Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Sunday’s front-page report on the devastating earthquake in Morocco – that has killed over 1,300 people so far. The papers also cover the capture of the prison escapee Daniel Khalife after a four-day UK manhunt, the terror suspect was caught in London.
Friday’s deadly earthquake
The Observer features a distressed-looking woman in Morocco, surrounded by the ruins of her home in Marrakesh, destroyed in the deadly earthquake.
The Sunday Mirror features images of crumbling buildings alongside a terrified child being carried to safety in the southern city of Ouarzazate.
The Sunday Telegraph says British holidaymakers dived under desks in hotel rooms as the tremors shook buildings. The Sunday Times reports that fears of aftershocks have continued to leave many families sleeping on the streets.
Daniel Khalife arrested
The papers lead on the capture of the 21-year-old Daniel Khalife.
The Sunday Mirror headlines: “I’ll Escape Just Watch Me”. The paper claims he had boasted to prison wardens about his plan to flee jail.
The Mail on Sunday says he was detained after security forces bugged the phones of people linked to him. The paper reports that the surveillance led dozens of officers to a house in Richmond, in south-west London, where they missed him – possibly by minutes.
The Sunday Telegraph says Daniel – a former soldier – laughed as eh was caught. The paper quotes an eyewitness as saying that Daniel Khalife laughed while insisting that he did nothing wrong.
