Actor James Franco has reportedly agreed to pay $2.2 million in order to settle a class-action lawsuit brought forward by his former students after allegations of sexual misconduct
Month: July 2021
The Times says school bubbles could be scrapped on July 19, Gavin Williamson has said as he told MPs that officials were considering a “new model” for dealing with Covid-19 breakouts among pupils.
The i says the United States will allow people to self-select the gender marker that appears on their passport, and will “move towards” recognition of people who don’t identify as male or female.
The i says British teenagers are using TikTok to learn and share tips for faking positive Covid-19 tests as hundreds of thousands of pupils in “bubbles” are already being forced to miss school.
The i says US actor Bill Cosby has been released from prison after his conviction over a sexual assault was been overturned by a Pennsylvania court.
The i says former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the Iraq War, has died aged 88.
The i says a statue of Princess Diana will be unveiled in the gardens of Kensington Palace on Thursday, to mark what would have been her 60th birthday.
The Daily Express Says: ANGELA RAYNER has denied any knowledge that her supporters are preparing a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer should he lose the upcoming Batley and Spen by-election today.
The Guardian says a shopping centre security guard has been found guilty of carrying out a series of cat killings in Brighton, closing a case that had puzzled police for months.
The Guardian says a man who was called a “thug” by Boris Johnson after being filmed accosting Prof Chris Whitty has apologised for “any upset I caused”.
The Guardian says James Franco has agreed to pay $2.2m to settle a class-action lawsuit for allegedly pushing his former film students to perform increasingly explicit sex scenes on camera
The Mirror says: Bill Cosby took to Twitter to speak out for the first time since his release from prison and told his fans that he had “always maintained my innocence” despite the conviction
The Guardian says the surprise reversal of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction by Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday drew widespread shock and fury.
The Guardian says a judge has denied Britney Spears’s request to remove her father from his role overseeing her conservatorship, a court filing reveals.
The Daily Express says: PRINCESS DIANA told the chair of a Red Cross-run holiday camp she “wished she had her job”.
The Guardian says the statue of Princess Diana to be unveiled by Prince William and Prince Harry on Thursday, will stand in a garden redesigned at Kensington Palace
The Guardian says there are fears over the safety of mass events after 1,300 Scotland fans who travelled to London for a Euro 2020 match tested positive for Covid.
The i newspaper reports that schools will be told to treat Covid like the flu. Pupils must go to classes next year unless they show symptoms of Covid-19.
The Times reports on plans for a Covid vaccine booster programme in the UK. Half the population will be offered a third coronavirus jab alongside the flu vaccine
The Metro says: Prince Harry said new baby Lili is ‘very chilled’ but admitted having two children is ‘a juggle’ as he made a surprise appearance at a charity event.
France24 says France is likely to have a fourth wave of the COVID-19 virus, due to a resurgence of cases caused by the Delta variant first found in India.
The Guardian says Jacinda Ardern, has suggested her opposition party counterpart could be called a “Karen”.
Aljazeera says UN sanctions, COVID-19, and a drought followed by typhoon rains are combining to create severe food shortages in North Korea.
TRT World says all the charges pressed against him by the Indian police proved to be false and it took the courts 12 years to come to that conclusion.
Arab News says the grim toll of the historic heatwave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities investigate more than 100 deaths.