Month: August 2021

The Times says President Biden led calls for the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor, after an investigation found that he sexually harassed numerous women

The Guardian says Joe Biden has led calls from both parties for New York governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found he had sexually harassed 11 women.

The Guardian says Prof Sarah Gilbert has had quite a year. The co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has been made a dame, been given an emotional standing ovation at Wimbledon – and now a Barbie doll has been made in her honour.

The Times says the actress Jodie Comer has told police she has received death threats from a suspected stalker in France, it was claimed last night.

The i says ministers are poised to add at least 15 countries onto the green list when the Government announces the latest review of the travel traffic light system tomorrow.

The Guardian says at half-past-ten on Wednesday morning, Sky Brown, 13 years, tipped forward on her board and dropped into the scalded concrete bowl of the Olympic skate park.

The Times says Spain will not be placed on the travel red list, because of a significant fall in cases and concerns that there are not enough hotel rooms to quarantine holidaymakers returning to England.

The i says a second official VIP “Brexit jet” painted in Union flag livery will cost taxpayers up to £75m over the next five years after it was sourced via the same company in charge of Britain’s Covid hotel quarantine system. 

The Guardian says Sir Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of having an “irresponsibly small” ambition to tackle the scale of climate breakdown.

The Times says the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is expected to offer jabs for those aged 16 and 17 in a “significant move to build up immunity in young people”.