Temperatures are set to hit 32C this weekend as warnings are issued to the public to stay safe in the heat.
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Covid infections are rising in much of the UK, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The Sun says THE SURGE in Delta Covid cases has shown signs of slowing down with 36,000 new cases in the last week, the news comes ahead of Monday’s Freedom Day.
The Daily Telegraph says Pubs, restaurants and nightclubs have said they do not have the technology to scan Covid vaccine passports
The Daily Telegraph says the defacing of a mural of England striker Marcus Rashford is not being considered as racist, according to Greater Manchester Police.
The i says online fraudsters exploiting the pandemic have led to a “devastating surge” in scams with victims conned out of £2.3bn in the space of a year.
The i says the widow of murdered Haitian president Jovenel Moise thanked staff for helping her through a “terrible time” as she shared a photo of herself recovering in hospital
The Guardian says the Bank of England risks becoming addicted to creating money and needs to come clean about how it plans to unwind its £895bn bond-buying programme
The Guardian says LA will return to mandatory mask-wearing indoors, even for people who have been vaccinated, amid a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases.
The Daily Telegraph says women are allowed to be sacked by employers for refusing to remove their hijabs, Europe’s highest court has ruled.
The Daily Telegraph says Ministers are considering adding France to the travel red list, The Telegraph has learnt, with officials ordered to conduct a “deep dive” into data
The Daily Telegraph says a heat-health warning has been issued in England as temperatures are forecast to soar at the weekend.
The i says Britain’s capacity to process Covid-19 tests appears to be under strain amid rising infections, with intermittent shortages and longer turnaround times for tests.
The i says Belgium has almost caught up with the UK in its vaccine rollout, despite effectively starting two months later. Yet there is no question of Belgium having a “freedom day“.
The i says airlines have accused the Government of “double standards” and creating a “two-tier system” for British holidaymakers amid widespread dismay
The Guardian says up to 1.6 million people in England have been told to isolate in a single week, analysis has found as the government said the Covid app is unlikely to be changed for weeks.
The Guardian says GB News attracted zero viewers during some of its broadcasts this week, according to official television audience figures produced by rating agency Barb.
The Guardian says Labour has raised concerns about the management of a flagship levelling up scheme after it emerged that decisions about one local £24m fund.
Telegraph leads on the “chaos” being caused by the NHS Covid app, it says neighbours are having to self-isolate because the app can send alerts to people through walls
The i’s front page reports that coronavirus testing labs are “buckling” under the strain of the UK’s third wave, as almost 50,000 new infections were recorded on Thursday.
A photograph of people in Liege, Belgium, struggling through chest-high water is the focus for the Guardian, which leads on the “catastrophic” flooding across western Europe.
VOA says the Biden administration launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program in a half century, sending monthly payments to help most American parents care for their children.
TRT World says in one of the largest deployments of soldiers, 22,000 South African troops have begun taking up positions to help quell weeklong riots across SA.
Aljazeera says more than 60 people have died and dozens were missing as heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents.
Arab News says the United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was disappointing as the country plunges into more chaos.
