What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

Tuesday's front pages focused mainly on Yousef Palani who was sentenced to life in prison for killing two men in Sligo.

The Irish Times and Irish Examiner report anti-terrorism gardaí worked with overseas security agencies to determine if Yousef Palani, who was on sentenced to life for the murder of two gay men, was engaged in terrorism.

The Echo report that businesses that were impacted by Storm Babet need more than €70k to help rebuild their livelihoods.

Good morning. Here is the front page of today's Irish Independent: pic.twitter.com/al58FigwWR
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— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) October 24, 2023

Morning readers. Here's the front page of today's Belfast Telegraph 🗞️
And you can read today's front page lead story in full here: https://t.co/w2joocIpws pic.twitter.com/U5JQ8m8tmw

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) October 24, 2023
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In the UK, a variety of stories feature alongside the continuing coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the nation’s front pages on Tuesday.

The Daily Telegraph reports EU leaders and France have backed a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, while British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it would be “difficult” to push for a ceasefire.

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:

'EU clash with UK and US on ceasefire'#TomorrowsPapersToday

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 23, 2023

The Daily Express says Mr Sunak has “blasted” the Metropolitan Police after they did not act on “jihad” chants at a protest, while The Times reports the Prime Minister said such a chant is a “threat to our democracy”.

Front page: PM blasts Met Police for not acting on 'jihadi' chants #tomorrowspapertoday

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— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 23, 2023

TIMES: Sunak: Chanting ‘Jihad’ is threat to our democracy #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/i3rBm3AxFU

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 23, 2023

The Daily Mail says bodycam footage from Israeli soldiers shows the “depravity of Hamas terrorists”.

MAIL; Videos that ‘prove’ the depravity of Hamas terrorists #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/gO8CmymIan

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 23, 2023

The i and The Guardian also report on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying two hostages have been freed as “air strikes on Gaza intensify”.

I: Two more Israeli hostages freed as air strikes on Gaza intensify #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XZRXz1sVEn

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 23, 2023

GUARDIAN: Bombardment of Gaza continues amid talks to free more hostages #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pvQ1xATP03

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 23, 2023

Elsewhere, Chevron has “doubled down” on the fossil fuel industry after buying oil and gas producer Hess in a 53 billion dollar (£43.3 billion) deal, according to the Financial Times.

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 24 October https://t.co/J4EFwIdekc pic.twitter.com/S8SpMF0qby

— Financial Times (@FT) October 23, 2023

The Independent asks “where have all the judges gone?” as a shortage of judges causes an “unprecedented” backlog of serious cases.

INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Where have all the judges gone? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iKCSerICq4

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 23, 2023

The Daily Mirror relays a message from people who feel abandoned after Storm Babet flooded their homes, leading with the headline “why will no one help us?”.

Tuesday's front page: Why will no one help us? #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/CDVitPDDxB pic.twitter.com/G9Bqrc0V9o

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 23, 2023

And the Daily Star looks into whether there could be mice living on Mars.