Month: 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