“Washington in shock,” says the Guardian. “Bedlam in the ballroom,” is the Sun’s headline. The Financial Times reports that questions are mounting about the “repeated security lapses” around President Donald Trump. The Daily Mirror says experts have called the security breach a “historic failure”.
A couple of the papers carry accounts of Saturday’s attack from their correspondents who attended the dinner.
Connor Stringer writes in the Daily Telegraph that “before anyone had time to realise what had happened, an army of black tie-clad secret service agents leapt to their feet, scrambling across tables”. The Guardian’s David Smith writes that it was “like a scene from a movie”.
The Times focuses on Trump calling the King brave – after Buckingham Palace confirmed his state visit to the US this week would go ahead as planned, despite the attack. The paper says it’s understood there’ll be some “modest adjustments” to reflect heightened security.
All of the papers mark the Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe becoming the first person to complete a marathon in under 2 hours in race conditions. “He came, he Sawe, he conquered,” says the Guardian.
The Daily Mirror labels him a “marathon marvel”. The Daily Telegraph says he pushed the limits of human performance — and that his achievement has already been ranked among the “greatest feats in all endurance sport”.
But according to the Times, Sawe’s coach has said there’s still room for improvement – and the runner could now break 1 hour 59 minutes.
