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What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

A wide range of stories feature across Tuesday’s front pages.
What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

A wide range of stories feature across Tuesday’s front pages, including the crisis currently engulfing Sinn Féin.

The Irish Times reports that Sinn Féin told Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley in September to go to the Garda with concerns he raised during a party inquiry into a complaint against him.

Mr Stanley has claimed he is the victim of a Sinn Féin conspiracy, according to the Irish Independent.

The Taoiseach tells the Irish Daily Mail that Sinn Féín must put "as much information as possible" about the Brian Stanley controversy into the public domain.

A well-known Kerry businessman pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the biggest crystal meth seizure in the history of the State, the Irish Examiner reports.

The Irish Daily Mirror reveals that actor Brendan O’Carroll made a “clumsy” joke where a “racial term was implied” during rehearsals for the upcoming Christmas special of Mrs Brown’s Boys.

A woman covered her boyfriend "head to toe" in beige paint during a Christmas Day feud, the Irish Daily Star reports.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that a man and two women have been arrested in connection with the death of a child in Co Tyrone.

A Kinahan cartel associate who took part in a "revenge" murder conspiracy has been jailed for 11 years, according to The Herald.

 

The British newspapers are led by the UK finance minister signalling that businesses will face a hike in national insurance.

The Guardian, i and Financial Times report Rachel Reeves told reporters at the UK’s International Investment Summit that Labour’s manifesto commitment not to increase national insurance contributions related to taxes paid by working people – the employee element – rather than the sum paid by employers.

Elsewhere, multiple publications focus on several family members of Sara Sharif being on trial over the 10-year-old’s death in England.

The Daily Express, Metro and Daily Mail say a jury heard on Monday that Urfan Sharif (42) fled to Pakistan after allegedly killing the 10-year-old and called police to say: “I legally punished her and she died”.

The Daily Telegraph reports British health secretary Wes Streeting has suggested new weight loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work.

Police in London sought legal advice over providing a police escort for Taylor Swift, according to The Times.

The Daily Mirror leads with the BBC investigating an alleged racist joke made by Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll.

The Sun carries comments from former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy, who says teammates enjoyed his boozy sex parties.

And the Daily Star says a third of Britons spend time in the garden shed to avoid their partners.

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