What the papers say – October 26
The probe into the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated container in Essex continues to dominate the nation’s front pages on Saturday.
The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and the i lead with the final text of 26-year-old victim Pham Thi Tra My to her mother.
The Times 26/10/2019Pham Thi Tra My is feared by her family to have been one of the 39 victims who suffocated in a refrigerated container. Photo : Family handout#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes@thetimespic.twitter.com/sTxYytx0GE
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) October 25, 2019
Tomorrow’s @Telegraph front page:
“I’m dying, victim told mother from lorry”#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/6njRAzMwLP
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 25, 2019
Guardian front page, Saturday 26 October 2019 – ‘Sorry, Mum’: final text from woman feared dead in lorry pic.twitter.com/90iLgUl8qg
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 25, 2019
I WEEKEND: Dream of a new life in Britain #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/tWFXBRhyw0
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 25, 2019
The Sun and the Daily Mirror give the text message prominence while leading with Strictly Come Dancing stories, the Sun detailing an alleged voting scandal on the show, the Mirror reporting on judge Motsi Mabuse’s racism struggles in her home country South Africa.
Tomorrow's front page: #Strictly voting scandal over offer to pay friends and family to vote for Emma Weymouth https://t.co/248uVEyGvKpic.twitter.com/bHuO2MWeLN
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 25, 2019
MIRROR: Strictly’s @MOTSI_MABUSE : Our race hate torment #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/4m9OU4MBpJ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 25, 2019
And The Independent reports on the dangers of smuggling people across the English Channel in the wake of the lorry container tragedy, while also leading with England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL; Cross was dangerous #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/yyhuayL8Ix
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 25, 2019
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail accuses Amazon of fuelling anti-vaccination “myths”.
MAIL: Amazon fuels anti jab myths #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/0tvopqYpa8
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 25, 2019
And the Daily Express reports on a breakthrough in the fight against cystic fibrosis.
Tomorrow's #frontpage – Happiest day of our liveshttps://t.co/CkhzXwuskgpic.twitter.com/KC3TZ5r6eg
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 25, 2019
The Financial Times reports on fears about workers’ rights after Brexit.
Front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Saturday October 26 https://t.co/denHVyYjMVpic.twitter.com/O9YmYpiFh7
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 25, 2019
And the Daily Star reports on the tasering of a man who tried to rob a McDonald’s.
Tomorrow's #frontpage – Zappy Meal – Moment clown armed with a knife is tasered at Maccy D's pic.twitter.com/zrVI1cGdvt
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) October 25, 2019