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| The fallout from Monday's guilty pleas by Axel Rudakubana on the first day of his trial for the Southport attacks leads the papers. The Sun reports that Rudakubana was able to buy a knife from the online retailer Amazon despite being only 17 at the time. The law prohibits the sale of knives to under-18s. | |
| The Daily Mirror quotes Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling it a "total disgrace" that Rudakubana was able to buy the weapon. | The Daily Mirror quotes Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling it a "total disgrace" that Rudakubana was able to buy the weapon. |
| Rudakubana admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times before he bought one on Amazon to carry out the Southport attack, according to the Times. The paper also reports that a Home Office review of how Prevent, the government's counter-extremism programme, failed to stop Rudakubana found he was "obsessed with massacre and extreme violence". | |
| The Daily Express quotes Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who made a statement on the case on Tuesday, saying the UK faces a new threat from "loners, misfits, [and] young men in their bedrooms" viewing violent material online and that "fundamental change" is needed to protect children. | |
| Sir Keir is further quoted by the Metro saying that, in the past, the "predominant threat was highly organised political groups with clear political intent" like al-Qaeda and that, while that threat remains, a new one is posed by people "desperate for notoriety, sometimes inspired by traditional terrorist groups, but fixated on that extreme violence, seemingly for its own sake". | Sir Keir is further quoted by the Metro saying that, in the past, the "predominant threat was highly organised political groups with clear political intent" like al-Qaeda and that, while that threat remains, a new one is posed by people "desperate for notoriety, sometimes inspired by traditional terrorist groups, but fixated on that extreme violence, seemingly for its own sake". |
| The i says the government has promised tough legislation to protect young people from violent content and pledged to regulate the "nightmares of the online world". | The i says the government has promised tough legislation to protect young people from violent content and pledged to regulate the "nightmares of the online world". |
| Sir Keir is quoted by the Guardian saying: "You can't tell me that the material this individual viewed before committing these murders should be accessible on mainstream social media platforms". The paper says Sir Keir also pledged changes that would allow perpetrators of terror attacks to be charged under terrorism laws even if they lack a coherent ideology. | Sir Keir is quoted by the Guardian saying: "You can't tell me that the material this individual viewed before committing these murders should be accessible on mainstream social media platforms". The paper says Sir Keir also pledged changes that would allow perpetrators of terror attacks to be charged under terrorism laws even if they lack a coherent ideology. |
| The Daily Mail says Chancellor Rachel Reeves has flown to the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos amid "fresh alarm over... gathering economic gloom". The paper says Britain has just recorded the biggest fall in people in work since November 2020, while the founder of US investment giant Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, has told the Financial Times that the country is at risk of entering a "debt death spiral". | The Daily Mail says Chancellor Rachel Reeves has flown to the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos amid "fresh alarm over... gathering economic gloom". The paper says Britain has just recorded the biggest fall in people in work since November 2020, while the founder of US investment giant Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, has told the Financial Times that the country is at risk of entering a "debt death spiral". |
| A proposed anti-fraud law that would see benefit cheats banned from driving for two years as part of attempts to bring down the welfare bill, the Daily Telegraph reports. It says the new rules would apply to anyone who owes more than £1,000 in wrongly claimed payments and ignores repeated requests to repay it, while other measures would allow investigators to take the money out of people's bank accounts. | A proposed anti-fraud law that would see benefit cheats banned from driving for two years as part of attempts to bring down the welfare bill, the Daily Telegraph reports. It says the new rules would apply to anyone who owes more than £1,000 in wrongly claimed payments and ignores repeated requests to repay it, while other measures would allow investigators to take the money out of people's bank accounts. |
| The Financial Times reports that US President Donald Trump has threatened to double tax rates for foreign nationals and companies based in the US in retaliation for what he called "discriminatory" taxes on American multinationals. The paper says Trump has digital services taxes against Big Tech and a global tax pact agreed last year by the OECD in his sights, adding that the move "threatens to trigger a global dispute over tax regimes". | The Financial Times reports that US President Donald Trump has threatened to double tax rates for foreign nationals and companies based in the US in retaliation for what he called "discriminatory" taxes on American multinationals. The paper says Trump has digital services taxes against Big Tech and a global tax pact agreed last year by the OECD in his sights, adding that the move "threatens to trigger a global dispute over tax regimes". |
| And the Daily Star says the UK could be hit by 90mph winds from Storm Eowyn later this week. It warns readers to "strap down your bins, your garden gnomes, and your ill-fitting hairpiece". | And the Daily Star says the UK could be hit by 90mph winds from Storm Eowyn later this week. It warns readers to "strap down your bins, your garden gnomes, and your ill-fitting hairpiece". |
| Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's warning that Britain faces a new threat from what he called "loners, misfits, [and] young men in their bedroom" accessing violent content online leads many of the papers. | |
