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Several front pages feature images from Australia, including the Sun, which pictures a 10-year-old girl, the youngest victim of the gun attack at Bondi Beach. “Minutes later, Matilda was dead”, says the headline.
The Guardian evokes the sense of shock felt across Sydney, describing mourners staring in silence at the ocean “searching for somewhere to direct their grief”.
According to the Times, the Australian authorities are facing questions about intelligence failings after it was revealed that one of the suspected gunmen had been on the radar of security services.
Sir Keir Starmer’s comments about the planned strike by resident doctors in England are highlighted by the Times, after the prime minister urged medics to “push back” against their union.
The Guardian reports that hospitals are cancelling “tens of thousands” of operations and appointments after members of the British Medical Association voted overwhelmingly to reject a last-ditch offer from the government and begin a five-day walkout tomorrow.
The start of the sentencing hearing for the man who drove his car into crowds at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade is the main news for the Daily Star and the Daily Mirror, which quotes a 12-year-old victim as saying it was the worst day of his life. The paper’s reporter says Paul Doyle “appeared a broken man” shedding “self-pitying tears” as horrific footage of his rampage was played in court.
“Trump kicks off BBC court battle”, says the Daily Telegraph headline after lawyers acting for the US president filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the corporation. The BBC has apologised for the way Panorama edited a speech by Trump but rejected a demand from him for compensation. The paper says legal experts believe the president faces an uphill battle to make the defamation case stick, and he would prefer to settle out of court.
There are supportive messages for Sir Cliff Richard after the 85-year-old singer revealed he had been treated for prostate cancer. The Daily Express backs his call for a national screening programme, saying men who suspect something should “get checked out”.
