Daily Express – Senior Army officer stabbed outside barracks
The Daily Express front page covers the attack on an army officer who was stabbed near a barracks in Kent. A man has been charged with attempted murder after a senior army officer was stabbed an estimated 12 times. The front page also reports on the latest from the Strictly Come Dancing bullying scandal.
Brompton Barracks soldier stabbed in horror attack outside home ‘knew knifeman’s brother’
A senior army officer who was allegedly stabbed 12 times in a horrific attack near his home may reportedly have been known by the suspected knifeman’s brother.
Lt Col Mark Teeton was saved by his wife who confronted the masked attacker who was armed with two kitchen knives in the attack on Tuesday (July 23).
Kent Police have since charged Anthony Esan, 24, with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (July 25).
Police recovered a number of knives from the scene in Sally Port Gardens in Gillingham, Kent, where the serviceman was left with serious injuries just before 6pm on Tuesday.
Amanda Abbington sobs ’50 hours of Strictly footage is being blocked’ in shock claim
A visibly upset Amanda Abbington has claimed that she felt “abandoned” by the BBC during the Strictly controversy, alleging there is 50 hours of rehearsal footage they won’t allow her to see.
The acclaimed actress, aged 50, had a falling out with her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice. Their strained relationship is now under scrutiny as part of an ongoing investigation by the BBC.
During her first TV interview about the dispute, appearing on Channel 4 news, Amanda voiced: “It’s been brutal, and relentless and unforgiving. The aftermath has been something that I wasn’t expecting. You know, the death threats and the rape threats towards not only myself but my daughter, and threats of death to my son.”
She also revealed that she, alongside her legal team, is working towards getting access to 50 hours of the rehearsal room video footage. Speaking to Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who also took part in the series with Amanda, she said: “There’s 50 hours of footage that’s being blocked. You know, 50 hours is a lot of footage, and a lot of time spent in a room that was toxic.”
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 25 July 2024.
Thursday’s front pages offer a variety of headlines, mostly domestic stories, with no single lead story dominating the front splashes. Several papers report on the stabbing of a soldier in Gillingham in Kent, while the ongoing bullying scandal on the popular TV series Strictly Come Dancing continues to be heavily covered by the tabloids. There’s a handful of UK political stories and a look at the UK’s energy plans.
The back pages report Ben White is considering playing for England again now Gareth Southgate and Steve Holland have departed. Olympics 2024 is also covered on the back – with Morocco’s win over Argentina a popular story.