes the front page.

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