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The resignation of Sinn Féin's Barry McElduff in the wake his now infamous Kingsmill loaf video takes up several pages of Tuesday's newspapers.
The Belfast Telegraph says he quit after "10 days of public outcry" and questions the Sinn Féin leadership over their handling of the debacle.
It adds there is now "mounting pressure" on Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, who retweeted Mr McElduff's video.
Other papers focus their attention on the fight for Mr McElduff's seat.
'Hanging by a thread'
The News Letter canvasses opinion on suggestions that a "non-partisan" candidate who would represent Troubles victims should be chosen to contest the West Tyrone by-election.
Image copyright Twitter Image caption Barry McElduff posed with a Kingsmill loaf on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmills attack
Omagh bomb victims' campaigner Michael Gallagher said it would be a "big ask" for any such candidate to contest what is viewed as a safe Sinn Féin seat.
However, he adds it could be a "breath of fresh air" and could provide a "champion" for victims in the House of Commons.
Many of the papers agree that a powerful interview given by Alan Black - the sole survivor of the 1976 IRA gun attack at Kingsmills - may have been a deciding factor in Mr McElduff's decision to step down.
But it has come at a personal cost, with Mr Black saying he is "hanging by a thread" after days of reliving the horror of the shootings in the media.
'Final wishes'
The Irish News divides it front page between the Kingsmills fallout and the funeral of the mother of the IRA hunger striker, Bobby Sands.
The paper says Rosaleen Sands was "one of the most famous mothers in the world," having been depicted in scores of films, documentaries and videos.
Bernadette Sands-McKevitt reportedly told the funeral that after her brother's death in 1981, their mother trusted republicans to lay her son to rest, but his final burial wishes were "not followed".
'Incredible talent'
Tuesday's Daily Mirror leads with the sudden death of the lead singer of The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, who was found dead at a London hotel on Monday.
Image copyright EPA Image caption Dolores O'Riordan on stage in Switzerland in 2007
It says Irish President Michael D Higgins led tributes to the 46-year-old star, describing her as a "an incredible talent and lovely soul".
The paper adds that over the years she had faced "well-documented" health problems, including depression, anorexia and bipolar disorder.
Another Irish musician who has faced public struggles with health problems features widely in Tuesday's papers.
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, celebrated his 60th birthday at a star-studded party in Dublin overnight.
Few can boast pop stars, presidents and pirates on their guest list, but Bono, Johnny Depp, Nick Cave and President Higgins all turned up to congratulate MacGowan on reaching the milestone.
Back to politics and the Mirror and others report further delays in releasing the funding promised to Northern Ireland under the DUP's £1bn deal with the Conservatives last June.
The first £50m was to be handed over before Christmas to ease mounting financial problems in local hospitals and schools.
However, despite the winter pressures in emergency departments, more than half (£30m) of the first instalment is still being held by the Treasury.
Crocodile food
The Mirror says the £30m will not be spent in the 2017-18 tax year, according to Stormont's Department of Finance.
Meanwhile, the News Letter claims the Alliance party has had to deny that it is "being eaten by a crocodile" at Belfast City Council.
The phrase was used by commentator Ruth Dudley Edwards, referencing DUP's leader Arlene Foster's "hungry crocodile" remarks over the Irish language last year.
Ms Dudley Edwards pointed out that Alliance councillors have voted 22 times with Sinn Féin against the DUP, and only eight times in the other direction.
However, a party spokesperson insisted that, as illustrated by the Kingsmills controversy, Alliance representatives "call out unionist and nationalist politicians in equal measure".
Image copyright Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge/Ben Duffy Image caption The Portrush-based crew rowed across the Atlantic in 31 days
An epic ocean crossing makes a splash in the News Letter, as the paper reports on the fastest Northern Irishmen to row across the Atlantic.
Four friends based in Portrush, who had "not been in a boat until March" completed the 3,000-mile journey in 31 days.
The told the paper they faced 40 waves and "bizarre hallucinations" due to lack of sleep during the challenge, but "pulled together to overcome all struggles and everything the Atlantic could throw at us".
The Ballymena v Cliftonville and Dungannon v Crusaders last four ties are called off because of snow and freezing ground conditions.
From the section Football
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A man in his 60s has died following a collision with a lorry in County Antrim.
It happened on Main Street in Broughshane shortly after 09:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Insp Peter Duncan said: "The road was closed for a number of hours following the collision but has since reopened."
Police have asked anyone who saw the collision, or who has any information, to come forward.
Image caption Fertile agriculture land was covered in thick mud and rubble following the August flooding
A financial support scheme for farms hit by flooding cannot be sanctioned until a Stormont agriculture minister is in place, it has emerged.
More than 1,000 hectares of farmland flooded in the north west when record rainfall fell across the region in a single night in August.
NI's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said more than 200 farms were affected.
No scheme can proceed until a farming minister is in place, it added.
A Daera spokesman said the department had been exploring potential options on how to further assist farms affected by the flooding.
"This is so we are in a position to present an incoming minister with evidence regarding the need for a scheme and options for what such a scheme might look like," he said.
Northern Ireland has been without an executive since January 2017, when the governing parties - the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin - split in a bitter row over a botched energy scheme.
The Daera spokesman said the absence of a minister and executive meant "the ability of the department to progress any option for a scheme is limited".
Persistent rain
While the department has been unable to implement a specific financial response scheme, they have been able to bring forward the EU's current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments for affected farmers.
Daera also secured an increase in CAP payments, with the EU authorising advance payments of 70% in October - up from a promised 50%.
Image caption Farms along the Glenelly Valley were affected
"The department made a particular effort to issue advance CAP payments to businesses affected by the flooding of 22/23 August 2017, with 92% of the affected businesses receiving payment by 31 October," the spokesman added.
A total of 223 farm businesses submitted "force majeure" notifications as a result of the August floods.
This ensures farmers do not compromise eligibility for their EU payments.
The Daera spokesman said farming in the affected area continued to be impacted.
"Persistent wet weather since August has hampered flood recovery action on farmland affected by debris deposition, erosion and field-boundary damage," he said.
"More generally, it has also caused substantial disruption to silage and arable crop harvesting."
The department said 350 sheep and 14 cattle were lost in the flood, while 18 pollution incidents caused by the heavy rain have been investigated.
