Month: July 2021

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