‘Two children dead’ and ’10 million lose out’
BBC
Many of this morning’s papers lead on the attack in Southport on Monday in which two children were killed and another nine injured. The Guardian also carries the story of the government plugging a £22bn “fiscal hole” – as winter fuel payments are scrapped for millions of people.
The Times’s lead story says the knife attack in Southport, a seaside town in Merseyside, was like “a horror movie”. A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
The i leads on the attack in Southport, while the paper also mentions Team GB’s “medal rush” – the squad won six on day three of the Paris Olympics.
The Daily Mail refers to the “horror” of the Southport attack, and asks if Tom Pidcock’s defence of his mountain bike title on Monday was the greatest comeback in Olympic history. Pidcock was 40 seconds off the lead at one point as a result of a puncture in the fourth lap.
‘”Whole country deeply shocked” by stabbing attack’, says a quote from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the front of The Daily Express. The front page also mentions former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards being charged with making indecent images of children.
In addition to the Southport and winter fuel payment stories, the Daily Telegraph reports that the UK is expected to suspend its arms sales to Israel. The paper says that the scope of the suspension is unclear, but the policy change would “mark a significant breach of UK-Israel relations”.
The Daily Mirror’s front page calls the attack in Southport “every parent’s nightmare”, as well as featuring diver Tom Daley winning the fifth Olympic medal of his career in Paris. He and partner Noah Williams took silver in the synchronised 10m platform dive.
The Daily Star calls the attack in Southport a “knife rampage” and also mentions “medal Monday” – Team GB won its first gold medals of the 2024 games, in team eventing and men’s mountain biking.
“Reeves unveils ‘incredibly tough choices’ to plug £22bn fiscal hole”, says the Financial Times. In addition to 10 million pensioners losing their winter fuel payments, a planned cap on social care costs and several major rail and road projects have also been axed by the new government.
And the Metro leads on the former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards, who has been charged with making indecent images of children. He is due to appear in court in London on Wednesday. Edwards left the BBC in April.
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