Year: 2021

Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex may return back to the UK in the next couple of weeks for Harry’s birthday and Lilibet’s christening, according to an unnamed source. The source said Harry has been making ‘a lot of phone calls to London’ to arrange the trip.

Friday’s papers cover the discussion around the UK’s vaccine rollout, as regulators move closer to approving vaccines for young teens in the UK. 

Making the lead on several papers is the government plans to increase taxes to pay for social care.

The ongoing Afghanistan crisis also makes the lead on several papers, suggesting that Britain and its allies have “no coherent plan” to deal with the Afghan refugee crisis. 

Another popular story in Friday’s papers is the new criminal offence for pet abduction, with dognappers facing jail time of seven years as part of the crackdown.