Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Friday’s front pages report yesterday’s incident when a Land Rover crashed into a school tea party in Wimbledon, south-west London. A girl, 8, died as a result of the crash at The Study Preparatory School on Thursday morning. The driver, a woman in her 40s, has been arrested and the incident is not being treated as terror-related.
Wimbledon school car crash
One girl has died and 10 others remain in hosptial. Some of the papers feature images of the car crash.
“Horror at the end of term tea party” says the Daily Mail. “Horrific,” says the Sun, whilst the Daily Mirror says a police officer fought back tears as she confirmed a girl died.
The Financial Times leads on the global sell-off of stocks and bonds, triggered by market data in the US indicating the possibility of higher interest rates. The paper quotes a bond fund manager saying “the global economy will break eventually, and the higher the rates go, the bigger the cracks will be”.
The Times leads with a warning that strike action could affect a third of flights across Europe this summer.
The Guardian’s lead is an admission from Germany’s FM who said the country failed to listen to its eastern European allies about the threat from Russia.
Lionesses off to World Cup
England’s lionesses departed from Heathrow last night, with the Times reporting on the hopes of the nation. The paper says the team have a secret weapon – LED jet lag glasses, which will help them acclimatise to the time difference as quickly as possible. They allow either blue or red light into the eyes, to simulate mornings or evenings, and they’re linked to an app which tells the players when to stay awake or try to sleep at the optimal times.