Month: August 2021

The Sun says: CIVIL servants who work from home and refuse to come back to the office should have their wages slashed, a minister has warned.

The i newspaper reports that the government is in talks with private healthcare operators in a bid to agree deals that would create 7,000 extra NHS beds beds in private hospitals.

The Times says there is a plan for a “big push” to get civil servants back in the office. One government department is likely to order staff to work from the office at least three days a week.

The Sun says: THOUSANDS of Brit face holiday hell in France as Emmanuel Macron’s vaccine passport scheme comes into effect.

The Sun says: NEWLYWED Ant McPartlin treated hungover guests to a spa day — including “spiritual healing” treatment reiki and full-body massages.

Aljazeera says a senior aide to NY Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of an official investigation that found the governor of the northeastern state sexually harassed 11 women.

The Daily Mirror: A British woman was raped while she was unconscious in a street in Mallorca, with a man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, according to reports.

The Daily Mirror says: EXCLUSIVE: Official documents disclose that huge sums were paid for two paintings in No 10 via the Government Art Collection fund – a pot of money bolstered by taxpayers’ cash

TRT World says the Dixie Fire in northern California has continued to grow overnight, making it the second-largest wildfire in US state history as thousands of people continued to flee advancing flames.

VOA says the Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. During closing ceremonies, IOC President Thomas Bach declared the Games closed. The next Summer Games will be held in Paris in 2024.