The Metro reports the chancellor has rejected Marcus Rashford’s call to raise the income threshold on free school meals.
Browsing: UK Papers
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The Independent says seats held by seven cabinet ministers are in line to receive tens of millions of pounds of development cash.
The Guardian says Labour has accused Mr Sunak of presiding over a “smoke and mirrors” Budget.
The Mirror leads on an NHS boss urging people to get their Covid booster jabs to prevent “tough Christmas curbs”.
The Sun says the Queen missed church yesterday as she rested after her “health scare” last week.
The Daily Express reports more details on Rishi Sunak’s £6bn pledge for the NHS.
The Guardian says GPs in England are threatening industrial action over pressure to see patients face-to-face as Covid cases rise.
The Daily Mirror says the 95-year-old Queen was “back at her desk at Windsor Castle” on Thursday and calls the news a “royal health concern”.
The Daily Express leads on new research suggesting that Covid booster jabs give “near total” protection.
The Metro reports that Ali Harbi Ali “plotted for two years to kill an MP before murdering Sir David Amess”.
The Sun’s front splash leads with the news royal doctors had sent the 95-year-old sovereign to be seen by specialists in London on Wednesday afternoon.
The Independent lead story reports England’s NHS and care services face a “tsunami of unmet needs”.
The Daily Mirror says the “fight” is “not over” and reports that cases could reach 100,000 a day.
The Sun is the only paper to lead with the Queen’s health, noting this was the first time she had cancelled royal duties in 15 years.
The Independent’s front page reports Sajid Javid has warned that restrictions could return in the run-up to Christmas, as infections hit almost 50,000.
The Metro have had some fun with the news that people are being urged to get a Covid booster in one arm and a flu jab in the other.
The Guardian says Mr Javid suggested that “politicians have a responsibility to set an example” by wearing face coverings in public spaces.
Daily Express readers are told: “We can’t blow it now… get your jab!” The paper reports that Mr Javid “unveiled two game-changing antiviral drugs to bolster the winter Covid battle”.
The Daily Mirror claims there is a “crisis over top-up jabs”.
The Daily Express points out that the UK recorded 223 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Tuesday, “the highest level for seven months”.
The Sun, illustrating a booster jab “lift-off” with a rocket launch, urges its readers not to “blow it” by missing their vaccinations.
The Independent is leading on reports that a modified version of the Oxford vaccine is being developed to target the Delta variant.
The Metro’s lead story on climate notes that the prime minister “promised new money for electric car grants, street charge points, more trees and low-carbon heat pumps”.
Campaigners and experts are warning that the net zero plans “fall short on ambition and funds”, according to the Guardian.
The Independent says the UK’s immunity to coronavirus is slipping due to the early vaccine rollout and low coverage among teenagers.
