The aftermath of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia continues to dominate the front pages of Tuesday’s papers. “Tears, flowers and silence” is the Guardian’s headline as it features a picture of mourners gathered around flower tributes at Bondi Beach. Elsewhere, the paper pays tribute to legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who was found dead in his Los Angeles home along with his wife Michele. Reiner’s son has been taken into custody.
The Financial Times also features a photo of large crowds gathered at the flower memorial at Bondi Beach. The paper says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to toughen national firearm laws, including limiting how many guns one person can own.
The Times shifts its focus to some of the victims of the Bondi attack, leading the front page with their pictures. Among them are 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor and two rabbis. The paper also reports that Australian authorities are facing questions over intelligence failings after it was revealed one of the attackers had been known to security services.
A photograph of the youngest victim of the Bondi attacks fills the front page of the Sun. Matilda is seen smiling at a petting zoo “just minutes” before the attack began.
The “Bondi Beach hero”, Ahmed al Ahmed, who risked his life to wrestle a gun away from one the shooters is the Independent’s top story. The paper quotes Mr Ahmed, who is still recovering in hospital after being shot: “I went to save lives… I’d do it again.” Also prominent is Health Secretary Wes Streeting accusing doctors of being “self-indulgent” after they voted to go ahead with a five-day strike.
The driver who ploughed his car through a parade of Liverpool football fans in May acted on “simple selfish rage”, says the Metro. The paper covers Paul Doyle’s appearance in court on Monday, where he “shut his eyes and wept” as footage from the Liverpool parade attack was played at his sentencing hearing.
The Mirror follows with its story of a 12-year-old boy who was at the parade on the day of the Liverpool attack. He says he was mowed down by Doyle’s car: “It started off as the best day ever, but it became the worst day of my life.”
Doyle’s own words make up the headline on the Daily Star. The paper quotes audio that was played in court of the former marine screaming for people to “get out of the… way!” as he drove into the Liverpool crowd. More than 100 people were hurt during the incident.
The i Paper leads with a warning from the UK’s new spy chief, who says global power is being transferred to tech companies. In her first public speech, the head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli highlights the dangers posed by online algorithms: “We are now operating in a space between peace and war.”
Thousands of drivers have been wrongly fined for speeding due to faulty speed cameras on smart motorways, according to the Daily Mail. The paper says around 40% of the devices had a glitch and could cost the government millions in compensation.
The Daily Telegraph says Donald Trump is set to file a lawsuit against the BBC accusing the broadcaster of defamation. The US president’s lawyers are planning to file court papers in Florida soon, according to the papers.
Finally, the Daily Express reports Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised for refusing to drop his “cruel” tax raid on famers despite warnings that some elderly and terminally ill farm owners are considering taking their lives before the levy begins in April.
