Dominating the front pages on Sunday is a tribute from the parents of six-year-old Southport victim Bebe King, in which they reveal their older daughter was also present when the school children were attacked. The grieving parents paid a “heartbreaking tribute” to their “shimmering star” and honoured nine-year-old Genie’s “incredible strength and courage”, the Sunday Express reports.
The Sunday Times leads with a warning from Britain’s director of public prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, that hundreds more people involved in the riots “will be hauled before the courts in the coming days”, with some expected to receive sentences of up to ten years in jail.
The Mail on Sunday’s top story says Sir Keir Starmer is “being denied vital security briefings” because his chief of staff, Sue Gray, “is blocking access to him”. Citing “Whitehall sources”, the Mail reports “growing disquiet” over her approach to the role. Also on the front page is a photograph of Team GB gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson sunbathing in Spain following her Olympic win.
The front page of the Sunday Mirror features the King family’s tribute to Bebe, in which they say “our world is shattered”. It also follows Keely Hodgkinson unwinding after the Olympics, and reports on the funeral of Jay Slater, the 19-year-old Brit who died in Tenerife in June.
Leading the Observer is a report into the effect of prosecuting rioters on the justice system. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is quoted as saying the response has been made harder due to court backlogs and prison overcrowding inherited from the Conservatives.
The Sunday Telegraph’s top story is a report into the education secretary’s plan to introduce skills to identify misinformation online into school curriculums. Ms Phillipson tells the paper the content will “arm our children against the disinformation, fake news and putrid conspiracy theories awash on social media. Also featuring on the Telegraph’s front page is new guidance for NHS workers to ask all patients if it is possible they are pregnant regardless of their apparent gender after a trans man was given a CT scan while unknowingly pregnant.
The supernatural beat leads the Daily Star Sunday’s coverage, as a “ghost expert” tells the tabloid she summoned the spirit of the late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister “having the time of his death” riding a horse and eating a pizza.
