Month: August 2021

The Independent says the Duchess of Sussex celebrates her 40th birthday today, almost two months after having given birth to her second child, Lilibet, a sister for two-year-old Archie.

The Daily Express says the Duchess of Sussex is the first of the so-called Fab Four ‒ her, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge ‒ to hit 40.

The Telegraph says as an avid fan of Maya Angelou, the Duchess of Sussex will probably be familiar with the American poet and civil rights activist’s thoughts on turning 40.

The Times says a Belarusian Olympic athlete who escaped efforts to fly her back home after she publicly criticised her coaches has left Japan for Vienna, after changing her flight to Warsaw at the last minute.

The Guardian says an unbeatable leader in times of crisis, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s soaring popularity has teetered on the country’s slow road to vaccination.

The i says scientists have launched a study into whether long Covid is caused by the reactivation of dormant viruses such as those behind glandular fever, cold sores and chickenpox.

The i says to see where Harry Kane’s tactics to push through a transfer away from Tottenham Hotspur are headed, one only has to look at what happened with Luka Modric.

The Guardian says a group of armed men who boarded a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have left the targeted ship, the British navy has said without elaborating.

The Times says a senior civil servant who lost sensitive Ministry of Defence documents at a bus stop has been identified for the first time amid questions over how he kept his job.

The i says Boris Johnson said he is “on the side” of the Belarusian opposition leader as he welcomed her to No10 amid heightened international scrutiny of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.