Monday’s UK front pages: 21 August 2023

Monday’s UK front pages: 21 August 2023

The Daily Telegraph

Lucy Letby can be forced to face families in court, reports the Daily Telegraph, citing an unnamed government source.

According to the paper, the source says prison officers are allowed to use “lawful enforcement” to ensure the child killer cannot remain in her cell.

The Sun

The Sun leads with the Lionesses’ defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on its front page, under the headline: “We still think the world of you”.

The Guardian

“Pride and pain” is the headline on the front page of The Guardian, which features a large picture of the Lionesses in the aftermath of their Women’s World Cup final defeat to Spain

The Times

The Times reports that detectives believe Lucy Letby may have attacked 30 more babies and are investigating all 4,000 admissions to the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital, where the killer nurse worked between January 2012 and June 2016.

Daily Mail

Relatives of Lucy Letby’s victims are demanding that the killer nurse face them in court, amid claims that she will refuse to appear, the Daily Mail reports.

It comes after relatives of Olivia Pratt-Korbel and Elle Edwards, who were both shot dead in Merseyside last year, told Sky News that the expected absence of the serial killer from her sentencing was an “insult” and “disrespectful”.

The Mail also covers England’s defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final, describing the Lionesses as “heroes to the end”.

i

The i dedicates much of its front page to England’s “heartbreak” at the Women’s World Cup.

It also reports that centrist Conservative MPs are putting pressure on Rishi Sunak to sack home secretary, Suella Braverman.

Daily Mirror

“Proud of you,” is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror, which leads with England’s defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final.

Daily Express

The Daily Express says the King has extended an olive branch to Prince Andrew by inviting him to Balmoral for the weekend.

The paper also reports on the Lionesses’ defeat in the Women’s World Cup, describing the team as the “pride of the nation”.

Daily Star

“We’re so proud of you,” is the headline on the front of the Daily Star, which covers England’s defeat in the Women’s World Cup final on its front page.

Metro

The Metro leads with an upbeat take on England’s 1-0 defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final, under the headline: “You all did us proud”.

The Independent

The Lionesses’ defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final leads The Independent, which contrasts the ecstasy of Mary Earps’ penalty save to the pain of England’s narrow defeat.

Financial Times

Beijing is set to push for the expansion of BRICS – an economic grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – at a summit in Johannesburg this week, the Financial Times reports.

The paper reports that officials in China hope expanding the bloc will enable it to rival the G7.

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