Month: July 2021

Saudi officials have replaced the Kiswa (the cloth cover) of the Kaaba to commemorate the Day of Arafat and the start of Eid al-Adha, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Monday.

Daily cases could reach 200,000 by mid-August, the Times reports. Prof Neil Ferguson has warned that 500,000 more people could develop long Covid.

The Mirror says: Dlores Diaz Lopez chased a would-be kidnapper and pulled her five-year-old son out of the window of his car after he struck in Queens.

The i sets out how the government’s U-turn unfolded. It started with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak announcing they were exempt from self-isolating.

The Guardian is the only national paper not to lead with the developments ahead of Covid restrictions lifting in England on Monday.

The mirror says: The monarch was seen driving around the Norfolk Estate in a Land Rover and was accompanied by John Warren, her bloodstock and horse racing advisor

Boris Johnson has presented a five point plan to keep the country out of lockdown once and for all, after the final shackles of the coronavirus restrictions were lifted

“Chequers mate” is the headline dominating Metro as the paper says the PM was “shamed” into U-turning after a public outcry.

The Daily Mirror leads with Mr Johnson’s plea to the nation to be cautious as social distancing restrictions are lifted in England.

The Daily Mail asks if the prime minister will “see sense” on the “pingdemic” as pressure from business leaders and MPs mounts.