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What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

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What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Housing, RTÉ, and smoking bans lead the Sunday papers on Christmas Eve.

The Business Post reports on a warning from the ESRI that the State will need 'over 50,000 new homes per year to meet demand'.

The Sunday Independent's headline reads: 'RTÉ will win any Tubridy court battle, declares DG Bakhurst'.

The Irish Mail on Sunday claims Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is planning to 'ban smoking for everybody', while the Irish Mirror on Sunday leads with a story on Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand, who was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 8th attack on Israel.

In Britain, the king’s Christmas message, a shortage of doctors and nurses and further calls to legalise assisted dying lead the front pages.

The Mail on Sunday says Britain's King Charles will use his Christmas address to deliver a “powerful message about the environment”.

The Independent says the UK is facing a critical shortage of breast cancer care specialist doctors and nurses, causing delays in care for thousands of women.

Two former UK health secretaries have joined calls to legalise assisted dying, according to The Observer.

The Sunday Mirror leads with a story on UK home secretary James Cleverly’s “sick date rape drug joke”.

The Sunday Telegraph carries comment from UK foreign secretary Lord David Cameron, who says Britain “will not tolerate” the escalating activities of Iran, who are contributing to “danger and insecurity around the world”.

The chairperson of NHS England told the Sunday Times he “fears for patients” ahead of more junior doctor strikes next week.

The Sunday Express runs with UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s message, asking people to ignore the “scrooges” who talk Britain down.

The Sun on Sunday reports former footballer Jermaine Pennant has been dumped by TV star Jess Impiazzi.

And the Daily Star Sunday relays a message from the creator and star of Mrs Brown’s Boys who “hits out at the haters”.

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