What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

By Jessica Coates, PA
Cheltenham is plastered across the front pages of most Irish newspapers on Tuesday.
The Irish Times leads with a piece on the number of children being diagnosed with autism being up three-fold.
Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould, who was arrested in connection with fraud investigations, wants to discuss the allegations in the Dáil, the Irish Examiner reports.
The Echo leads with a US tech firm with international headquarters in Cork announcing its intention to create 50 new jobs over the next five years.
Households could face charges for excessive water use this year, eight years after legislation was ed, according to the Irish Independent.
The Irish Daily Mirror leads with Lisa Thompson's murderer being jailed, after her daughter said her mother's injuries were like those "which could only be seen in horror movies".
Cheltenham dominates the front page of today's Irish Daily Star, with the paper stating that Irish racing fans are set to wager €500 million.
The Irish Daily Mail reports that the company at the centre of the €6.7 million failed IT system fiasco at the Arts Council also oversaw two Department of Agriculture projects that ran almost €1 million over budget.
The Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) will be selling Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley’s home in 18 months' time unless he comes up with almost €1 million to pay off outstanding tax debts, The Herald reports.
In the UK...
A collision between two ships off the Yorkshire coast dominates Tuesday’s headlines.
The i Paper and Daily Mirror lead on the coming together of a tanker, which exploded, and a cargo ship carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide.
Tuesday's front page: Jet fuel spills into North Sea#Tomorrowspaperstoday
Latest by @JoeDuggan1: https://t.co/t1hFHN5fLf pic.twitter.com/MdTPoYbI9D— The i Paper (@theipaper) March 10, 2025
Tuesday's front page: Catastrophehttps://t.co/M1ra87NLUa #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pMfaYwHZxA
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 10, 2025
The Sun reports one person is missing, but 36 others were rescued from the vessels.
Tomorrow's front page: Hellfire
- Tanker full of US war jet fuel
- Cyanide aboard ship that hit it https://t.co/E3dfspMc7t pic.twitter.com/vLKVbeOM69— The Sun (@TheSun) March 10, 2025
The Times says emergency crews are fighting to avoid Britain’s largest environmental disaster. The oil tanker was transporting 18,000 tonnes of jet fuel.
Tuesday's TIMES: Eco-disaster fears after ships collide in North Sea#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wSdHKEF55r
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) March 10, 2025
The Metro’s front page says the incident is “catastrophic”.
Tuesday's METRO: Catastrophic #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GCaKwOvvbp
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) March 10, 2025
The Daily Telegraph says farmers could be forced to sell fields for less than their potential value if they are acquired for new homes or hospitals.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Farmers hit again in Rayner land grab'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/MXyQdgfP— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says Britain’s benefits system is the “worst of all worlds” as he prepares for cuts to disability payments, according to The Guardian.
Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Number of jobless 'indefensible', says PM amid criticism over cuts#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LgHLAb0gSC
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) March 10, 2025
The Daily Express writes more than 260 Ministry of Defence phones have gone missing in two months in what has been labelled an “extraordinary” security breach.
Tuesday's DAILY EXPRESS: Defence staff lose 4 phones every day#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/ycH7BDiME8
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) March 10, 2025
The Daily Mail leads on the arrest of a migrant after crossing the English Channel.
The Financial Times writes Wall Street plunged on Monday after US President Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 11 March https://t.co/do0bWnNsf3 pic.twitter.com/1Pe6IYihuz
— Financial Times (@FT) March 10, 2025
Lastly, the Daily Star reports on warnings from “boffins”, who say AI bots will soon dominate the internet.
Tuesday’s front page: AI kills the net#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/i2qwsamYBG pic.twitter.com/mvJUo0npEh
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 10, 2025