The Independent – Shame of British judge keeping free speech hero in jail
The Independent says the son of a UK citizen imprisoned by China warned that time is running out to save his father as a British judge in Hong Kong was condemned for helping to keep him in jail.
The front page also features a spectacular image of the Nothern lights and Perseid meteor shower. The paper says people across the country were able to catch a glimpse of nature showing off.
A banner at the top of the paper teases an article on the Musk-Trump interview. Andrew Feinberg breaks down Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s talk with X owner Elon Musk.
Shame of British judge keeping free speech hero Jimmy Lai in jail
The son of a UK citizen imprisoned by China warned that time is running out to save his father as a British judge in Hong Kong was condemned for helping to keep him in jail.
Sebastien Lai, son of pro-democracy newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai, said his 76-year-old father was approaching a fourth year in solitary confinement.
Mr Lai has been locked up since 2020 and faces a life sentence under Beijing’s National Security Law, while also serving time for charges overseen by British judges.
Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display
Stargazers were treated to a dazzling sight as the Perseid meteor shower passed through the sky, and in some areas through the northern lights.
Also known as the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights put on a stunning show across the UK on Monday night – with more expected on Tuesday evening with widespread clear skies.
Marina Muttik, 29, a software engineer who lives in Berkhamsted, Herts, but witnessed the northern lights and Perseid meteor shower from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, described the experience as “humbling”.
Trump wanted Elon Musk to give him a reset — he didn’t get one
With 83 days to go until Americans decide whether to give Donald Trump another four years in the White House, the Republican nominee has been desperate to flip the script after president Joe Biden’s decision to exit the race caused an unprecedented shift in vibes and polls that has seen vice-president Kamala Harris take the lead in both national and swing-state polling.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, have seized the narrative and upended an election Trump and his allies had considered all but over when he accepted his party’s nomination in Milwaukee last month.
Looking for a miracle, Trump turned to a relatively new ally, X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk, for what both men billed as a game-changing “conversation” on X, the platform the world’s richest man bought with the express aim of using it as a political tool to fight what he calls the “woke mind virus.”
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 14 August 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by domestic news, from political to showbiz, there is a variety of stories to sink your teeth into this morning. Several of the papers feature a sprinkle of international news, mostly surrounding the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as the government plans to evacuate Britons stuck abroad.
The back pages lead on the latest from the Premier League, including transfers, Manchester City’s 115 charges and England’s Test summer setback.