The Metro says hundreds of troops are being drafted into London hospitals to replace staff isolating with Omicron as the NHS grapples with critical workforce shortages.
Month: January 2022
Today’s news summary: Friday’s front pages feature a mixed bag of ongoing news stories.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has been accused of corruption after it emerged that he sought funds for his flat refurbishment.
The Independent says A body pulled from the River Thames in London has been identified as missing student Harvey Parker, police have confirmed.
The Metro says fresh violence and looting erupted in Kazakhstan on Thursday, as it emerged that two police officers had been beheaded in an escalating revolt.
France24 says two journalists in Haiti were killed Thursday by a gang operating on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince.
TRT World says the eastern United States, from Tennessee to New York, faces stronger winds and heavier snow overnight.
VOA says Joe Biden made an appeal to Americans and defended the values of democracy on the first anniversary on the Capitol attack.
Sky Sports says Novak Djokovic is making a “big mistake” if he is not getting vaccinated against Covid-19, according to his former coach Boris Becker.
Germans are less worried about the omicron variant than the delta variant and the majority of people in Germany approve of the government’s stricter rules.
Italy will impose mandatory vaccinations for Covid on everyone over 50 years of age, the Italian government has announced on Wednesday.
Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.
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Kazakhstan protestors silenced as all forms of communications, the internet including 4G and telephone calls have been turned off in Kazakhstan. Communications have been turned…
The Independent’s main story is on urgent operations being delayed as the NHS is being stretched due to rising Covid cases.
Dozens” of Kazakhstan protesters have been killed in violent clashes with the police forces on Wednesday night as protestors tried to seize administrative buildings in Kazakhstan.
The Guardian says anti-racism campaigners have hailed a jury’s decision to clear those who admitted toppling a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.
Metro leads on new COVID testing rules. “Just go with your flow” says the paper as it reports changes in England to allow people without symptoms to. isolate after a rapid positive test
The NHS is facing a crisis with soaring staff absences and a large rise in COVID patients, the Daily Mirror reports.
It is feared that “other monuments will be targeted” after four activists who pulled down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol were cleared.
The Sun says bra tycoon Michelle Mone is to be questioned by police over claims she sent a racist text message.
The Guardian says Uefa would welcome a bid for the 2028 European Championship from the UK and Republic of Ireland after hopes of bringing the 2030 World Cup there began to fade.
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The Metro says World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has been put in a detention hotel until Monday after Australia delayed their deportation decision.
The Independent says George Floyd’s four-year-old great niece Arianna Delane was shot at night while she was sleeping.
