The Sun – Now throw away the key
The Sun leads on the preacher Anjem Choudary who faces life in prison after being convicted of “masterminding a banned extremist group”. The paper says the 57-year-old is the first-ever Brit to be convicted for membership of the extremist Islamic group al-Muhajiroun(ALM) under Britain’s anti-terror laws.
Elsewhere, the paper reports BBC boss Tim Davie has apologised over the alleged abusive behaviour on Strictly – and issued a stern warning to stars.
Vile hate preacher Anjem Choudary GUILTY of masterminding outlawed terror group in landmark case
HATE preacher Anjem Choudary is facing a life sentence after being found guilty today of masterminding an outlawed group.
The 57-year-old is the first-ever Brit to be convicted for membership of the extremist Islamic group al-Muhajiroun(ALM) under Britain’s anti-terror laws.
It followed an unprecedented joint operation by law enforcement agencies in the UK, Canada and US to silence the terror guru and bring him to justice.
Choudary was convicted at London’s Woolwich Crown Court of two counts of directing, membership and encouraging support of a proscribed organisation.
Canadian national Khalid Hussein, 29, was found guilty of being a member of a banned group.
‘I’m sorry’, says BBC boss as he breaks silence on Strictly scandal and warns ‘the line should never be crossed’
BBC boss Tim Davie has apologised over the alleged abusive behaviour on Strictly – and issued a stern warning to stars.
Breaking his silence on the scandal, the corporation’s Director General said: “The line should never be crossed”.
It comes after professional dancer Giovanni Pernice was suspended from the show amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct made by Amanda Abbington.
Weeks later, fellow dancer Graziano Di Prima was sacked over claims he hit, spat and kicked his celebrity dance partner Zara McDermott.
Admitting he was “disappointed” by the complaints, Davie said: “I’m very sorry that anyone has had an experience on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly positive.”
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 24 July 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages offer a welcome break from the dominant stories over the past few weeks, as politics slips off many front pages, leaving room for other domestic topics and some showbiz gossip.
The BBC’s apology regarding the Strictly Come Dancing scandal is a prominent story for many of the tabloids, amid whispers the popular reality TV show could face the axe. Many of the front pages carry pictures of the three-time Olympic dressage champion, Charlotte Dujardin, who’s pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged which she said showed her “making an error of judgement”.
Football dominates the back pages, including the latest transfer reports and gossip.
