Press review: guilty plea for the theft of ATMs and Danske payment

The guilty plea of ​​a northern Belfast man for theft of a cash machine containing nearly £ 60,000 is the main topic of the Thursday Morning News Letter and Daily Mirror.

"It's a little fish in a big pond," reads the Mirror.

Lee Wilson, of Benview Drive in Belfast, is accused of taking part in the raid on a petrol station located on Tully Road in Antrim County, Antrim County on Tuesday morning.

The ATM was priced at £ 16,000 and contained around £ 59,090 of Ulster banknotes.

He appeared in court on Wednesday for seven counts of indictment.

His lawyer stated that Mr. Wilson was "a very small fish in what could be described as a big pond" and that he "had been under pressure" to participate in the raid.

At the 15-minute hearing, Mr. Wilson spoke only once to confirm his understanding of the charges against him.

The Belfast Telegraph tells the story of a woman, profoundly deaf, who received £ 2,000 from the Danske Bank for her handling of a fraudulent call.

Fiona McKendry encountered problems after contacting Danske Bank to report fraudulent activity on her account.

Service refused

Ms. McKendry, of Belfast, contacted the bank's website for advice and, with the help of her brother, made contact by phone as directed on the bank's website.

However, the employee who took the call refused her service because she used her brother "as an intermediary".

Ms. McKendry reportedly stated, "I did not want my brother to act for me, I wanted him to send me the instructions of the bank employee and I would respond via the speaker."

She said that the employee had said that he could hear her, but had refused to serve because she was reading on the lips the information transmitted by her brother.

A Danske Bank spokesperson said: "Our award-winning local contact center has since invested in voice biometrics technology to help customers more easily identify themselves in a secure way."

The desperation of the couple

The Irish News is the first to tell the story of toddler Alfie Overend, whose parents spoke of their "desperation" after learning in March that he had aggressive cancer.

Six weeks later, the frustrated couple is still waiting for his treatment to begin.

Alfie's father, Christopher, told the newspaper that he and his partner, Natalie Lewsley, felt "broken" after learning that the 20-month-old child had a spinal tumor.

Parents in North Belfast said their distress was compounded by the fact that her diagnosis had changed twice since March, blocking treatment plans.

On Tuesday, they learned that he was suffering from a rare form of bone cancer.

The Irish News said the Belfast Trust had apologized for "any delay" in Alfie's treatment.

Coverage of the BBC

The paper also reports that the BBC has to show two more GAA matches after "yielding to political pressure".

"The company was criticized for its lack of television coverage of Gaelic games," it says.

This agreement means that five of the eight Ulster Championship games will be broadcast live by the BBC or Sky.

Eddie Doyle, head of content production at BBC Northern Ireland, said the company wanted to "badure the fans that we remain committed to providing them with the best possible coverage on all our platforms".