‘Blood on hands’ and ‘Starmer warns Iran’

Several newspapers react to the report about the failings in the treatment of Nottingham striker Valdo Calocane. “Blood on hands” is the headline of the Daily Mailciting the reaction of families. The article describes the findings as “devastating.” The front page of the Daily Mirror says, alongside Calocane’s photo: “They were told he could kill”. Emma Webber, whose teenage son Barnaby was among three people stabbed to death, told the Sun that she felt “genuine, visceral shock” upon reading the report. Describing Calocane as “evil, wicked and cruel”, she accuses mental health services of “washing their hands” of him, leaving him free to carry out the attacks.

i informs that the government is drawing up plans to evacuate British citizens from across the Middle East in the event that an Iranian attack on Israel triggers a wider war in the region. Whitehall sources told the newspaper that officials are “very, very concerned” about what they call an “uncontrollable” move towards escalation. According to the Daily Telegraph, Such a strike “could happen within days”possibly before Gaza ceasefire talks resume on Thursday.

Former Home Secretary James Cleverly told the Daily Express that the government needs to “control and quickly” illegal migrationafter more than 700 people crossed the English Channel in a single day. The hopeful Tory leadership accuses Sir Keir Starmer of “doing nothing” to “stop the boats”. Downing Street insists he is working to “crush the gangs responsible”.

According to the Telegraph, one way Sir Keir plans to do this is by working with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni. The newspaper says he expressed support for Meloni’s plans to reform the EU police forceso that it can focus on combating human smuggling. Sir Keir is said to have floated the idea of ​​UK officials conducting joint operations with Europol.

Sources tell the Financial Times that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering turning to the private sector to pay for a £9 billion road and tunnel crossing the Thames. The paper says investors in the Lower Thames Crossing, which is expected to link Kent and Essex, would receive returns from the toll road.

The Guardian says that Labor MPs are closing their accounts in Xformerly known as Twitter, for what they call the spread of hate and misinformation on the platform. A backbencher told the newspaper that the site had become a “megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups”, with an unnamed government minister saying they had reduced posting on the site and were “reluctant to return”.

And the Times reports the disappearance of an old British tradition – a trip to the pub after work. Highlights research from think tank the Work Foundation, which suggests that remote working and the tendency of some younger employees to stay sober mean that companies should instead host “breakfast social events and days out”. But, championing a post-work pint in its main column, the paper says the pub “remains the best place to let off steam, absorb the wisdom of your elders and turn co-workers into friends for life”.

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