The Independent – Starmer vows no let-up as police hail turning point
The Independent says Sir Keir Starmer has told far-right thugs that there will be no let-up in bringing them to justice, as he held his third emergency Cobra meeting in a week amid concerns there could be a new wave of violence this weekend.
A large image of Team GB’s Ellie Aldridge who won Gold ending the UK’s gold drought with a victory in Women’s Kite.
At the top of the paper, there is a report on the Taylor Swift concert terror attack plans. The paper says one of the men arrested is a 19-year-old Austrian citizen who pledged allegiance to ISIS, officials said.
Starmer vows ‘no let-up’ on rioters as police hail ‘turning point’ in violence
Sir Keir Starmer has told far-right thugs that there will be no let-up in bringing them to justice, as he held his third emergency Cobra meeting in a week amid concerns there could be a new wave of violence this weekend.
It is understood he told the meeting on Thursday evening that police need to remain on “high alert” so they are prepared for any possible further unrest in the coming days.
His warning came as police chiefs said they believe there has been a “turning point” in the rioting that has scarred Britain’s streets, after a show of mass unity by anti-racist protesters appeared to see off the threat of attacks on asylum centres and rights lawyers.
More rioters were jailed on Thursday, including a couple in Hartlepool who joined a mob after a day playing bingo, and a 69-year-old retired welder in Liverpool who set fire to bins and threw missiles at police.
Eleanor Aldridge ends Great Britain’s gold drought with sensational victory in Women’s Kite
Ellie Aldridge rolled the dice and came out with Olympic gold.
It has been a deeply frustrating regatta for Team GB’s sailors, who have been twiddling their thumbs for the most part due to a lack of wind.
When they have been able to race, results have been mixed with Emma Wilson’s bronze their only medal heading into the final day.
“It has been a tricky week,” said Aldridge, “As soon as we knew we were competing at Marseille, we knew it was going to be tough, we knew the wind was going to be light, we knew it would be one of the worst places we’ve ever kited.”
Taylor Swift concerts cancelled after terror plot foiled by Vienna police
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna have been canceled after Austrian law enforcement officers arrested two people suspected of planning a major attack on one of the performances.
Federal and local officers worked to arrest the two men on Wednesday. Police said one of the men, 19, had pledged allegiance to ISIS last month. The teen was arrested in Ternitz, an hour south of the capital, on Wednesday morning while the other man was taken into custody in Vienna hours later.
Both suspects had become radicalized on the internet and had specific plans to carry out an attack, officials said. The 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested with chemicals found by a bomb squad, and investigators are now determining if they could have been used to make an explosive.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 09 August 2024.
Friday’s front pages have a few different stories as their leads. One of the most popular is the continued coverage of the recent riots and unrest across parts of England and Northern Ireland after the Southport mass stabbings. There are hopes the unrest has ended but police are still preparing for this weekend.
Elsewhere, a 19-year-old has been arrested for an alleged terrorist plot at a Taylor Swift concert. In response to the news, three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria have been cancelled. The suspect has admitted plans of a machete and explosives attack as well as plans to drive his car into the crowds.