Wednesday's National Newspaper Front Pages

THE PAPERS' TOP STORIES

:: The Daily Telegraph

Islamic State opened up a new front in its war with the West by murdering a French priest in the first such attack on a Christian church in Europe.

:: Metro

Two IS terrorists forced the priest to kneel at his church altar before cutting his throat.

:: The Guardian

France was plunged into profound shock for the second time in 12 days after the killing in Normandy.

:: The Sun

The paper calls the church attackers 'cowards'.

:: i

One of the killers was a 19-year-old man who was fitted with a security tag.

:: Daily Mail

Police have warned Britain's Christians to be on alert amid fears they could be targeted by IS.

:: The Times

A poll suggests the Conservative government has a 12 point lead over Labour raising the chances of an early election.

:: Financial Times

Theresa May is under pressure from Trade Secretary Liam Fox to pull out of the EU customs union.

:: Daily Express

Britain could face a surge of EU migrants coming to the UK before Brexit.

:: Daily Mirror

Kidnappers holding Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law have demanded a ransom of £28m from the F1 chief.

:: Watch the Press Preview every evening on Sky News at 10.30pm and 11.30pm. Wednesday night's reviewers will be the former political editor of The Sun, George Pascoe-Watson, and the deputy director of Civitas, Anastasia de Waal.