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Added on the 11/01/2021 10:29:17 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police guard the street where a 17-year-old youth arrested over a mass stabbing in the north of England is reported to have lived. The attack in Southport on Monday targeted a Taylor Swift themed dance and yoga class for children on their summer holiday from school. Three children were killed, with five children and two adults still in a critical condition. IMAGES
The polls open in London's Westminster Central Hall as Britons cast their votes for a general election that is set to open a new chapter in their history: Labour is the overwhelming favourite to unseat the Conservatives, who are extremely unpopular after 14 tumultuous years in power. IMAGES
The first people arrive to cast their ballots at polling stations in Westminster, central London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to the Labour opposition. IMAGES
A handout photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, dominates UK newspaper front pages, with AFP and other agencies withdrawing the image over manipulation concerns after it was released by Kensington Palace as the first official portrait of the 42-year-old since undergoing surgery in January. The princess apologised and admitted to editing the image, which was released on Mother's Day and said to have been taken by her husband Prince William with their three children. IMAGES
The British royal family's double health scare dominates the newspaper front pages as King Charles III faces treatment for an enlarged prostate and his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, recuperates from abdominal surgery. IMAGES