Month: August 2021

21 unforgettable Tokyo Olympics moments – tears, history and incredible Team GB golds The Daily Mirror says: Tokyo 2020 produced…

Arab News says Tunisia on Sunday launched a Covid-19 vaccination drive for the over-40s, after receiving more than six million doses from abroad to combat surging infections.

France24 says the Taliban tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan, capturing 3 more provincial capitals as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside.

BBC News says the world’s largest ever report into climate change will be published later, setting out the stark reality of the state of the planet. Scientists say it will likely be bad news.

The Daily Mirror reports that nearly £100,000 was spent on two artworks for the walls of No 10. There is “fury” at the purchases, which were bought through the Government Art Collection fund.

The Metro dedicates its front page to cyclist Jason Kenny, who became Britain’s most successful ever Olympian after winning his seventh gold medal.

Great Britain’s success at the Olympics makes the front of the Sun, after the Tokyo games ended on Sunday. It marks “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history,” said Mark England.

The Sun says RAGING Boris Johnson threatened to demote Rishi Sunak as tensions between the two spilled into the open, it was revealed.

Evening Standard says you can tell it’s summer recess when certain stories take off and run for days. This week’s? Sunak versus Johnson.

Daily Mail says the PM believes Mr Sunak was guilty of ‘a failure of political judgment’ in a letter to him complaining about the UK’s travel rules.