Daily Express – ‘Plan B best chance for close-to-normal Xmas’
Year: 2021
The Daily Mirror reports Boris Johnson brought in tighter Plan B restrictions while “desperately trying to dodge the flak for rule-breaking parties at Number 10.”
The Guardian says Game over. The delusions of grandeur can now finally be laid to rest. The years of feast are over and the years of famine are at hand.
The Independent says Jennifer Aniston has responded to people who “assumed” that she chose her “career over kids”.
The Metro says Ariana Grande fans have jumped to her defence after she was accused of Asian-fishing in a recent photoshoot.
The Guardian says More than half of universities are not on track to meet their emissions targets, according to an analysis.
The Independent says Hundreds of people were evacuated from Kings Cross station in London after armed police responded to reports of a man with a suspicious package.
The Metro says Hawkeye episode 4: Florence Pugh celebrates Yelena Belova’s return as Black Widow star’s cameo is revealed.
The Guardian says As an investigation is launched into a party held in No 10, other alleged gatherings are under the spotlight.
The Independent says The wreckage of a UK F-35 fighter jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea has been recovered.
The Metro says Go-Ahead group has admitted to serious errors and failings in the way it ran the Southeastern rail franchise.
The Daily Express: Italian politician Matteo Salvini welcomed a closely-watched European Commission decision to recognise gas and nuclear as green sources of power
The Daily Express: International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan told US officials that the UK was ready to increase existing tariffs on American products including whiskey, cosmetics and clothing.
The new Covid measures – and the continuing row over the Downing Street party – are covered in depth in all of Thursday’s newspapers.
The Sun: BRITAIN and her allies are ready to use force to stop Russia invading Ukraine — despite warnings it would lead to the worst conflict since World War Two.
The Sun: BORIS Johnson has hinted that mandatory vaccinations may be on the cards in an anti-vax crackdown amid growing fears over the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Guardian says the debacle over the No 10 Christmas party threatens to undermine efforts to control the Covid pandemic.
The Sun: MARK Wright has revealed he is recovering in hospital after an operation to remove a 12cm tumour from his body.
The Metro says Sajid Javid has warned that the number of Omicron cases in the UK could top one million by the end of this month.
The Daily Mirror: Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas is reportedly set to marry her boyfriend Danny Taylor.
The Independent says Finland’s prime minister faces criticism for staying out clubbing till 4am despite Covid exposure.
The Daily Mirror: Boris Johnson faces mounting fury from his own MPs and the public as he continues to deny all knowledge of lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street last year.
France24 says New Zealand plans to effectively ban smoking by progressively lifting the age at which tobacco products can be bought.
Arab News says Myanmar troops raided a small northwestern village, rounding up civilians, binding their hands and then burning them alive.
Aljazeera says Military helicopter crashes in Tamil Nadu state, killing at least 13 people including defence chief General Bipin Rawat.