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What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the abolition of juries for High Court defamation actions being considered to a postmistress suing An Post after being a victim of a tiger kidnapping.
What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

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Thursday's front pages focus on a range of stories from the abolition of juries for High Court defamation actions being considered to a postmistress suing An Post after being a victim of a tiger kidnapping.

The Irish Times report the abolition of juries for High Court defamation actions is included in proposals due to go before the Oireachtas in the autumn.

The Irish Examiner reports that a postmistress who was the victim of a tiger kidnapping, tied up and told she would be shot has sued An Post in the High Court.

The Echo leads with comments from housing charity Threshold, who says that 800 people in Cork are at risk of entering homelessness.

In the UK, a British army officer stabbed near barracks in Kent has led coverage across Thursday’s newspapers.

The Daily Mirror and Daily Express both lead with the alleged attack and the arrest of a 24-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.

The Times front page reports the senior officer is fighting for his life after being stabbed in an “unprovoked” attack.

Another headline reveals Labour’s offshore wind turbine plans.

The Daily Star details a shark sighting in the River Thames.

The Daily Mail’s front page laments a Treasury decision to halt plans to mint 1p or 2p coins in the coming years.

Metro leads with a man arrested over a crash that killed six people and left a young girl orphaned.

In political news, The Guardian reports the UK is among countries looking to award new oil and gas licences that could release up to 12 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

Tom Tugendhat announces he is willing to leave the European Convention of Human Rights if he becomes Tory leader, The Telegraph reports.

The i splashes on Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to build a group of independent MPs, including Labour politicians, suspended on Tuesday, to put pressure on Keir Starmer.

The Financial Times reports US tech firms saw stock prices slide after “lacklustre overnight results”.

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