The front pages of today’s newspapers are dominated by the Southport stabbings, with the teenage suspect’s name – Axel Muganwa Rudakubana – now made public. The Metro and the Daily Express both feature the unmasked suspect, with the latter also running a story on Andy Murray’s quarter-final defeat in the Olympics. Some papers have focused on the protests that have taken place in the wake of the attacks, with The Mirror reporting that Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to “tackle far right thugs” who have rioted in recent days.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the prime minister has “blamed riots on far-right plotters” and has warned that he will not “permit, under any circumstances, a breakdown in law and order on our streets”. The paper also accuses the BBC of “sitting on the conclusions of an internal inquiry” into alleged misconduct by Huw Edwards. 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.
The Times leads with the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who returned to the US as part of the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War. The paper reports 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. Meanwhile, The FT focuses on the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reportedly “push on with tax rises and spending cuts” in the October Budget, despite the Bank of England’s decision. The i reports on the GPs’ work-to-rule action over funding levels, which it says will result in “months of misery” for patients. Finally, The Daily Star reports that scientists are planning to send frozen animal DNA to the moon in order to “restock the world” in the event of a nuclear war
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