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‘Town Gripped by Fear’ and ‘Nepal Death Toll Climbs’
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Image caption: A number of Friday’s papers are focusing on the situation in Middlesbrough following the A66 crash last weekend that killed seven.
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The Mirror describes a town "under siege". The past week has seen a woman and a seven-year-old killed in a house fire, while cars have been rammed into local homes. Residents are living in fear, amid reports of a "gang turf war".
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The Telegraph states that hundreds of police officers have been deployed to Middlesbrough to "tackle Northern gang wars", as the town remains "on alert for further violence". Andy McDonald, Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornsby East, noted people do not feel safe to go to the shops and are "trapped in their own homes".
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"How did UK town become a war zone?" asks The Sun, running this next to a picture of Valentina Foster, the seven-year-old girl who died in a house fire earlier this week. A local told the paper that gang members could "do what they want to each other, but now we’ve got innocent people being killed".
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The Guardian focuses on the devastation in Nepal and Tibet after flash floods on Wednesday, stating the international community is "scrambling" to provide aid. Rescue teams are finding bodies hundreds of miles downstream from the disaster zone, with over 1,300 people still missing.
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The Times reports that the death toll in Nepal continues to climb, and both Nepal and China have warned a second potential flooding event could occur due to a fast-filling lake at the site of the initial breach. Experts believe flash floods were caused by a collapsing glacier in Tibet.
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Similarly, The Daily Mail shows pictures of missing Britons in Nepal, stating British families are in "torturous limbo" as they try to contact loved ones who remain unaccounted for.
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While the Financial Times carries a photograph of a mud-strewn street in Nepal on its front page, the leading story concerns a potential lawsuit against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Uefa is preparing to bring criminal legal proceedings against the football boss following his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors.
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The i Paper reports that China Embassy guards were caught on camera pointing stun batons at activists, stating such weapons are prohibited under Section 5 of the Firearms Act and the footage is being reviewed by the Metropolitan Police.
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The Daily Star declares former Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher facing an £800,000 tax bill, titled "Carra in the red".
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Official figures show the number of asylum seekers housed in British hotels has halved in the past year, with The Metro reporting this is the lowest figure since 2022. The paper looks back on the migrant crisis over the last 12 months and includes quotes from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who attributes the figures to "restoring control at our border and fairness to the migration system".
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