The general election leads the way on most Irish newspapers on Tuesday morning.
The Irish Times lead with a story about Monday night’s general election debate, a story about the inquest of Detective Superintendent Colm Fox, and a story about the founder of Press-Up being taken to court over loans.
The Irish Examiner leads with a story about Fine Gael promising to set up a taskforce aimed at tackling crime in Cork within the first 100 days of government, a story about a man who has been jailed for 17 years for the rape of his wife and daughters, and two global stories – one about gunmen hijacking 100 Gaza food aid trucks and another about the war in Ukraine.
The Echo leads with a story about a man who was jailed for 17 years for the rape of his wife and daughters, and a story about teachers protesting changes to the Leaving Certificate.
The Irish Independent lead with a story saying that gardaí are to publish photos in a bid to find 100 Dublin riot suspects.
The Herald leads with a story about a drive-by shooting that gardaí are investigating potentially linked to a West Dublin feud.
The Irish Daily Mail lead with a story about businesses warning the Green Party that a four-day working week would “cripple” them.
The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star both lead with stories on Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s election campaign.
British newspapers
Rising tensions between the UK and Russia lead Tuesday’s front pages.
The UK Daily Mirror and The Guardian splash on British plans to follow the US in allowing its long-range missiles to be fired by Ukraine deep inside Russia.
Tuesday’s GUARDIAN: “UK expected to follow US in letting Kyiv use missiles to attack Russia” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vVc2AvZQ2G
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 18, 2024
Meanwhile, the i says Russian president Vladimir Putin has vowed to strike back if Ukraine uses the missiles inside its territory.
Tuesday’s front page: Putin threatens to strike back if UK and US arms used in Russia#Tomorrowspaperstoday
Latest by @janemerrick23 @whazell @richardvaughan1: https://t.co/D4t6CzWxFY pic.twitter.com/InqWcK3EER
— The i paper (@theipaper) November 18, 2024
Back on British soil, the Daily Telegraph reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves told farmers they “must pay” the proposed tax to fund the NHS.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Farmers must pay up for the NHS, says Reeves’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 18, 2024
And The Sun claims former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson will march with 20,000 farmers in planned protests.
Tuesday’s SUN: “Clarkson’s Farmy Army” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/K4Ura29Ahz
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 19, 2024
The Times UK leads on claims from the UK’s biggest retailers that changes to National Insurance could result in job losses and shop closures.
Tuesday’s TIMES: “Big retailers warn of job losses after tax increase” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/km9Fyv749k
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 18, 2024
Pensioners have lashed out at winter fuel payment cuts, calling them “disgusting” and “another blow” to vulnerable people, according to the Daily Express.
Tuesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “ ‘Disgusting!’ Winter Fuel Cut Fury As Bills Rise” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xnMVASHoUK
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 19, 2024
The UK Daily Mail says dozens of British Airways flights were disrupted after a “major IT glitch” caused chaos for staff and passengers alike.
Tuesday’s Daily MAIL: “Flight Chaos As BA Is Hit By ANOTHER IT Meltdown” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1AjYQ0NRLK
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 18, 2024
The Financial Times writes China’s biggest tech groups are busy building “artificial intelligence teams” in Silicon Valley amid plans to hire top US talent.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 19 November https://t.co/sPl13QNTc4 pic.twitter.com/VU4YKa86Vl
— Financial Times (@FT) November 18, 2024
Lastly, the UK Daily Star and Metro both report the first snow of the year could bring travel chaos and rising power bills.
Tuesday’s Daily STAR: “Grit Britain” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/57j2X361JK
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 19, 2024
Tomorrow’s Papers Today 📰
CHILLING BLOW
🔴 Cold snap… and bills go up again #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BU53BFnPOs
— Metro (@MetroUK) November 18, 2024