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£29.00The weekend papers led with the Southport stabbings, bringing the harrowing interview given by the parents of two of the children at the centre of the murders to the forefront of their front pages. Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King’s parents shared a three-hour interview with the Sunday Times, providing an insight into who their daughters were as people as well as their feelings surrounding the horrific events that unfolded on Wednesday. The papers united in their approach to the interviews, putting their traditional rivalries to one side to spotlight the family’s stories.
In other news, the Sunday Telegraph featured stories on Andrew Gwynne’s sacking after the revealing of his comments on older people and The Royal Family. The paper also quickly touched upon Donald Trump’s latest comments on Meghan and Prince Harry. The Mail on Sunday shared the same stories, with an image of the presidential tweet regarding Meghan featured prominently alongside the image of the couple. The Sunday People tackled the Southport stabbings also, using the headline of “Angels” to describe the young victims.
The Sunday Express had a different focus, choosing to dive head-first into a call from Conservative members who want leader Kemi Badenoch to make an election pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. The Observer’ s front page spotlights Labour’s plan to redraw benefit rules as part of its drive to get people back into work. The Daily Star takes a lighthearted approach, leading with commentary on the possibility of the coldest February in six years.
The weekend papers have provided a varied selection of stories, with some seeking to shed light on victims of terrible tragedy while others focus on the whimsical, political scandals, and climate warning signs. The papers also show their solidarity by carefully highlighting one lead story to be able to spotlight the haunting experiences of those intimately involved in the tragic event
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