Daily Mirror – Keep smiling and dancing
The Daily Mirror says tears fell in the devasted town of Southport where three girls died in a knife rampage. Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar died after the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday. A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested.
At the top of the front page is a report on England and Man City defender Kyle Walker’s marriage.
Southport stabbing victims, aged 6, 7, and 9, pictured by police
Three girls killed in a knife attack at a summer holiday dance club in Southport have been named.
The youngest was six-year-old Bebe King, she died along with seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Merseyside Police have said. Six other children were left in a critical condition on Monday after a knifeman attacked a Taylor Swift-themed holiday dance session. Two adults are also fighting for their lives.
A 17-year-old suspect is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, police said. Detectives said they are not treating the incident as terror-related but added that the motive “remains unclear”.
A Merseyside Police statement read: “We can confirm the names of the three girls who were tragically killed in Southport on Monday (29 July). They are Bebe King, six; Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven; and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine. Their families, who are being supported by specialist officers, have issued photographs and have asked that their privacy is respected at this time.”
Most shocking revelations from Lauryn Goodman vs Kyle Walker showdown – four-word text to dark threat
Lauryn Goodman and Kyle Walker’s bitter court battle over their children has finally concluded with as much dramatic flair as it began.
The reality TV star, 33, suffered a humiliating court defeat to Kyle, with a judge blasting the mum of his two kids for treating the footballer as an “open-ended chequebook”. Following the judge’s verdict, England footballer Kyle issued a strongly worded statement slamming Lauryn’s “insatiable greed”. It comes after a number of explosive revelations were made in court – all of which the Mirror can finally reveal.
From Lauryn’s threats to go public if Kyle didn’t keep up his payments to what was really in her explosive text to Annie and ALL of her financial demands to the footballer…
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 31 July 2024.
Most of Wednesday’s front pages lead with tributes to the three young children who were stabbed to death in Monday’s attack in Southport. The three kids – aged 6, 7 and nine – names and pictures have been released.
Elsewhere, several papers cover the chancellor’s comments about coming tax rises on their front pages.
Olympic coverage bleeds onto the front page – whilst the back pages are dominated by Team GB.