The Southport attacks have once again dominated the front pages, after the 17-year-old charged with murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class was named as Axel Muganwa Rudakubana. Friday’s Metro has the headline “teenage ‘killer’ unmasked” and reports that the teenager smiled as he entered court before he pulled up his tracksuit to cover his face in the dock.
The Daily Express has a similar headline alongside a photo of the suspect in the Southport stabbings. The Cardiff-born teenager could not previously be named due to his age but a judge ruled it could be made public following applications from the media. The Express also has a photo of Andy Murray, whose tennis career ended with a quarter-final doubles defeat in the Olympics, with the headline “British hero”.
Some front pages have focused on the protests that have taken place in the wake of the Southport attacks. The Mirror says Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to “tackle far right thugs” who have rioted in recent days. It also has a photo of Murray with the headline “it’s been ace”.
The Daily Telegraph says the prime minister “blames riots on far-right plotters”. It reports that he warned he would not “permit, under any circumstances, a breakdown in law and order on our streets”. It also reports on how the BBC has been accused of “sitting on the conclusions of an internal inquiry” into alleged misconduct by Huw Edwards. The BBC director general, Tim Davie, said the corporation was “not sitting on anything” that was of a serious nature.
The Guardian reports that police chiefs have been urged to step up patrols outside mosques and asylum seeker accommodation ahead of rallies in the days ahead. It also has a photo of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan, who returned to the US as part of the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War.
The Times leads with the release of Evan Gershkovich and says that the Kremlin “received two deep-cover agents, an FSB hitman known as the ‘bicycle killer’ and a series of Russians convicted for hacking, fraud and espionage in the West” in return for the journalist.
The FT leads with a story on how the Bank of England has cut interests rates for the first time in more than four years, which the paper says “marks a boost to the Labour government’s promise to kick-start economic growth”.
The i reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will “push on with tax rises and spending cuts” in the October Budget despite the Bank of England delivering a cut in interest rates.
The Daily Mail says patients will face “months of misery” after GPs launched work-to-rule action. The British Medical Association says GPs have been “unable to provide the care we want to” in a dispute over funding levels. The paper also previews an opinion piece on Italy’s Angela Carini abandoning her Olympic bout against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif inside 46 seconds.
Lastly, the Daily Star reports that “boffins” are planning to send frozen animal DNA to the moon, so humans will be able to “restock the world” in the wake of a nuclear war.
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