Day: 26 August 2021

Thursday’s front pages focus on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. The papers report on comments from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s briefing to MPs in which he said it may be “safer” for Afghans to try to escape from the country overland. There are over 10,000 people gathered at Kabul airport. 

Another story picked up by the papers is the “race” to rollout booster jabs as deaths and infections rise. The race to roll out the booster jab stems from fears that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop 50 per cent. 

Heathrow Airport has urged the US to lift its restrictions on UK travellers. The airport has also reported an improvement in passenger numbers last month.

BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a coroner has ruled. 

‘We cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,’ says deputy foreign minister, as evacuation chaos continues.

US, UK and Australia tell crowds outside airport in Afghan capital to leave area amid ‘high threat of attack by ISIL offshoot’.

The Daily Express says: A BOOSTER shot of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine greatly bolsters the body’s antibody defence against COVID-19, the company has announced.

The Daily Express says: SADIQ Khan is set to buy back council homes to help Afghan refugees settle in London following the Afghanistan crisis, as the UK pledges to help resettle 20,000 refugees.

The Daily Express says: The French European Affairs Minister told CNews on Wednesday that Brussels should seek a new migration deal with Brexit Britain in order to send some migrants across the Channel.

The Guardian says Pep Guardiola has said he plans to leave Manchester City when his current contract runs out in 2023

The i says Tottenham Hotspur is recruiting a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Manager to work closely with boys and girls academy players