Year: 2021

Arab News says Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said on Thursday there was “no turning back” from his decision to freeze parliament and assume executive power, moves his opponents have branded a coup.

France24 says thousands of residents fled to safety from a wildfire that burned for a fourth day north of Athens early Friday, during an overnight battle to stop the flames reaching populated areas.

BBC News says two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the Games in Tokyo.

The Metro says: Messi, 34, has been a free agent since his previous contract expired on July 1 and the two parties had verbally reached an agreement over a renewal, with the Argentine reluctantly ready to accept a 50 per cent wage cut.

The Metro says: The mother and stepfather of a five-year-old boy who was pulled dead from a Welsh river have appeared in court over his murder.

The Metro says: Juventus have issued an apology after a tweet showing a player making a racist gesture was shared on the official Twitter page of their women’s team this evening.

The Metro says: Boris Johnson has sparked fury for ‘crass’ remarks claiming that Margaret Thatcher kick-started green energy in Britain by closing the country’s coal mines.

The Daily Mirror as it reports the prime minister’s assertion that Margaret Thatcher gave the UK an “early start” in the move away from coal-fired power by shutting coal mines in the 1980s.

The Daily Express says the Bank of England’s warning on inflation was a “hammer blow” for savers who stand to see their nest eggs shrink even more after years of low interest rates.

Metro focuses on the UK holidaymakers hit by the latest travel rule changes, which saw Mexico added to the red list. The paper says thousands were left scrambling to leave the country.