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Gardaí remove 52 individuals from the State including seven children

All individuals were removed on a chartered flight which left Dublin Airport on Monday evening for Georgia.
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Major Tesla Investor Rejects Elon Musk’s Monster $1 Trillion Pay Package

The proposed stock-based remuneration package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk would be awarded based on company performance.
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Wolfgang Van Halen calls ‘nepo baby’ term ‘a bit unfair’ in candid new interview

Son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli defends artistic integrity in new interview.
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Rachel Reeves to give speech preparing ground for budget tax rises

Chancellor to give Downing Street speech as markets open and is expected to be ‘candid’ about choices to fill fiscal gap

Good morning. David Cameron is credited with popularising the term “pitch rolling” in Westminster, to describe the process whereby politicians prepare the public for difficult announcements by shaping the argument in advance. It is a metaphor with connotations of a gentle game of cricket, and pleasant summer afternoons.

Today Rachel Reeves is engaged in a classic piece of “pitch rolling”. But her task is more daunting. She won’t be flattening the odd bump; she has to shift some colossal PR obstacles, which is more a task for a fleet of JCB diggers.

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Shein to cooperate with French investigation into sale of childlike sex dolls

Spokesperson says company prepared to share names of those who bought dolls before they were removed from sale

The Asian e-commerce company Shein has pledged to cooperate with French prosecutors who have opened an investigation into the sale of childlike sex dolls on its platform.

“We will cooperate fully with the judicial authorities,” Shein’s spokesperson in France, Quentin Ruffat, told RMC radio, adding that the company was prepared to share names of those who had bought such dolls.

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Hegseth praises South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

Hegseth praises South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Medieval tower in Rome partially collapses during renovations, injuring a worker

Medieval tower in Rome partially collapses during renovations, injuring a worker
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Criminal Assets Bureau returned €17m to State last year as record 20 homes seized

The former home of Daniel Kinahan was sold at auction for over €930,000 – the highest figure achieved for any confiscated asset to date.
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Nancy Pelosi Launches Blistering Attack on Trump on Election Eve

Pelosi’s bitter attack on Trump comes on eve of key votes Democrats hope to win.
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What the papers say: Tuesday’s front pages

DJ Carey’s sentencing takes centre stage on most of the front pages of Irish newspapers on Tuesday.