Today's Irish Times reveals that over 800 children are depending on home tuition for want of school-based special needs provision. The same paper has plenty more on Uber's secret lobbying of the Irish Government. The Guardian goes to town on that story.

Next door, British MPs have approved plans to allow agency workers to cover for striking staff. The TUC said this.

Meanwhile, pay increases feature in Simon Coveney's proposals for defence spending hikes, and trust in Irish banks has soared to minus-25 (up from minus-28. Hurrah!).

Elsewhere, we learn that four-time Olympic champ Mo Farah was trafficked into the UK and put to work as a child, Ukraine aims to put together a million-strong army, and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission's annual report makes for unpleasant reading.

Weather-wise, yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far which, apparently, is good news for retailers. It's expected to cheer up again later today.

Sixty years ago this evening the Rolling Stones performed their first gig at London's legendary Marquee club. No Charlie Watts at that stage, but soon-to-be Kinks sticksmith Mick Avory proved a suitable sub. Zen's their first single, Chuck Berry's Come On.

Have a tolerable Tuesday.

Bernard