Year: 2021

The Times focuses on a campaign to boost Covid vaccinations among the under-30s in England, reporting ministers are to “employ veiled threats” to boost waning take-up rates.

The i leads on a “big push” by the government to ensure 16 and 17 year-olds take up the offer of a jab. It says the measures will include getting teenagers jabbed at football grounds and gigs.

On standard tariffs, the cap on average annual gas and electricity use will increase by £139 to £1,277 per year. This method is now used by 11 million households in the UK.   The annual cap on pre-paid energy, which is used by nearly four million homes, will rise by £153 to £1,309, a 13 percent increase.

The Daily Express says: JOE BIDEN could only serve as a one term President after a doctor raised concerns over his age, unearthed accounts show.

The Daily Express says: ITALY’s two main Eurosceptic parties have struck a blow on the nation’s political establishment by registering their fourth consecutive lead in opinion polls.

VOA says Apple has unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers.

TRT World says the Afghan government has launched air strikes, targeting the Taliban in the south as fighting for territorial control continued between both sides across the country.

Aljazeera says authorities in Thailand are facing allegations of using lawsuits and new emergency decrees to fend off a rising tide of public anger about their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Daily Express says: TRADE minister Greg Hands last night tore into Labour for clinging to Brussels instead of embracing the benefits of Brexit.

The Mirror says: Love Island fans have been left horrified for Liberty Poole as an old comment about her by boyfriend Jake Cornish was shown.