Newspaper headlines: 'Second night of unrest in Belfast' and 'Yes we Kansas'
BBC News·2026-06-11·via BBC News
A second night of unrest in Northern Ireland is the lead story for many of Thursday's papers. The Guardian reports that police used water cannon to disperse a crowd of around 300 protesters who set fire to a truck and threw bricks near Newtownabbey, north of Belfast.
Metro leads with a message from the family of Stephen Ogilvie, the victim of this week's knife attack in Belfast: "Burning hatred no way to bring Stephen justice." The paper says Ogilvie's family has called for calm after the suspect, Hadi Alodid, was charged with attempted murder. A court on Wednesday heard that Ogilvie had lost his left eye, had damage to his right eye and sustained injuries to his neck and back following Monday's attack.
Similarly, the Independent quotes the family of Stephen Ogilvie and their call to end the violent protests. "Unrest is not welcome," is the headline.
Police in Belfast have begun surveying the damage from the riots, including to houses, shops and cars, the Financial Times reports.
On its front page, the Times features a sketch of the Belfast knife attack suspect from his first court appearance. In its lead story, the paper reports that the UK has returned only one asylum seeker to Ireland who has crossed the Irish border, adding that the government is seeking to crack down on the route being used as a "back door" for illegal immigration.
The Daily Telegraph follows with a report that people-smuggling gangs are offering illegal immigrants guaranteed passage to the UK via flights to Dublin. It adds that social media posts show gangs advertising a "backdoor route" into England that exploits the absence of passport checks at the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A Russian tech chief who created a key attack drone simulator used to train Russia's next generation of drone pilots is allowed to travel freely across Europe and the US, the i Paper reports.
The Daily Express provides an update on Christian Brueckner - the man who has been considered as a suspect in the Madeleine McCann case. The paper says a German court has ordered police to stop surveillance of Brueckner, following his release from prison last year after serving a sentence for an unrelated offence.
With the World Cup around the corner, the Daily Mirror says England's base in Kansas City, Missouri, has ignited "Three Lions mania".
The Daily Star also splashes on the "red hot" popularity of the Three Lions, noting that midfielder Declan Rice posed for his official World Cup photo covered in sunburn.
The Sun carries a message of support for the England team on its front page: "Never forget you are lions, it's time to roar!"
And the Daily Mail says tech giant Apple has agreed to install a "kill switch" on its phones that will render the devices worthless if they are stolen.
