‘Tears, flowers and silence’ in Bondi and ‘Streeting’s fury’
The aftermath of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia continues to dominate the front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers. “Tears, flowers and silence”, the Guardian’s headline features a photo of mourners gathered around floral tributes on Bondi Beach. Elsewhere, the paper pays tribute to legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who was found dead along with his wife Michele at his Los Angeles home. Reiner’s son was taken into custody.
The Financial Times also includes a photo of large crowds gathered at the floral memorial on Bondi Beach. The newspaper notes that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to tighten national firearms laws, including limiting the number of guns a person can own.
The Times focuses on some of the victims of the Bondi attack and puts their photos on the front page. They include the youngest victim, 10-year-old Matilda, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, and two rabbis. The newspaper also reported that Australian authorities are facing questions over intelligence failures after it emerged that one of the attackers was known to security services.
A photo of the youngest victim of the Bondi attacks filled the front page of the Sun. Matilda is seen smiling at a petting zoo “just moments before” the attack began.
The Independent’s biggest story was “Bondi Beach hero” Ahmed al Ahmed, who risked his life to wrestle the gun of one of the attackers. The newspaper quotes Ahmed, who is still recovering in hospital after being shot, as saying: “I went to save lives… I would do it again.” It is also noteworthy that Health Minister Wes Streeting accused doctors of being “self-indulgent” after they voted for a five-day strike.
The Metro said the driver who drove his car in a parade of Liverpool football fans in May had acted out of “simple selfish anger”. The newspaper reports that Paul Doyle appeared in court on Monday, where he “closed his eyes and cried” as footage of the Liverpool parade attack was played at the sentencing hearing.
The Mirror tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who was at the parade on the day of the Liverpool attack. He says Doyle’s car mowed him down: “It started out as the best day ever, but it turned out to be the worst day of my life.”
Doyle’s own words make the Daily Star headline. The newspaper quoted the former sailor as saying in court that he had heard the stolen items and told people to “get out of the way!” he quotes his voice shouting. As he makes his way into the Liverpool crowd. More than 100 people were injured in the incident.
i Paper stands out with the warning of Britain’s new spy chief, who says global power is being transferred to technology companies. In his first public speech, MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli noted the dangers posed by online algorithms: “We are now operating in a space between peace and war.”
According to the Daily Mail, thousands of motorists have been unfairly fined for speeding due to faulty speed cameras on smart motorways. The paper says about 40 percent of the devices are defective and could cost the government millions in compensation.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Donald Trump is preparing to sue the BBC, accusing it of defamation. According to newspapers, the US President’s lawyers plan to file lawsuits in Florida soon.
Most recently, Sir Keir Starmer has been criticized for refusing to stop a “brutal” tax raid on farmers despite warnings that some elderly and terminally ill farm owners were considering taking their lives before the tax kicks in in April, the Daily Express reported.
