The i says Rishi Sunak’s allies have leapt to his defence amid rumours the Prime Minister considered demoting him.
Month: August 2021
Jason Kenny has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian after winning gold in the men’s keirin at Tokyo 2020, a victory that has put on hold talk of an end to his glittering career on the track.
Fully jabbed people can now visit France without quarantining on their return to the UK, following the latest update to the UK travel rules that came into force at 04:00 BST.
Team GB has matched their medal count from London 2012 on the final day of the Tokyo Games – with 65 medals won.
The Sunday papers lead with the climate crisis and pleas to cut travel test costs to save summer, the papers cover the relationship between prime minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak after reports the PM plans to demote the chancellor at the next cabinet reshuffle.
The 33-year-old British cycling legend, husband to fellow cyclist Laura Kenny, is now the most decorated British Olympian of all time
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah allegedly claimed in a speech on Saturday that the investigator of the Beirut port blast was politically biased.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that it will start gradually receiving Umrah requests from various countries as of August 9, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
BBC News says Jennifer Aniston has expanded on why she has cut off some of her friends who have refused to be vaccinated.
Police have arrested 11 people over online racial abuse aimed at several England players following the loss against Italy at the Euro 2020 final.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows infection rates have fallen in all the home nations apart from Northern Ireland.
CNN has fired 3 employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated. It is one of the first examples of a US firm firing staff for breaching rules.
Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald have added another gold to Team GB’s medal table as they were crowned madison champions at the Tokyo Olympics.
On Thursday evening the internet descended into meltdown as Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player to ever play the game, announced he would not be signing a new deal with Barcelona.
SKY News says Lionel Messi is said to be “shocked” and “surprised” at the dramatic revelation on Thursday that Barcelona could not re-sign him.
The Guardian says Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after “financial and structural obstacles” made it impossible to renew his contract.
Lionel Messi’s anger at Tottenham transfer: The Daily Mirror says the news that Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona has sent shockwaves through the world of football.
The Times says British holidaymakers have told of the moment they discovered they would have to scramble to get home from Mexico almost immediately after touching down.
The Guardian says last November, after Belgium had beaten England 2-0 in the Nations League, Pep Guardiola messaged Kevin De Bruyne to ask what he had made of Jack Grealish.
The i says a Danish parish priest has been jailed for 15 years for murdering his wife by smashing her head with a stone and then dissolving her body in acid.
The Times says Holly Bradshaw won Britain’s first Olympic pole vault medal with a bronze in Tokyo, but if the Games handed out medals for persistence the 29-year-old might have won gold.
The Guardian says Bronze, gold, bronze. Great Britain’s women made history by getting ribbon round their necks for a third straight Olympic Games
The Times says energy bills for 15 million households will rise by at least 12 per cent from October as the price cap is increased because of record-high gas costs.
The Guardian says Billionaire and Google co-founder Larry Page is a New Zealand resident, and visited the country in the midst of Covid-19 border restrictions.
The i says the Government should consider extending the vaccination programme to children as young as 12 according to scientists who said it would reduce the spread of Covid-19 further.