What the papers say: Friday's front pages

The investigation into the death of Daniel Aruebose, controversy over comments Danny Healy-Rae made about autism, and Budget 2026 are among the stories that feature on Friday's front pages.
A person of interest in the probe into the death of three and a half year old Daniel Aruebose has no plans to return to Ireland, The Irish Times reports.
The Irish Examiner leads with a story on criticism of Danny Healy-Rae after the Kerry TD suggested autism is caused by a lack of vitamins.
Minimum wage could rise to over €14 per hour in Budget 2026, the Irish Independent reports.
The Echo leads with a story on a council flat in Cork that is infested with rats.
The Irish Daily Mail, Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror lead with the investigation into the death of Daniel Aruebose.
The Herald leads with a €1.2 million cocaine seizure in Dublin.
In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a woman who lied over a kidney donation.
The Irish News leads with a story on new Troubles legacy framework.
The final day of US president Donald Trump's UK state visit dominated the British newspapers.
Mr Trump's joint press conference with UK prime minister Keir Starmer makes the front pages of the Financial Times, Metro, the Daily Express, the Daily Star, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, the Sun, the i Paper, The Times and the Daily Mirror.
Financial Times: ‘Call out the military’ to stop illegal
immigrants, Trump urges Starmer #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MGRpPTmvNF— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Metro: Chequers mates #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CoJyfC8KE5
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Daily Express: KEIR GIVEN SOME HOME TRUTHS BY DONALD #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/D3nABnsgZ7
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Daily Star: Putin's let me down #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/P1vj97w30Q
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Daily Telegraph: ‘Send in military to stop boats’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/TnOvBqRHfE
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Daily Mail: TRUMP SHOWS PM WHO’S BOSS #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2cqpjS0aaL
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
The Guardian: Use the military to stop Channel crossings, Trump tells Starmer #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9IygpVSMjU
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
The Sun: The First Ladies #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/4SbZRKqv40
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
i: Trump urges Starmer: use military to stop migrant boats #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1vp8MpHjMJ
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
The Times: Three arrested in Essex suspected of being Russian ‘proxies’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ETAO0GedQ5
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
Daily Mirror: THANKS GOODNESS THAT'S OVER #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/bKMA4xREmG
— George Mann (@sgfmann) September 18, 2025
The New York Times leads with Donald Trump's threat to networks who criticise him after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show.
The Washington Post leads with a story on plans to roll back vaccines for young people in American under the direction of US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.