The daily news summary is a round-up of the national and international front pages and the main stories dominating them.
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A picture of the last US soldier to leave Afghanistan, boarding a plane, is on several of Wednesday’s front splashes. Several of the tabloids front pages discuss the ‘miracle vaccine to stop heart attacks and strokes’ and a picture of Geronimo the alpaca features heavily.
Tuesday’s front pages are heavily dominated by the ongoing Afghanistan crisis, as the final flights carrying US troops leave Kabul.
It marks the end of an almost 20-year war
Friday’s front pages report on the twin bomb attacks at Kabul airport, which targeted people trying to flee the country after the Taliban takeover. A picture of two distraught women injured in one of the explosions featured as the main image on most front pages.
Thursday’s front pages focus on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. The papers report on comments from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s briefing to MPs in which he said it may be “safer” for Afghans to try to escape from the country overland. There are over 10,000 people gathered at Kabul airport.
Another story picked up by the papers is the “race” to rollout booster jabs as deaths and infections rise. The race to roll out the booster jab stems from fears that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop 50 per cent.
Wednesday’s front pages focus heavily on President Joe Biden’s decision to not extend the 31 August withdrawal date of US troops in Afghanistan – despite PM Boris Johnson and other world leaders pleas during a G7 meeting on the Afghanistan crisis.
The papers say it is now the last chance to escape the Taliban, with some describing the situation as a “failure” and slamming President Biden for seemingly backing Trump’s “America first” policy.
Elsewhere, the papers carry front-page tributes to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts – who has died at the age of 80.
The Sunday Papers focus heavily on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, in particular the chaos at Kabul airport. The former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s comments on the chaos also make many front pages. The former PM called the decision to withdraw US, UK and Nato troops ‘imbecilic’.
The papers pick up on the ex-PM’s heavy criticism of US President Joe Biden’s handling of US troops in particular. istan, in particular the chaos at Kabul airport.
Paper talk
A number of papers lead on the racist abuse footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were subjected to after England’s defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.
The Daily Mirror carries a picture of a mural of Rashford, which was defaced after the final, saying “you inspire us all” and features a letter from a nine-year-old girl who wrote, “you are brave and courageous (sic)… for stepping up”. “Up your game” headlines the Metro after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned social media firms to do more to stop online racism after the players were targeted on social media.
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