What the papers say: Tuesday's front pages

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What The Papers Say: Tuesday's Front Pages
All the top stories from the day's national newspapers.
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A blunder in the US over the prison release of Molly and Tom Martens, and a proposed extradition treaty with the UAE aimed at targeting the Kinahans are some of Tuesday's front-page stories.

The Irish Times reports the Land Development Agency is set to receive up to €3 billion to build 6,000 new homes over the next three years.

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The paper, along with the Irish Examiner, also covers a delay to the prison release of Molly and Tom Martens, jailed for the maslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett, after authorities in the US miscalculated their release date.

The Echo also joins the Examiner in reporting on the anger expressed by Cork fans as three of the county's Munster Senior Hurling fixtures will be streamed on GAAGO.

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The Irish Daily Mail covers a proposal set to brought to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee over an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates, aimed at tackling the Kinahan cartel.

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Finally, the Irish Daily Star reports gardaí will question a man suspected of injuring four people in a knife attack outside a school in Dublin city centre after he 'awoke from a coma'.

In Britain, the UK government’s plans to crackdown on migration dominates the front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers.

The Daily Telegraph says the plan outlined by UK home secretary James Cleverly will “cut arrivals by a quarter” and are designed to prevent a revolt by right-wing Conservative MPs following the publication of record migration figures.

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The “five-point” plan is outlined on the front of The Times, which says tougher rules on work visas and bringing in relatives would halve net arrivals.

The Financial Times also concentrates on tougher wage and visa rules, while the Daily Express says the proposals will “slash migration by 300,000”, which is echoed in the Daily Mail.

Those views are echoed in The Sun, which concentrates on an article from UK prime minister Rishi Sunak with the front page headline: “Access Denied”.

Mr Sunak is also the focus of the Metro, which says he has begun a “new crackdown on migration”, while The Independent calls the move a “desperate bid to win over right-wing Tories” amid plummeting approval ratings, asking: “Just how much lower can you sink, Mr Sunak?”.

Other stories also make the front pages, with the i saying the “toothless” Environment Agency visited only 10 per cent of water pollution incidents last year.

The Guardian focuses on an investigation into Sellafield, saying the nuclear site has been hacked into by “cyber groups closely linked to Russia and China”.

Nigel Farage makes the front of the Daily Mirror which says he has been dubbed “too dull” and has “no personality” on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

And the Daily Star turns its focus on 20,000 asteroids which have the potential to destroy the Earth.

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