The Daily Telegraph has spoken to the head of the Oxford vaccine group who has suggested suspending coronavirus testing in schools
Day: 18 June 2021
The Times looks even further ahead to the Euros final. There are discussions within government about whether to exempt Uefa and Fifa from quarantine
The Guardian’s top story is on the apology from government ministers to rape victims as a review revealed convictions have fallen to a record low in recent years.
The Daily Mail says it has been told by a government source that lockdown could end two weeks early, on 5 July
The Daily Express calls the report “damning”, and also quotes one grieving father as saying the victims were “failed on every level” by organisations
The Daily Mirror leads with the first of three reports from the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing, which was released on Thursday
Euronews says Hungary is being investigated over a new law that bans the sharing of content that portrays homosexuality or sex reassignment with people under the age of 18
VOA says newly unveiled efforts to combat a growing domestic terrorism threat in the US have to find a way to overcome a major obstacle
TRT World says Iran has begun voting in a presidential election tipped in the favour of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Aljazeera says health officials in Indonesia are blaming the emergence of the Delta variant for a massive surge in COVID-19 cases
France24 says Israeli jets launched airstrikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again set off incendiary balloons into southern Israel, the army and AFP journalists said
BBC says people aged 18 and over in England are to be invited to book their first Covid-19 jab in what the NHS has described as a “watershed moment”