Like many of Thursday’s newspapers, the Times is leading on an attack which left at least 15 people dead in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. A truck ploughed into revellers in the city’s busy French Quarter before shooting at police. The front of the paper also features a report about a crackdown on suspected people traffickers, with a expansion of court orders to allow “bans on travel, internet and mobile phone use” – a measure aimed at reducing small boat crossings.
The attacker, who has been identified as US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is linked to the Islamic State group, the Telegraph front page reports. The FBI has revealed the group’s flag was found inside the truck he used to carry out the attack.
The Guardian also leads on the New Year’s Day truck and gun attack. A story about how low turnout in UK elections threatens their legitimacy makes their frontpage too. The recent bad weather – and the forecast of heavy snow at the weekend also features.
The front page of the Daily Express is also dominated by the terror attack in New Orleans, saying that the “pure evil” attacker was “hell bent on carnage”. Police were also investigating reports of explosive devices being left in the area.
The Daily Mail reports that the dead suspected terrorist behind the attack was a US Army veteran, who “didn’t act alone”, according to the FBI
The horror in New Orleans is prominent on the Daily Mirror’s front page, but they also mention a second incident near a Trump hotel in Las Vegas where a Tesla Cybertruck exploded, killing one person and injuring several others
Ministers have opted to keep temporary courts originally intended to deal with pandemic-era backlogs operational for at least another 12 months, the i reports. The papers says ongoing delays in the justice system have led to distressed victims pulling out of prosecutions.
The Financial Times leads on tech giant Nvidia making big investment moves in the world of artificial intelligence. The papers reports the company pumped $1bn into emerging businesses in the last year.
And finally, the Daily Star leads on Hilda, the “fart free” IVF calf that is part of a breeding campaign to tackle climate change.
