A report into failings in the care of a man who killed three people in the street in Nottingham features on several front pages. “Failed!” is the Daily Express headline as it says the families of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar are demanding those involved in the care of Valdo Calocane are named.
The Metro says there were “failures and cover-ups on an epic level” adding “it’s shameful”. Staff who left Calocane free to kill “just didn’t do their jobs”, according to Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber.
“Failed by the state” is the Daily Mirror’s headline, as it carries the pictures of the three Nottingham victims as well as the three girls killed by Axel Rudakubana in Southport. A review found he had been dropped from the terror watchlist “too early”, the paper says.
Donald Trump’s comments about the US taking over Gaza have also attracted attention, with the Financial Times going with the headline: “Trump’s takeover proposal for Gaza condemned by US allies across world”. Arabs and Europeans are “outraged”, the paper says, while there are also fears for the future of the West Bank.
“Wish you were here?” is the question posed by the Daily Star as it carries a picture of the US president against the backdrop of flattened buildings in Gaza. Trump suggested Gaza could be the “Riviera of the Middle East”.
The Guardian says the plan has faced “global condemnation” as it says the head of the UN, António Guterres, has warned it is essential to avoid ethnic cleansing. Despite Saudi Arabia and numerous other countries coming out against the plan, Trump told reporters “everybody loves it”, the paper says.
The i says Trump’s “shock plan” puts the UK on a collision course with the US president.
The girlfriend of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne has given an exclusive interview to the Sun in which Kate Cassidy has hit back at critics who have accused her of abandoning him before his death, the paper says. “I wasn’t to blame for Liam’s death” is the headline.
The Daily Telegraph has the headline “Tories to kick out low-paid migrants” as it says opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has set out her first major policy as the seeks to combat the electoral threat of Reform UK. The paper says the proposal would mean legal migrants with low-paid or no work would only be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years – double the current threshold.
The Daily Mail paraphrases Badenoch as saying “I’ll ban migrants who claim benefits from becoming UK citizens”. It says the Tory leader will “take the battle to Reform” with the dramatic announcement.
The Times has a startling warning from the head of British counter-terrorism that the harm caused by social media is like the cancer caused by smoking. Matt Jukes says a ban for under-16s, like in Australia, warrants attention. And there’s a front page picture of a young Ozzy Osborne after it was announced he was reuniting with his band Black Sabbath.