| "War on misfits" is the Metro's, external headline. The Guardian, external says terror laws are to be changed and social media companies urged to take down violent content. But the Daily Telegraph, external says there are concerns security services could become inundated if the law is expanded to include what the paper calls "lone wolf attackers". | "War on misfits" is the Metro's, external headline. The Guardian, external says terror laws are to be changed and social media companies urged to take down violent content. But the Daily Telegraph, external says there are concerns security services could become inundated if the law is expanded to include what the paper calls "lone wolf attackers". |
| There's also widespread concern about the fact the Southport attacker, Axel Rudukabana, was able to buy a knife online aged just 17. The Times, external and Daily Mirror, external both quote Home Secretary Yvette Cooper describing the situation as a "total disgrace". The Sun's, external headline calls Rudukabana "the Amazon killer". Writing in the paper, external, Sir Keir promises change, saying the "lessons of this case could not be clearer". | There's also widespread concern about the fact the Southport attacker, Axel Rudukabana, was able to buy a knife online aged just 17. The Times, external and Daily Mirror, external both quote Home Secretary Yvette Cooper describing the situation as a "total disgrace". The Sun's, external headline calls Rudukabana "the Amazon killer". Writing in the paper, external, Sir Keir promises change, saying the "lessons of this case could not be clearer". |
| There's plenty of coverage of Donald Trump's return to the White House. "Sweeping change at the stroke of a Sharpie" is the headline in the Daily Express, external - a reference to the dozens of executive orders Trump signed within hours of being sworn in as US President. Daniel Hannan writes in the Daily Mail, external that the flurry of announcements was "exhilarating". | There's plenty of coverage of Donald Trump's return to the White House. "Sweeping change at the stroke of a Sharpie" is the headline in the Daily Express, external - a reference to the dozens of executive orders Trump signed within hours of being sworn in as US President. Daniel Hannan writes in the Daily Mail, external that the flurry of announcements was "exhilarating". |
| The Times, external says Trump took aim at everyone, including bureaucrats and migrants, in his inaugural address. The paper also notes that Trump's decision to pardon 1,500 of his supporters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago has sparked "joy" among some and "anger and fear" among others. | The Times, external says Trump took aim at everyone, including bureaucrats and migrants, in his inaugural address. The paper also notes that Trump's decision to pardon 1,500 of his supporters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago has sparked "joy" among some and "anger and fear" among others. |
| Philip Johnston writes in the Daily Telegraph, external that the inauguration may have looked "over the top" but that it was hard not to "envy the positivity" of Trump's claims about what he will do for America. He calls for Sir Keir to learn a lesson from Trump, saying "boosterism sure beats gloomsterism". | Philip Johnston writes in the Daily Telegraph, external that the inauguration may have looked "over the top" but that it was hard not to "envy the positivity" of Trump's claims about what he will do for America. He calls for Sir Keir to learn a lesson from Trump, saying "boosterism sure beats gloomsterism". |
| The 18th birthday of darts world champion Luke Littler receives coverage in the papers | The 18th birthday of darts world champion Luke Littler receives coverage in the papers |
| The Guardian, external has spoken to people in Kyiv about Trump's ability to resolve the war between Ukraine and Russia - something he previously said he would end within 24 hours of being in power. One person tells the paper they're optimistic, citing the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Another says a deal feels "unrealistic". | The Guardian, external has spoken to people in Kyiv about Trump's ability to resolve the war between Ukraine and Russia - something he previously said he would end within 24 hours of being in power. One person tells the paper they're optimistic, citing the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Another says a deal feels "unrealistic". |
| The 18th birthday of darts world champion Luke Littler is marked in the Express, external. The paper says that only now he's reached adulthood can he legally buy the "tools of his trade" - having already sparked a huge interest in his sport. The Mirror, external, in its editorial, says Littler can now vote, buy a set of arrows, and a drink, adding: "It will be doubles all round". | The 18th birthday of darts world champion Luke Littler is marked in the Express, external. The paper says that only now he's reached adulthood can he legally buy the "tools of his trade" - having already sparked a huge interest in his sport. The Mirror, external, in its editorial, says Littler can now vote, buy a set of arrows, and a drink, adding: "It will be doubles all round". |
| And the Times, external says that, according to scientific assessments of their cognitive function, professional footballers are "super clever". One of the researchers involved is quoted as saying the result shouldn't be a surprise, since a lot of football is about problem solving and thinking ahead. They add that formal education shouldn't be the only barometer of intelligence. The paper sums up with the suggestion that it's time to give the "thick footballer cliché the boot". | And the Times, external says that, according to scientific assessments of their cognitive function, professional footballers are "super clever". One of the researchers involved is quoted as saying the result shouldn't be a surprise, since a lot of football is about problem solving and thinking ahead. They add that formal education shouldn't be the only barometer of intelligence. The paper sums up with the suggestion that it's time to give the "thick footballer cliché the boot". |
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