Wednesday’s UK newspaper front pages: 24 January 2024


Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror writes that a court heard how Grace O’Malley-Kumar died a hero trying to protect her friend from a crazed knifeman.

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail says a litany of missed chances left a paranoid schizophrenic free to roam a city before he knifed three people to death and tried to kill three more.

Daily Star

A woman who claims to be Pele’s secret daughter has asked for his body to be exhumed so DNA tests can prove her identity once and for all, according to the Daily Star.

The Times

The Times reports that the triple killer behind a shocking knife attack in Nottingham last year has been branded “monstrous” by the mother of one victim as she came face to face with him for the first time in court.

The Daily Express

Heroic Grace O’Malley-Kumar lost her life to a triple killer because she would never leave a friend, her brother said, according to The Daily Express.

The Daily Telegraph

The British public will be called up to fight if the UK goes to war because the military is too small, the head of the Army will warn on Wednesday, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Sun

A triple killer has been branded a “monster” by the mother of one of his victims, The Sun reports.

The Guardian

Rishi Sunak has warned of further bombing raids in Yemen if Houthi attacks on shipping continue as he came under mounting pressure from MPs, The Guardian writes.

i

The i says escalation fears are growing with Rishi Sunak not ruling out a “sustained” military campaign after the latest airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen.

The Independent

The Independent says more than 30 members of staff at a major NHS mental health hospital have been suspended over claims of misconduct.

Metro

The brother of teenager Grace O’Malley-Kumar says she died a hero trying to save her friend from a triple killer, according to Metro.

Financial Times

Britain’s flagship Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant has been pushed back again until 2029 at the earliest, according to the Financial Times.