Multiple articles leading up to the tragic events on the English Channel saw a young girl and 5 women in a group of people killed trying to cross the border into the UK. The i called it “the deadliest incident of the migration crisis on the English Channel” because it said they were looking for a better life. The newspaper also said French police had been criticized for appearing to watch migrants launch small boats without intervening.
The Daily Record called it a “migrant tragedy” as it reported the same story. The sheet of paper with pictures of children sitting in a dinghy was said to have been rolled out “under the nose” by French police in France on Wednesday.
The Herald says that Boris Johnson has called on France to agree to joint police patrols along the French Channel coast in the wake of the tragedy. The Herald, like all newspapers, reported 31 deaths, but this number was later revised down to 27.
“Why didn’t France stop them?” asked Metro when it was reported “desperate” over the tragedy and added that the alarm was raised at 14:00 local time by a fisherman who saw bodies in the water around his boat.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Boris Johnson’s reaction to the tragic events. The prime minister said that France must “step up” and stop the crossings of migrants. On its front page, the paper had pictures of two of the 255 people reported to have successfully made their journey to Britain on Wednesday. It said chaotic scenes in the Channel saw dozens of boats pass by in an attempt to fend off impending bad weather.
The Scottish Daily Express quoted the prime minister as saying that the organizers of the dangerous border crossings were “on the run from murder”. The newspaper also reported that two people were rescued from the water after the incident.
image source, Debbie JacksonScotland’s Daily Mail quoted the same quote from the Prime Minister directed at French President Emmanuel Macron. The front page image shows a French police car standing idly behind a group of people dropping their dinghy into the sea.
The Channel death story also appeared in The Times, but the main story claims that Nicola Sturgeon’s approval rating has dropped since the height of the pandemic given its domestic track record in health and education. is said to have reduced her popularity.
The Scotsman Top Story says Scotland’s public health watchdog has sought to delay the release of reports of Covid-19 care home deaths until after the Holyrood election. The paper said Public Health Scotland was set to publish a report on care home mortality data around Covid-19 on 24 March but this was later changed to “need”. be confirm”.
When Alan Smith, 58, fell ill in May, little did he know it was the beginning of a six-month nightmare that had left him “trapped” in a care home. He is confined to a wheelchair, loses his independence and even his own home while awaiting surgery on his leg, the Evening Telegraph writes.
The National says Belgian politician Jan Jambon has asked ports in his region to “prepare for” the possibility of Scotland becoming an independent nation after meeting Nicola Sturgeon on a trip to the UK. The article said that his mission was to promote trade from Great Britain into Belgian ports and he made his statement about the possibility of increasing trade with an independent Scotland.
Edinburgh’s major Hogmanay celebrations could be in jeopardy following public consultation on public events in the capital, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. The city’s winter festivals will be radically overhauled after a poll found lack of public support for “mass gatherings”, demanding events spread more in the city and protest the fun games and stalls selling alcohol.
A devastating house fire in the Toryglen area of Glasgow is the top story in the Glasgow Times.
P&J looks at rural poverty in the Highlands, saying Highland Council documents show a “possible disaster” this winter. Overspending on the Covid response means council welfare budgets have been stretched as we head into the winter months.
The Courier reported on the sudden death of Perth restaurateur Paula Tabourei, who died in her sleep of heart failure last Saturday. Her family paid their respects in the article.
The Evening Express is leading a police investigation into an Aberdeen soccer player.
“Christmas Thirst” was headlines in the Scottish sun claiming millions of families face a happier Christmas as a supply chain crisis delays alcohol deliveries by up to two weeks. It said champagne, wine, gin and whiskey were the latest items to be affected by shortages of on-board containers, port jams and a shortage of HGV drivers.
And much worse wine appeared in the Daily Star, which said Buckfast Abbey had been hit by a drop in sales of their famous tonic.
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