The Guardian leads with comments from Lord Sedwill, who has warned the West has no coherent plan to deal with an expected Afghan refugee crisis.
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The i says the UK’s regulator is moving towards approving vaccines for younger teenagers after evidence suggests the risk is smaller.
Food and drink exports from the UK have plummeted due to a sharp drop in trade with the EU after Brexit, according to fresh research published today. Data from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) shows overall UK exports of food and drink slid £2bn in the first half of this year.
BBC News says Biden says “historic investment” is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 people.
Will the horrific NYC floods force a change to Biden’s new fuel economy rules. We have all seen the floods in New York, the destruction of Hurricane Ida and the Wildfires in California, If anyone didn’t believe it before, climate change is here, the time to act is now.
The Guardian says a manifesto-busting 1p increase in national insurance contributions for workers and employers could be used for a post-Covid boost for the NHS.
France24 says Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, ending his tenure after just one year.
Arab News says the Taliban said on Thursday they were close to forming a new government, as dozens of women held a rare protest for the right to work under a new regime.
VOA says Alexanda Anon Kotey, 37 – a British national – admitted he played a leadership role in an IS scheme to torture, hold for ransom and eventually behead American hostages.
The Mirror says a violent extremist who carried out an ‘ISIS inspired’ terror attack on a shopping mall, stabbing multiple people, has been shot dead by police.
“Why the hold-up?” asks the Daily Mirror. It quotes Prof Peter Openshaw as saying delays to rolling out booster jabs mean the UK may face an autumn wave.
The Daily Express leads with suggestions from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that millions of people could get Covid booster jabs within weeks.
“More jabbing, less jabber!” is the headline for the Sun, which accuses advisers of “dithering” over vaccines for teenagers and boosters for older adults.
One of the world’s richest and most powerful celebrities in the world – Oprah Winfrey, has a problematic past – one that is often ignored. Can she be both saviour and Billionaire mogul?
ABC News says an Instagram influencer from Texas has been found dead in her apartment and the Florida man investigators believe killed her then stabbed himself to death, authorities said.
Bazaar says Zendaya received an adorable birthday tribute from her rumoured boyfriend, Tom Holland, this morning.
The San Diego Union- Tribune says a deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, for now stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.
JD Sports has said it is “perplexed and disappointed” by concerns over its planned takeover of sports goods rival Footasylum.
More than 30 California children are stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see their relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power.
The Independent says actor Sidharth Shukla died on Thursday of a massive heart attack, according to reports. He was 40.
The i says the Taliban has said there “may not” be jobs for women in senior Government positions in Afghanistan.
The Metro says Afghans with British relatives no longer need to meet visa requirements to settle in the UK, according to Home Office sources.
The Guardian says Victoria will become the first Australian state or territory to ban the public display of Nazi symbols.
The Guardian says Britney Spears will not face charges over an allegation of battery against her housekeeper.
The Metro says Joe Rogan has announced he’s tested positive for Covid-19, just months after making controversial comments about the vaccine.
