The Times says the number of people dying of a drug overdose in the US rose to a record high during the pandemic, researchers say.
Day: 15 July 2021
The Sun says: Some 950 minutes of footage has been broadcast from the villa so far across 14 episodes — and fans are wondering why so little has been shown of Laura.
There is “alarm” as the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, according to the Guardian.
The PM has been accused of an “expensive vanity project” after a “Brexit jet” that was meant to promote the UK abroad has been “rarely used”, according to the i.
The Metro says: A petition calling for people who racially abuse footballers to be banned from matches in England for life has been signed by more than one million people in just 36 hours.
The Times says firms are calling Covid rules a “mess”after the government’s update on masks and businesses are saying they are being “left in legal limbo”
The Metro says: Hundreds of touching messages of support left on the mural of Marcus Rashford will be saved with the hopes of putting them on display.
The Mirror says Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram on Wednesday to emotionally tell her followers how she is feeling after saying she has joined “cancel club”.
The Metro says: Face masks are set to remain mandatory on public transport across a number of regions in the north and west of England – despite rules lifting from Monday.
TRT World says Britney Spears has won the right to choose her own lawyer to help her end a 13-year-long conservatorship as she tearfully pleaded for the court.
Aljazeera says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred to a hospital in Sao Paulo for tests on a potentially obstructed intestine.
The Mirror says: I can’t catch Covid-19 again after being in hospital for 102 days, writes Paula Dale, who was diagnosed with PTSD after her long battle with the deadly virus in ICU where she saw other patients die in front of her
Arab News says Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad said Wednesday she was shocked by an Iranian plot to kidnap her from her New York home.
France24 says in Charles Nicolle Hospital in the Tunisian capital, the emergency department is filled with patients sharing oxygen in rooms and even hallways.
BBC News says a surge in flu and other respiratory viruses could put pressure on people’s health and the NHS this winter, warns a report by leading medics.
The image on the device of the alleged Iranian intelligence operative was chilling: A grapihc depicting images of two Iranian dissidents apprehended abroad. Next to them was an image of a journalist with the message “are you coming or should we come for you?” that US prosecutors allege he intended to kidnap.
The Sun has an interview with a man who was filmed “putting a lit flare in his bum” in London on Sunday, he says he was able to breach Wembley security.
The Mirror says: Greater Manchester Police visited Kathryn Crook’s property in Middleton, Rochdale, on two occasions to check on her daughter Charlotte, 12, after she tested positive for Covid
The Metro points out Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is among the leaders calling for masks to stay and points out Grant Shapps “urged rail firms to follow suit”.
The Mirror says there is “mask chaos” after mayors and political leaders across England called for face masks to continue to be worn on public transport.
The Mirror says: Damian Lewis has returned to work four months after the death of his beloved wife Helen McCrory, star of Peaky Blinders