âSister saw attackâ and ârioters face 10 yearsâ
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 âheartbreaking tributeâ to their âshimmering starâ and honoured nine-year-old Genieâs âincredible strength and courageâ, the Sunday Express reports.
The Sunday Times leads with a warning from Britainâs director of public prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, that hundreds more people involved in the riots âwill be hauled before the courts in the coming daysâ, with some expected to receive sentences of up to ten years in jail.
The Mail on Sundayâs top story says Sir Keir Starmer is âbeing denied vital security briefingsâ because his chief of staff, Sue Gray, âis blocking access to himâ. Citing âWhitehall sourcesâ, the Mail reports âgrowing disquietâ 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 familyâs tribute to Bebe, in which they say âour world is shatteredâ. 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 Telegraphâs top story is a report into the education secretaryâs plan to introduce skills to identify misinformation online into school curriculums. Ms Phillipson tells the paper the content will âarm our children against the disinformation, fake news and putrid conspiracy theories awash on social media. Also featuring on the Telegraphâs 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 Sundayâs coverage, as a âghost expertâ tells the tabloid she summoned the spirit of the late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister âhaving the time of his deathâ riding a horse and eating a pizza.