The i says cases of coronavirus in the UK dipped slightly on Thursday compared to a week earlier, although it is too soon for a definite downward trend to be identified.
Day: 23 July 2021
The Times says the White House and senior US health officials are debating whether to urge a return to masks, including for fully vaccinated Americans to combat Delta variant surge
The Guardian says just over a month after the Golden state dropped all its coronavirus safety restrictions, numerous parts of California are seeing a dramatic increases in Covid-19 cases
The Daily Mail says: While Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kanye West is over, the reality star is still supporting her estranged husband’s musical endeavors.
The Daily Mail says: Daily testing of Covid contacts in schools drastically reduces staff and pupil absences without increasing infections, a study suggests.
BBC News says the government has announced it will not search the private email account of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock for discussions on official business
The Guardian says New Zealand is shutting down the quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for two months, as the country grapples with a number of serious outbreaks of Covid-19
France24 says the most troubled Olympics in history finally get underway in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from Covid-19 after a postponement following a build-up marred by scandal
Arab News says the Eastern Province municipality carried out 1,314 inspection tours in one day across shopping malls, commercial centers and stores to monitor compliance with Covid rules
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani announced Thursday the opening of a new oil export terminal on the Gulf of Oman that will allow shipments to avoid the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Aljazeera says rioting in South Africa this month has claimed 337 lives, the government said on Thursday, marking a further jump in the death toll from the 276 announced the previous day
The Independent says is there a series more charming than Ted Lasso? Not that I’ve seen. The Apple TV+ comedy, a paragon of positivity, follows a college-level American soccer coach (Jason Sudeikis)
The Metro says: A man stabbed to death in south London last night was filming a music video when he was attacked, witnesses said.
The Metro says: The organisation representing over 130,000 rank rank-and-file police officers has said it no longer has confidence in the Home Secretary following a pay freeze.
The Metro says: A list of sectors whose workers will be exempt from self isolation rules if they are double vaccinated has been published by the Government.
The Guardian focuses on the fallout from the announcement that NHS staff will get a 3% pay rise, reporting that ministers will force the health service to cover part of the cost
The Times says workers in 2,000 warehouses and supermarket distribution centres who are identified as contacts of people with Covid will be covered by the testing scheme
Local Lebanon news agencies have reported that Lebanese Officials have lodged a protest at the UN over Israel had violated…
The i focuses on the changes to self-isolation rules, saying that supermarket delivery drivers will be among those exempt from isolating if they test negative for Covid every day
The Mirror says: Fans of Love Island swarmed social media with comments about Hugo’s double standards after he spoke up for Chloe, but didn’t do the same for Kaz.
The Mirror says: One person has suffered life-changing injuries after a car smashed into pedestrians in Pontyclun, south Wales – the driver is said to have suffered a medical episode at the wheel.
The Daily Mail carries calls from business leaders to exempt more employees from isolating if they are fully vaccinated. The front page features a picture of Olympic sprinter Dina Asher-Smith
The Metro offers yet another bit of rhyming wordplay based around the verb-of-the-moment with the headline “Ping in the Army”. It says one MP has called for armed forces to be deployed
The Mirror says: Kerry Needham has never given up hope and refuses to believe her son is dead – British police say a digger killed tot Ben Needham 30 years ago
The Daily Mirror has an interview with the mother of Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 30 years ago alongside an image of how he might look now