Metro – Aristocrat guilty over secret birth
Constance Marten is pictured on the Metro’s front page following the convictions of her and her partner Mark Gordon. The pair were found guilty of hiding the birth of their baby – who was found dead last year after a seven-week search. The paper mentions the couple will face a retrial next year on charges the jury could not reach a verdict upon. At the top of the paper is an image of actress Eva Longoria as she returns to the world of TV and Metro reviews her new show Land of Women.
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon guilty on two charges over baby death
Runaway aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon have been found guilty of hiding the birth of their newborn daughter who was found dead in a Lidle bag for life. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, went off grid with baby Victoria in a bid to evade authorities after their four other children were taken into care, jurors at the Old Bailey heard. [https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/26/constance-marten-mark-gordon-will-face-retrial-baby-death-21108150/#:~:text=Runaway%20aristocrat%20Constance%20Marten%20and,a%20Lidle%20bag%20for%20life.]
Glastonbury 2024: Fans face travel chaos as ‘all lines blocked’ out of London to festival due to fatality
Glastonbury has officially kicked off but fans heading to Worthy Farm today are set to face some travel disruption after a reported fatality on the track. Gates opened yesterday and festival-goers are getting ready for a weekend of epic headliners and possibly some rain, with thousands more set to arrive on Thursday. [https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/27/glastonbury-2024-rain-expected-1000s-arrive-worthy-farm-21110377/?ico=mosaic_entertainment]
Catch up on Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
A breakdown of the newspaper front pages.
Editorial 27 June 2024.
Last night’s BBC election debate dominates the Thursday front pages. The papers dig their heels into their camps with the left-leaning papers leading on the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative Party, whilst the right-leaning newspapers scrutinise Starmer’s plan – or lack of it – to deal with the small boats crossings.
Away from politics, various domestic stories are splattered across the papers, from the latest in the Holly Willougby trial to the news Phil Foden has briefly returned to the UK for the birth of his third child.
Many back pages pick up on Gareth Southgate’s comments asking fans to get behind the team following backlash over a few poor performances.