The Times says Simone Biles has withdrawn from her next event at the Tokyo Olympics to raise fresh questions about whether she will compete again at the Games.
Day: 28 July 2021
Iraq has arrested the suspected killer of a prominent rights activist’s son, whose bullet-riddled body was found in the southern city of Basra at the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.
The i says how do you top individual swimming gold? Do it again with your mates.
The Guardian says Simone Biles will not make any immediate decisions about any further participation in these Olympics after she withdrew from the women’s team final mid-competition
The Metro says: A mum has denied murdering her daughter, 3, saying she ‘felt sick and heartbroken’ when she realised she was dead.
The i carries the plans for threatened industrial action by nurses on its front page. The paper says the public will be invited to show their support if they agree the 3 per cent pay rise is not enough.
The Guardian says it would mean people vaccinated in the US and EU would be able to travel from amber list countries to the UK without quarantine, as UK citizens can.
The Times reports on ministers plan to allow fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine, the paper says the PM became concerned the EU is ahead of Britain in reopening travel.
The Metro says: A total of 131 people have died within 28 days of a positive test in the past 24 hours.
The Metro says: The alarm was raised at 2.40am as the Roman Catholic Parish Church of St Simon caught fire.
VOA says America’s CDC now recommends vaccinated people in certain parts of the country wear masks while indoors, reversing a decision the agency made two months ago.
TRT World says four police officers have told lawmakers they were beaten, taunted with racial insults, heard threats including “kill him with his own gun” as they tried to defend the Capitol.
Aljazeera says at least six Rohingya died on Tuesday and thousands have been relocated in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s southeast after monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods.
The Mirror says: There’s no suggestion the women, who were seen joking around in photos featuring Derby County boss Wayne Rooney in a hotel room, were knowingly involved in any criminal activity
Arab News says Saudi Arabia on Tuesday warned against travel to banned destinations amid the pandemic, and said anyone travelling to a red list country will face a 3 year travel ban.
France24 says while the global economy is still growing, the uneven distribution of vaccines is widening disparities as rich countries pick up speed and leave developing nations behind.
Fully vaccinated people in the US have been told to wear masks again. This advice includes those who haven’t taken…
The Mirror says: Fern Britton has had a heartbreaking few years with the loss of her parents and then the break-up of her marriage to Phil Vickery after 20 years
BBC News says senior cabinet ministers are to discuss allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine when they arrive in England. A review of the rules is due by 31 July.
The Mirror says: It was the first time Team GB had secured three swim golds at an Olympic Games since 1908 and capped another brilliant day for the Brits at Tokyo 2020
The Daily Express features a prognosis from key government pandemic adviser Prof Neil Ferguson, who suggests the “bulk of the pandemic” will be behind us by October.
The Daily Mirror focuses on the report of an inquiry into a “cover-up culture” over the abuse of children in what it calls one of Britain’s worst care home scandals.
“Too late to get the jab” is how Metro headlines the story of a vaccine sceptic from Bradford who initially refused a jab and then told doctors he wished he could “turn back time”.