Year: 2021

The Mirror: At St Mary’s Church, prayers are said each week for the ­villagers, for the volunteers ­manning its famous red-and-white 18th-century lighthouse and for those who work in the North Sea.

The Guardian suggests that PM Boris Johnson is laying “the groundwork for the next general election”. The paper looks at what it calls the “surprise” appointment of Nadine Dorries.

The Sun claims Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has moved out of his house after being kept awake by sheep. It quotes: “The sheep were very noisy early in the morning.”

The Daily Mirror focuses on climate change. “If we don’t act now this is our future” the headline reads, alongside an artist’s impression of how climate change may affect York.

The Daily Mail says PM Boris Johnson “stamped his authority” on the cabinet with a “brutal” reshuffle, which the paper says was designed to get him a second term in power.

BBC News says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will continue to rebuild his ministerial team on Thursday, having already reshuffled his cabinet.

The Guardian says SpaceX has launched the world’s first crew of “amateur astronauts” on a private flight to circle Earth for three days.

France24 says Olympic gymnast Simone Biles held back tears on Wednesday as she spoke at the Larry Nassar trial in the United States.

Arab News says players from Afghanistan’s female youth soccer teams have arrived in Pakistan and will seek political asylum in third countries.

TRT World says data shows trading volumes between the UAE and Israel jumped from $51m in the first 7 months of 2020 to $614m over the same period in 2021.