What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

The introduction of an eviction ban and a new online safety bill to make cyber flashing illegal are two of the main topics on Tuesday's front pages.

The Irish Times reports the new eviction ban will last until March.

The Irish Examiner front page covers a number of topics, including the cyber flashing law.

The Irish Independent leads with a story on developers targeting farmers with special land deals.

The Echo leads with a story on the Lord Mayor of Cork criticising Met Éireann's forecasting ahead of the recent floods in the city.

The Irish Daily Mail leads with the eviction ban.

Don't forget to take your supplements... especially the Good Health supplement every Tuesday in the Irish Daily Mail! pic.twitter.com/ZkgkZ5ZXnJ

— The Irish Daily Mail (@irishdailymail) October 18, 2022

The Irish Mirror and Irish Sun lead with stories on the beginning of the Gerry Hutch trial.

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— Irish Daily Mirror (@IrishMirror) October 18, 2022

The front page of today's Irish Sun. pic.twitter.com/H0hKuQw9TA
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— The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) October 18, 2022

The Herald leads with a story on Jonathan Dowdall and his father receiving specially cooked meals in prison due to fears of a poisoning attempt.

In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a musician who died in a tragic car accident 15 years after the death of his father in a similar incident.

The Irish News leads with a story on a man who was killed in a machete attack.

Good morning. Today's #FrontPage

Tributes to victim as machete attack probed

Stormont parties condemn Tories' energy cost cap U-turn

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— The Irish News (@irish_news) October 18, 2022

Jeremy Hunt’s axing of the British prime minister’s tax cuts and Liz Truss’s apology are splashed across the UK front pages.

The Guardian, the i and the Financial Times all lead on Mr Hunt’s move to “rip up” the prime minister’s tax plans.

Guardian front page, Tuesday 18 October 2022: Hunt rips up PM’s plans in astounding U-turn on tax pic.twitter.com/JFkZljxQh6

— The Guardian (@guardian) October 17, 2022

Tuesday's front page: Hunt takes charge as PM fears the exit#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/N29DDLeMCY

— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 17, 2022

Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Tuesday October 18 https://t.co/0EySo8st6y pic.twitter.com/SKGOkTsI1w

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 17, 2022

The Sun dubs Ms Truss “the ghost PM” after she listened silently to Mr Hunt’s reversal of her economic vision, while the Daily Mirror says the “silent PM” has been “humiliated”.

On tomorrow's front page: Liz Truss clings on as desperate Tories don’t know how to get rid of her or who to replace her withhttps://t.co/n6TzpFglXW pic.twitter.com/l1Tjm5vg2l

— The Sun (@TheSun) October 17, 2022

Tuesday's front page: Humiliated https://t.co/74Vo131pN7 #TomorrowsPaperToday pic.twitter.com/IU2cmicR4F

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 17, 2022

The Daily Mail says the prime minister is “in office, but not in power” and Metro dubs the new chancellor the “axeman”.

MAIL: In Office, But Not In Power #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UpVK26jtNV

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 17, 2022

Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰

THE AXEMAN COMETH

🔴 Hunt slashes Trussonomic with u-turn on tax and energy bills

🔴 'Missing' Truss facing chop as Tory poll chief returns from holiday#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/HWcNH8I336

— Metro (@MetroUK) October 17, 2022

Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and The Times focus on the new plans from Mr Hunt, with the latter warning energy bills could rise to £5000 from April.

📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'We must take decisions of eye-watering difficulty'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 17, 2022

Our front page @Independent #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ThXNmF1SL6

— Alastair Jamieson (@alastairjam) October 17, 2022

THE TIMES: ⁦@Jeremy_Hunt⁩ ‘s mea culpa could mean £5000 fuel bills #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/F1WQqYXT9i

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 17, 2022

A Monday evening apology from Mr Truss to the country is front page of the Daily Express.

Tomorrow's front page: Truss - I'm sorry....we went too far and too fast #TomorrowsPaperToday

PM's apology: https://t.co/B8UM5WlotB pic.twitter.com/ZLnB2s0X3B

— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 17, 2022

And the Daily Star says the prime minister’s “salad days” are over as her credibility “flatlines”.