Several front pages feature images from Australia, including the Sun, which pictures a 10-year-old girl, the youngest victim of the gun attack at Bondi Beach, external. The Guardian evokes the sense of shock felt across Sydney, describing mourners staring in silence at the ocean "searching for somewhere to direct their grief", external. The paper's reporter says Paul Doyle "appeared a broken man" shedding "self-pitying tears" as horrific footage of his rampage was played in court. There are supportive messages for Sir Cliff Richard after the 85-year-old singer revealed he had been treated for prostate cancer. The Daily Express backs his call for a national screening programme, external, saying men who suspect something should "get checked out".

Source: The Times December 16, 2025 08:14 UTC