One story dominates the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers with the US presidential election featuring across the board.
The Times carries pictures of rival candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as it declares “World awaits America’s fate”, while the Financial Times simply says “America decides”.
Wednesday’s TIMES: “World awaits America’s fate” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NWZJ06EObY
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 5, 2024
Wednesday’s FINANCIAL Times: “America decides” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Zs4aet101i
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 5, 2024
A picture of Ms Harris dominates the front of The Guardian under the headline “Hope… and fear” while The Independent asks if the vice president will prevent “four more years of Donald Trump” as it reports both candidates have made late gains in swing states.
Wednesday’s GUARDIAN: “Hope… and fear” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Xb5yfZMi2q
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 5, 2024
The Daily Mirror also centres on a picture of the vice president with the headline “pray for victory… brace for chaos”, the i taking a similar line as it says the US was braced for election unrest in the wake of the result as the country “votes for its future”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Pray for victory: brace for chaos https://t.co/ONboY1IfeY pic.twitter.com/RRPBOzG2Vz
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 5, 2024
Wednesday’s front page: America votes for its future – and braces for election unrest #TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The i paper (@theipaper) November 5, 2024
The Daily Mail says the result is “a coin toss”, but says “Tinderbox America” was holding its breath with Washington locking down in case of civil unrest.
Wednesday’s Daily MAIL: “Tinderbox America On Knife Edge” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UhatDINYBf
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Issues with voting machines in Pennsylvania occupy the front of the Metro, which reports both sides are confident of victory in one of the closest presidential races.
Tomorrow’s Papers Today ?
MELTDOWN
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— Metro (@MetroUK) November 5, 2024
The Daily Star also focuses on potential unrest as it recalls one of Mr Trump’s past quotes with the headline “Bigly Trouble”.
Wednesday’s Daily STAR: “Bigly Trouble” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5RdcGwJiWs
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Not every title leads on the election, The Daily Telegraph carrying a picture of Mr Trump and a story about bomb threats at polling stations in swing states, alongside a warning from food suppliers that the Government’s “inheritance tax raid” will put the UK’s food security at risk.
? The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘IHT raid puts food security at risk’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 5, 2024
The Daily Express also carries pictures of the presidential rivals, but leads on domestic issues with a prediction of huge increases in the next five years.
Wednesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “House Prices To Rise £84,000 In Five Years” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nTHni5HjkR
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) November 5, 2024
Ms Harris and Mr Trump also feature on the front of The Sun, which says the race is neck and neck, with the main focus on Colleen Rooney possibly being ruled out of trials during I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! due to arthritis.
Tomorrow’s front page: Coleen: Get Me Out Of Trials https://t.co/oO5VEPuU93 pic.twitter.com/ytMyo5j1mc
— The Sun (@TheSun) November 5, 2024
