The Times says Boris Johnson has tried to claim credit for Matt Hancock’s resignation as health secretary but has been mocked by Dominic Cummings.
Day: 29 June 2021
This evening’s Euro 2020 meeting with Germany is Southgate’s continued search for redemption, yet the country and the team’s supporters also need closure.
The Times says Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, has written to all MPs and ministers to assure them there are no CCTV cameras in their parliamentary offices
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The Times says when the sleeping mine clearance workers were woken to be told that gunmen were moving among their dormitories, few realised they were in mortal danger.
Italians will once again be able to go outdoors without masks as temperatures in the Mediterranean country are expected to…
Prince Harry has said he will join with William to honour their mother’s legacy on what would have been her 60th birthday.
The Times leads on plans for schools to become mobile phone-free zones. Gavin Williamson has vowed to impose a nationwide classroom ban on mobile phones.
The Guardian claims that ministers are expected to end isolation for pupils in England when schools return in September, ending the current bubble system for pupils.
Police are investigating after a clip shared on social media shows two men grabbing England’s chief medical officer by the neck, sparking calls for Professor Chris Whitty to be given better protection
The i newspaper reports on Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s address to the House of Commons, calling 19 July the “end of the line for lockdown” saying we must ‘live’ with virus
TRT World says another body has been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium tower, the county mayor said, bringing the death toll to 11.
VOA says American troops in Syria have returned fire in ‘self-defence’ after a rocket attack targeted American forces there Monday, according to a military spokesman.
Aljazeera says Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral ceasefire in its northern Tigray region after rebel fighters retook Mekelle, after nearly 8 months of fighting
Arab News says an explosion went off in the building that houses the office of lawyer Sakher El-Hachem on Monday afternoon, in the Nakhle Center in Furn El-Chebbak, Beirut.
France24 says Switzerland defeated world champions France 5-4 on penalties in the last 16 of Euro 2020 on Monday as Kylian Mbappe missed the decisive spot-kick
BBC News says school isolation rules in England could be brought to an end in autumn, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine
The Daily Mirror’s front page is entirely dedicated to England’s match up with Germany tonight, the paper headlines it a “night made for heroes” with all eyes on Wembley
The Metro focuses on the fallout of Matt Hancock’s departure as health secretary, carrying claims the PM is “rewriting history” by suggesting he sacked Matt Hancock.
The Daily Mail, like several front pages, lead with the new health secretary’s confirmation that the final easing of lockdown measures in England is still set for 19 July.