Newsround: what Tuesday's papers say

The top stories in Tuesday's papers:

THE IRISH TIMES

- The British and Irish governments have appealed to all political parties to fight a calm and respectful election campaign in Northern Ireland after Assembly elections were fixed for Thursday, March 2, the paper reports in its front-page lead.

- It also reports that tens of thousands of staff in the public service are set to receive an early pay rise of €1,000 per annum under measures being considered by the government. The increase was due to be paid to public servants next September.

- The number of applicants on Dublin City Council's social housing waiting list has fallen by almost 3,500 in just one year but councillors have said that thousands of people may have been unfairly removed from the list for failing to return council questionnaires.

- On its World News pages, the paper reports on Theresa May's much-anticipated Brexit speech, saying the UK prime minister will make clear today that Britain will make a clean break from the European Union, effectively shutting the door on continued membership of the single market and the customs union.

FINANCIAL TIMES

- Bank of England governor Mark Carney has signalled that the pound's sharp fall is pushing the bank toward a more hawkish stance against inflation on the eve of Theresa May's speech, which is expected to further test currency market nerves.

- Rolls-Royce has reached a deal to pay £671 million to regulators around the world to settle allegations of bribery and corruption, including the largest UK fine ever imposed on a company for criminal conduct.

- The paper also reports that Donald Trump's latest verbal assault on Germany, Nato and the EU is forcing European politicians to consider a challenge they hoped never to confront -- dealing with the first US president since the second world war to champion European disintegration.

- 'Stream On', the FT's Big Read takes the music business as its subject, reporting that technology is rescuing the music industry. But while record labels are enjoying the high royalties from Spotify and other streaming sites, the model may not be sustainable, it says.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- The paper reports that house buyers are to be offered renovation grants to restore properties in small towns and villages as part of the government's long-promised plan to revive rural Ireland.

- It also reports extensively on US president-elect Donald Trump, saying Germany sought to calm European anxieties over his presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and he believed the EU would break up.

- SuperValu has regained the title of Ireland's biggest grocery retailer, snatching the position back from rival Dunnes Stores during what was a record Christmas for the grocery market, the paper reports on its business pages.

- The International Monetary Fund has taken a cautious stance on global growth, assuming only a modest boost to the US economy from incoming US President Donald Trump's promise of fiscal stimulus.

IRISH EXAMINER

- A clampdown on the use of expert witnesses in court cases is on the cards as the costs of compensation claims and insurance premiums continues to climb. The paper reports that the cost of expert evidence in personal injury cases relating to motroing accidents rose by 34 per cent from 2013 to 2015.

- The HSE has been warned by fire authorities in Limerick that it could face legal proceedings if it continues to compromise patient safety by excessive emergency department overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.

- Bus Éireann and trade unions were on a collision course last night after workers criticised immediate cost-cutting measures introduced by the state-owned company, including a ban on unrostered overtime and an embargo on recruitment.

- The renewed slump in sterling is hurting key Irish businesses hard as the turmoil caused by the uncertainty of the UK's new relationship with Europe will persist for a long time, analysts here have warned.