The Independent – Body Of UK Hostage Found As Families Urge Truce ‘Before All Die’
The Independent says Israel must agree a ceasefire deal now and bring the remaining hostages home “before they all die”, families and friends said on Tuesday as the bodies of six more captives – including a British-Israeli citizen – were retrieved from Gaza.
Elsewhere a large image of King Charles viewing tributes to the Southport victims features on the front page. A separate feature trailed at the top of the page gives an update on the search for the missing 6 people following the luxury yacht sinking.
Body of British-Israeli hostage recovered as families call for Gaza ceasefire ‘before they all die’
Israel must agree a ceasefire deal now and bring the remaining hostages home “before they all die”, families and friends said on Tuesday as the bodies of six more captives – including a British-Israeli citizen – were retrieved from Gaza.
Nadav Popplewell, 51, who was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was retrieved by Israeli forces in an overnight operation along with Yagev Buchshtab, 35; Alexander Dancyg, 76; Avraham Munder, 79; Yoram Metzger, 80; and Chaim Perry, 80.
“We need to start bringing people home alive and not dead – and that needs to happen soon,” said Adele Raemer, a British-Israeli teacher who lived three doors down from Mr Popplewell’s family in Kibbutz Nirim and was a family friend.
King Charles meets families and survivors in Southport after horror attack that killed three young girls
King Charles made a poignant visit to Southport on Tuesday, and met the survivors and families of the recent knife attack which killed three children and injured other children and adults.
The monarch arrived at Southport town hall shortly after 1.30pm where he heard first hand the harrowing experiences of children who were attacked at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.
Charles, 75, laid flowers for the three children killed in the attack – Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
Mike Lynch yacht latest: Divers use special jacks to enter hull of boat as debris hampers search efforts
Search crews have carried out further inspections of a sunken luxury yacht, accessing the hull as they continue to search for six people.
Fire crews described the operation as “complex”, with divers limited to 12-minute underwater shifts, with debris reportedly hampering efforts to access the cabins.
The brother of the Morgan Stanley chairman missing has shared his hopes that air pockets might be keeping them alive.
Jeremy Bloomer, the twin brother of Jonathan, said: “It’s a slow process and it will take time. So there might be air pockets, but we don’t know. It’s still wait and see, so fingers crossed.”
Six people remain missing after the boat sank in a severe storm in the early hours of Monday, including British billionaire Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah, Mr Bloomer; his wife, Judy Bloomer; Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda Morvillo.
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 21 August 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages reflect the latest in the luxury yacht sinking off the coast of Sicily as more details have emerged about those missing. Many of the papers report on rescue crews attempting to access the sunken ship with some speculating if anyone could still be alive.
Elsewhere, King Charles is pictured on most of the front splashes as he visited with victims of the Southport victims. The king is seen on the front viewing flower tributes to the three little girls who were killed.
Domestic politics and showbiz stories are sprinkled across the front pages, though there is little unity in their political and celebrity front page reports.