Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Most of Tuesday’s front pages lead with two stories: the latest Russian missile attack in Ukraine and the first day of the trial of UK nurse Lucy Letby – accused of murdering seven babies.
Ukraine latest – Russian missile attack
The Guardian leads with an image of a bloodied woman benign led away from the scene of a Russian missile attack in Ukraine. The paper says Zelensky will “demand a significant increase in military and diplomatic support” from world leaders in response to Russia’s latest attack.
The Daily Mail says “the day death rained from the sky” as it leads with the account of its own reporter in one of the cities targeted. He describes it as a “morning rush hour from hell” as “Vladimir Putin unleashed a furious barrage of missiles” on cars, homes, offices and stations.
The Times notes that attack came less than 48 hours after Putin appointed a commander to revive what the paper calls the “Kremlin’s faltering offensive.”
Lucy Letby trial – “constant malevolent presence”
The first day of the trial of the UK nurse Lucy Letby features on many front pages. The neonatal nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 more. Letby has denied the allegations.
Pictures of Lucy Letby, 32, smiling on the ward in her hospital scrubs appears on the front pages of the Telegraph, the Mirror and the Sun.
Prosecutor Nick Johnson described Letby as a “constant malevolent presence” at the hospital – comments picked up by most papers, including the Express.
Attempts to calm markets have failed
The Financial Times reports that the efforts by the Bank of England and the chancellor to calm the markets appear to have failed as government borrowing costs soared again.
The paper claims some Tories think the chancellor will struggle to come up with a medium-term debt reduction plan by the end of this month.
Several papers report that there is a growing post-pandemic trend of working from the pub. The Daily Star says several pub chains are even offering packages to people who usually work from home – £10 gets you WiFi, a sandwich, bottomless tea and coffee – and you don’t have to pay for heating! The Times endorses the pub idea but worries about how it’ll look on Zoom calls.