Year: 2021

Aljazeera says opening statements got under way in the highly anticipated $9bn fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, with prosecutors portraying her as a liar.

France24 says foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to top positions.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson has won the backing of MPs for his controversial health and social care plan, amid a growing backlash from experts and professionals.

The Daily Express leads on a “crackdown on crossings” as it says migrants will be turned back to France as Priti Patel gets tough over “French failings”.

The Sun leads on a story that a charity set up to honour Sir Winston Churchill has sparked a “woke” storm by changing its name and “erasing him from its website”.

The Daily Mail leads on a letter from leading figures who are demanding that Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick must not have her contract extended.

Poland vs England: Kick-off, team news and how to watch World Cup qualifier: Gareth Southgate’s men are back to face their toughest competition so far in group I.

USA Today says Following months of rumors, John Mulaney has confirmed that he and actress Olivia Munn are together – and that they’re going to be parents. 

The Independent says Greg Abbott has defended new abortion laws in Texas by saying victims of rape and incest will have “at least six weeks” to terminate their pregnancy.

The Seattle Times says King County has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle the lawsuit of a 45-year-old woman who claims that when she was a teenage runaway 28 years ago, sheriff’s deputies left her at a Federal Way massage parlor where she was forced into prostitution.