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‘UK riots leave Brits too scared to leave home’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing

‘UK riots leave Brits too scared to leave home’ – Paper Talk 

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Tuesday’s front pages lead heavily with two stories: the ongoing riots and violence across towns and cities in the UK and Team GB athlete Keely Hodgkison winning Gold at the Olympics. 

Several of the papers cover the backlash facing American billionaire Elon Musk for his ‘reckless’ comments claiming that a civil war was ‘inevitable’ in the UK – even though it’s a small minority of far-right thugs and the majority of violence, racism and looting from them has been widely condemned across the political spectrum and the nation. Musk is among several online celebrities that have been accused of whipping up fear. 

The back pages continue the Paris 2024 coverage.