The Independent – No words to describe the devastation that has hit our family
The Independent says three girls killed in the Southport knife attack have been named as Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine. The front page features a picture of the three little girls.
The front page also pays tribute to its journalist Kim Sengupta who died at the age of 68.
‘No words can describe the devastation’: Families pay tribute to three girls killed in Southport knife attack
Devastated families have paid tribute to three girls killed in a “ferocious” knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.
Police named the victims as Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, who were pronounced dead shortly after Monday’s rampage, while Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, died from her injuries in hospital on Tuesday.
Five more children are fighting for their lives following the tragedy, along with two dance class teachers who bravely tried to defend their pupils from the attack.
Just one hour after thousands gathered for a vigil to pay tribute to the victims, chaotic scenes of violence unfolded outside a mosque near Hart Street, with far-right protesters releasing fireworks and throwing bricks.
The Independent’s award-winning war correspondent Kim Sengupta dies
Kim Sengupta, the award-winning war correspondent who covered every major conflict of the last 30 years, has died at the age of 68.
In a career spanning more than four decades – including spells as a reporter at the Daily Mail and Today – it was at The Independent that he would define his legacy as one of Britain’s best on-the-ground correspondents. The list of countries and conflicts he would file from included Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, the Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia, Kosovo, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Kashmir, Israel, Gaza and Northern Ireland.
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Editorial 31 July 2024.
Most of Wednesday’s front pages lead with tributes to the three young children who were stabbed to death in Monday’s attack in Southport. The three kids – aged 6, 7 and nine – names and pictures have been released.
Elsewhere, several papers cover the chancellor’s comments about coming tax rises on their front pages.
Olympic coverage bleeds onto the front page – whilst the back pages are dominated by Team GB.