Daily Express – Horror Video Shows Yacht’s Final Moments
The Daily Express reports CCTV shows the last moments of the yacht caught up in a storm near Sicily, with a picture from the footage forming the front page. Video taken from a villa just 200 yards from where the vessel sank shows the yacht’s blinking lights visible in the distance as torrential rain slams down. Divers have been warned they face a “critical 24 hours” as they continue their search for the six people still missing after the yacht sank on Monday.
At the top of the page is a report on King Charles visiting Southport yesterday, meeting with survivors of the knife attack and their families.
CCTV captures superyacht Bayesian’s horrifying last moments as it’s battered in huge storm
Terrifying CCTV footage shows the moment the Bayesian superyacht is hammered by the vicious storm that would ultimately sink it “in just 60 seconds”.
Video taken from a villa just 200 yards from where the vessel sank shows the yacht’s blinking lights visible in the distance as torrential rain slams down.
The homeowner told local newspaper Giornale Di Sicilia: “In just sixty seconds – says the owner of the villa – you can see the ship disappear.
“Of about twenty cameras installed in the house, only one was not disturbed by the wind and rain. You can clearly see what is happening.
“There was nothing that could be done for the boat. It disappeared in a very short time.”
King Charles arrives in Southport to meet surviving children from horror attack
King Charles expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the victims of the horror knife attack in Southport as he met with survivors of the stabbings and their families.
Arriving to loud cheers and applause from the waiting crowds, the 75-year-old monarch viewed the displays of floral tributes outside Southport town hall before heading inside for a private meeting with the children, their families and others who were attacked at the Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on July 29.
Three children, Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine were killed in the knife rampage, while 10 others, including eight children, were also seriously injured.
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.
