The decision to open up further to travellers from the EU and US raises hopes that holiday destinations such as Italy and France will be available.
Browsing: UK Papers
Every day, we break down the UK papers to give you the front page news, top stories and the angle the newspaper is reporting from. We cover right and left papers, the tabloids and broadsheets, the back pages, the Sunday papers and the business pages.
“Doubly jabbly” is the Metro’s headline as the paper considers two benefits of being fully vaccinated.
An image of the “unlikely” face of a £4.2m jewel raid, in which diamonds were swapped for worthless pebbles, gives the Daily Mirror its lead.
“Cowell wields axe” is the Sun’s headline, as it reports the showbiz mogul is bringing X-Factor to an end after 17 years.
The i carries the plans for threatened industrial action by nurses on its front page. The paper says the public will be invited to show their support if they agree the 3 per cent pay rise is not enough.
The Guardian says it would mean people vaccinated in the US and EU would be able to travel from amber list countries to the UK without quarantine, as UK citizens can.
The Times reports on ministers plan to allow fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine, the paper says the PM became concerned the EU is ahead of Britain in reopening travel.
The Daily Express features a prognosis from key government pandemic adviser Prof Neil Ferguson, who suggests the “bulk of the pandemic” will be behind us by October.
The Daily Mirror focuses on the report of an inquiry into a “cover-up culture” over the abuse of children in what it calls one of Britain’s worst care home scandals.
“Too late to get the jab” is how Metro headlines the story of a vaccine sceptic from Bradford who initially refused a jab and then told doctors he wished he could “turn back time”.
“Three gold medals before breakfast” is how the i covers Team GB’s stirring start to the week in Tokyo. The paper’s front splash features pictures of Team GB’s gold medalists.
“PM gets tough on burglars” is the Times’ headline, which says Boris Johnson is trying to shift the focus of his premiership from the pandemic.
The Guardian leads with a photo of diving gold medallist Tom Daley with tears in his eyes at the Olympics 2020. “I’m proud to say I am a gay man, and also an Olympic champion”.
The Daily Express leads with a story about assaults faced by police, with the paper saying there were 20,000 such incidents during the pandemic.
“Pool’s gold” is the Daily Mirror’s headline, highlighting the aquatic triumphs of champion divers Tom Daley and Matty Lee, as well as 100m breaststroke winner Adam Peaty.
Metro uses the same striking image used on several front pages, along with the headline: “Golden bawls” as it celebrates Tom Daley’s Gold medal.
More than three-quarters of officers had mental health difficulties in the last year, according to a poll, the I says.
The Guardian reports that increasing numbers of young people are being admitted to hospital with COVID – most unvaccinated.
The UK is seeing a fall in COVID cases outside of lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began, the Times reports.
The UK is seeing a sustained fall in coronavirus cases outside of lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began.
Wayne Rooney called in police after photos of women posing with him as he slept on a chair were shared online.
The Metro leads on Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s apology after he suggested people should not “cower” from coronavirus.
Telegraph says MPs are expected to sign off on a plan to prevent anybody who is not fully vaccinated from attending mass events.
The Sunday Times says private schools have been accused of using COVID A-level disruption to “play the system”
The Observer says emergency government plan to stop the “pingdemic” from affecting food supplies has been condemned
