Author: News Desk

Front page summary Daily Mirror – Sword attack horror A witness spoke to the Daily Mirror, saying: “I can’t stop envisaging his face.” Under the headline “Sword attack horror”, the paper features a still from footage of the attacker being tasered. Met Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell said the individual was tasered at the scene and arrested 22 minutes after the force received the initial report. Providing updates on the conditions of the hospitalised victims, Mr Bell said that two members of the public sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Two of his officers sustained stab wounds considered “significant”, but “not life-threatening” at this…

Front page summary The Sun – Boy, 14, never stood a chance The Sun says cops screamed “Lock your doors!” at terrified residents when a sword maniac went on the rampage killing a boy of 14 and injuring four others  yesterday morning. The crazed man yelled “do you believe in God?” and lunged at targets during 21 minutes of bloody mayhem. They said the boy was not known to the attacker. Two officers were injured trying to restrain the man. One female officer almost had her hand severed. The front page also reports on Marcus Rashford’s date night, and the…

Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the news that a 14-year-old boy was killed after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage in Hainault, north-east London. The attacker is in hospital, it is not believed to be related to terrorism or a targeted attack. 

Several newspapers feature an image of King Charles – who returned to public life after starting his cancer treatment. 

Elsewhere, the UK back pages feature images of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. 

In Georgia, riot police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting against a bill criticised by the opposition for its perceived threat to media freedoms.

New rules clamping down on China’s internet giants are now in effect. These rules, part of the expanded State Secrets Law, require companies like Tencent, ByteDance, and Weibo to swiftly act if users share sensitive content.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested by New York City police on the Columbia University campus in upper Manhattan. Amidst chants of ‘shame on you’, police escorted handcuffed protesters out and onto buses.

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Biden in all seven critical swing states and has an even larger margin in most states when also up against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a new poll shows.

Kate Forbes, the former finance secretary of Scotland, has hinted at a potential run for the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Despite support, she emphasised the need to consider what is best for the party, the country, and her family.

Former President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 for violating a gag order in the NY v. Trump case in Manhattan, with the presiding judge ruling that he broke the order at least nine times.

The Garrick Club, a prestigious men-only club in London, is facing a potential exodus of high-profile members, including musicians Sting and Mark Knopfler, if a vote next Tuesday does not approve the admission of women. In a letter co-signed by leading theatre producers and actors, including Stephen Fry and Karl Sydow, the members expressed their concerns about the negative publicity surrounding the club’s men-only policy. The letter, addressed to the Garrick chair, Christopher Kirker, highlighted the impact of the club’s membership rules on their professional relationships with female artists and colleagues. The signatories, who are involved in numerous West End…