The Guardian says health officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of Covid cases as about 500,000 people head to music festivals and millions more venture to the tourism hotspots.
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TRT World says President Joe Biden, his voice breaking with emotion, has vowed the United States will hunt down the attackers of twin explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan
VOA says the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban.
Arab News says Israeli PM Naftali Bennett is aiming to dissuade Joe Biden from returning to the Iran nuclear deal when the two leaders meet Friday.
France24 says Nigerian gunmen have freed the remaining pupils from more than 100 kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in northwestern Niger State
The Sun carries the headline “Hell on Earth”. Its story mentions the crowds of people who had been outside the airport.
The Daily Mail says the attacks triggered fresh condemnation of Joe Biden’s decision to remove US troops from Afghanistan.
The Daily Mirror says evacuation forces are now in a race against time to get people out of Kabul before further attacks.
The i says Serena Williams’ quest to equal Margaret Court’s all-time grand slam title record will go on into 2022 after she was forced to withdraw from the US Open.
The Guardian says When Gavin Newsom was first elected governor of California in 2018, he captured a greater share of the vote than any other Democrat in state history
The Metro says there has been a huge explosion outside Kabul airport as people attempt to leave Afghanistan.
England manager Gareth Southgate has announced his 25 man squad for the World Cup treble header.
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his premier league return as he has reportedly agreed on personal terms with Man City ahead of a transfer.
The Times says Harry Kane is in talks about a new contract which he hopes could up to £400,000 a week after admitting defeat in his attempt to leave Tottenham.
Evening Standard says after conceding defeat in his attempts to leave Tottenham this summer, Harry Kane faces another battle with the club over a new contract.
FOOTBALL365 says on July 23 it was Paul Jiggins who reported the ‘news Tottenham fans have been dreading’ as ‘their chairman’s acceptance of defeat in his battle to keep Kane.
The Guardian says after all that, it took only eight words for Harry Kane to confirm the news most Tottenham supporters had been desperately hoping to hear
Thursday’s front pages focus on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. The papers report on comments from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s briefing to MPs in which he said it may be “safer” for Afghans to try to escape from the country overland. There are over 10,000 people gathered at Kabul airport.
Another story picked up by the papers is the “race” to rollout booster jabs as deaths and infections rise. The race to roll out the booster jab stems from fears that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop 50 per cent.
Heathrow Airport has urged the US to lift its restrictions on UK travellers. The airport has also reported an improvement in passenger numbers last month.
BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a coroner has ruled.
‘We cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,’ says deputy foreign minister, as evacuation chaos continues.
US, UK and Australia tell crowds outside airport in Afghan capital to leave area amid ‘high threat of attack by ISIL offshoot’.
The Guardian says Pep Guardiola has said he plans to leave Manchester City when his current contract runs out in 2023
The i says Tottenham Hotspur is recruiting a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Manager to work closely with boys and girls academy players
The Metro says Cristiano Ronaldo remains hopeful of securing a move to Manchester City this summer despite the Premier League champions turning down a deal
