Newspaper headlines: 'Boarded up' and 'rioters face football ban'

Newspaper headlines: ‘Boarded up’ and ‘rioters face football ban’

Posted by author August 8, 2024 Football

i newspaper: Far-right rioters face football ban as ministers bid to curb unrest — Fears of more far-right violence continue to feature on the front of many front pages on Thursday. The i newspaper reports on tens of thousands of anti-racism protesters gathering on streets in England. It says those involved in rioting may face a football ban as the government looks to curb the unrest.

Metro leads with a headline which says “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s pawns stoking riots”. It suggest Russian trolls have “infiltrated” online chat groups being used to organise riots and unrest across England. Also catching the eye is an image of British actress and Star Wars icon Daisy Ridley who has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune condition that mainly affects young and middle-aged women.

Metro: Putin's pawns stoking riots — Metro leads with a headline which says “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s pawns stoking riots”. It suggest Russian trolls have “infiltrated” online chat groups being used to organise riots and unrest across England. Also catching the eye is an image of British actress and Star Wars icon Daisy Ridley who has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune condition that mainly affects young and middle-aged women.

“United Britain stands firm against thugs” is the headline on the front of Thursday’s Daily Express underneath a wide shot photo of anti-racist demonstrators gathering in Walthamstow on a street outside an immigration centre. The dominant image on the front of the tabloid shows how the police presence was able to be maintained in the area.

Daily Express: United Britain stands firm against thugs — “United Britain stands firm against thugs” is the headline on the front of Thursday’s Daily Express underneath a wide shot photo of anti-racist demonstrators gathering in Walthamstow on a street outside an immigration centre. The dominant image on the front of the tabloid shows how the police presence was able to be maintained in the area.

A man boarding up a Samaritans charity shop in Southend commands the front of the Daily Telegraph, as it reports on parts of the country which braced for further rioting, clashes and unrest on Wednesday following a week of violent scenes. “Britain shuts up shop” is the headline as the paper also says MPs have been told by the House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to work from home if they feel they might be targeted by demonstrators.

Daily Telegraph: Britain shuts up shop over riots threat — A man boarding up a Samaritans charity shop in Southend commands the front of the Daily Telegraph, as it reports on parts of the country which braced for further rioting, clashes and unrest on Wednesday following a week of violent scenes. “Britain shuts up shop” is the headline as the paper also says MPs have been told by the House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to work from home if they feel they might be targeted by demonstrators.

In the top corner of Thursday’s Guardian Team GB’s Matthew Hudson-Smith is pictured with his hands on his head after he missed out on gold, but won silver in the 400 metres. The paper’s lead story also centres on thousands of people taking to streets in parts of the capital, Blackpool, Brighton and Sheffield in what it describes as the biggest mobilisation of police officers and staff since the 2011 riots in London.

The Guardian: Thousands take to the streets to counter threat from far right — In the top corner of Thursday’s Guardian Team GB’s Matthew Hudson-Smith is pictured with his hands on his head after he missed out on gold, but won silver in the 400 metres. The paper’s lead story also centres on thousands of people taking to streets in parts of the capital, Blackpool, Brighton and Sheffield in what it describes as the biggest mobilisation of police officers and staff since the 2011 riots in London.

Thursday’s Daily Mail also splashes on the anti-racism protests, describing them as the “night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs”.

Daily Mail: Night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs — Thursday’s Daily Mail also splashes on the anti-racism protests, describing them as the “night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs”.

The Times says thousands took “to the street to confront the far right”.

The Times: Thousands take to street to confront the far right — The Times says thousands took “to the street to confront the far right”.

“Standing Together” is the headline on the front of the Daily Mirror which says thousands of anti-racism protesters turned out across English towns and cities to “thwart far-right thugs”. Above the image of police and demonstrators in Walthamstow is a sub-headline which says “power of the people”.

Daily Mirror: Standing together — “Standing Together” is the headline on the front of the Daily Mirror which says thousands of anti-racism protesters turned out across English towns and cities to “thwart far-right thugs”. Above the image of police and demonstrators in Walthamstow is a sub-headline which says “power of the people”.

The Financial Times says many Parisians who fled the capital during the games now regret not being part of the sporting event. Its lead story is about a move by asset manager H2O to pay investors €250m in order to avoid a Financial Conduct Authority fine.

Financial Times: H2O Asset Management to pay investors €250mn after FCA finds ‘serious breaches’ — The Financial Times says many Parisians who fled the capital during the games now regret not being part of the sporting event. Its lead story is about a move by asset manager H2O to pay investors €250m in order to avoid a Financial Conduct Authority fine.

For the second day running the Daily Star features a story about pets on its front page. The tabloid says cats have been given a bad press by “boffins”.

Daily Star: Cats aren’t all bad after all, boffins have found — For the second day running the Daily Star features a story about pets on its front page. The tabloid says cats have been given a bad press by “boffins”.

Several of the front pages carry pictures of the thousands of anti-racism protestors who took to the streets on Wednesday including the Daily Mail which calls it the “night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs”.

According to the Guardian the paper says some formed human shields to protect asylum centres in towns, cities and areas across England.

Metro leads on a report Russian users of the messaging app Telegram have been infiltrating far-right channels, where the violence has been discussed.

On the front of the Times the paper says thousands of anti-racists outnumbered and “scared off far-right extremists” on Wednesday night.

The Daily Express says a “war of words” has erupted over allegations of “two-tier policing”, when it comes to managing the disorder. The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has dismissed allegations of bias as “complete nonsense.”

A protester wearing an England flag turned out in Finchley, north London on 7 August

Getty Images A protester wearing an England flag turned out in Finchley, north London on 7 August — A protester wearing an England flag turned out in Finchley, north London on 7 August

Those involved in the street violence could be barred from attending football matches, the i newspaper says adding police are looking into links with hooliganism.

In other news, the Daily Telegraph reports on a study by academics in Poland, that suggests there could be health benefits to eating ice cream made with milk from horses, rather than cows.

The Financial Times leads with a move by asset manager H2O to pay investors €250m in order to avoid a Financial Conduct Authority fine.

Finally, the Daily Star splashes on a report that cats have been misunderstood and are not as aloof and standoffish as thought.