The Daily Express says: LORD FROST will today outline his plans to save the Brexit deal after months of friction with the EU over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Day: 21 July 2021
The i says Dominic Cummings has accused Carrie Johnson of using him to secure an election win then having him fired to allow her to “pull the strings” in Downing Street.
The Daily Mirror says: Parents, partners and children have driven on and inspired Team GB’s elite athletes preparing to go for gold at The 2020 Tokyo Olympics – here are their stories
Priti Patel says the safety of everyone in our country, wherever they are, is my priority. It is a terrible thing not to feel safe on the street, on a bus, at school, at work, online or in your home
The UK taxpayer is to hand over a further €62.7m (£55m) to France to fund another clampdown on small-boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Office has revealed.
The i says Britain and France have struck a deal to strengthen efforts to stop migrant Channel crossings as people smugglers look set to hit a record number of landings this year.
The Daily Mirror says: Amália and Amanda Alves were shot dead in a horrific execution that was live-streamed on Instagram. It’s reported the shooting happened because the women knew ‘too much’ about incidents involving drug dealers
TRT World says the pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics has begun with Japanese women’s softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno getting Games competition under way
The Metro says: EXCLUSIVE: Climate scientist Bob Ward warns of further deaths after more than 2,500 fatalities were linked to 2020’s heatwaves while two people have already died from a heart attack and ‘heat stroke’ this summer
VOA says the delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) now accounts for 83% of new cases in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Aljazeera says the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has declared a state of emergency amid a surge in wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their homes
Aljazeera says twelve people were killed in the underground rail system of Zhengzhou as torrential rain lashed China’s central province of Henan forcing tens of thousands to flee
Arab News says pilgrims participating in this year’s Hajj rituals successfully complied with health measures spread across all holy sites as there were no recorded Covid cases
The Metro says: Subway passengers were trapped in flood water up to their shoulders when flash flooding caused mayhem in central China today.
France24 says people wanting to go to cinemas, museums, sporting matches and other cultural venues in France will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test
BBC News says a top police officer will be put in charge of tackling violence against women and girls in England and Wales, the home secretary will announce.
The Metro says: One of the UK’s first long Covid patients says the condition left her unable to even walk her dogs around the local park for a year and a half.
The Guardian leads with more revelations from its investigation into Pegasus – a spying tool developed by the company NSO, saying the leaked data list includes world leaders
The Metro says: One of the architects of Brexit has admitted he is not sure if it will be a good thing for the country – and said anyone who is has got a ‘screw loose’.
The i reports that the prime minister has been warned he should be prepared to act in the first week of August if easing restrictions in England backfires
The Times, like many of the front pages, focus on the number of migrants crossing the English Channel, after at least 430 made the crossing on Monday
The Daily Express focuses on Home Secretary Priti Patel having agreed to give France another £54m to prevent crossings being attempted
The Daily Mirror focuses on the impact of self-isolation rules on school children, reporting that more than one million pupils missed school last week.
“Gunboat diplomacy” is the headline for the Metro. The paper says France provoked “fury” when one of its warships escorted an overcrowded dinghy into British waters