Year: 2021

The Metro says: Kate Garraway has shared an update on her husband Derek Draper, saying he’s ‘very up and down’ after his Covid-19 battle.

The Mirror says: Married ex-England star Owen was alleged to have sent explicit messages to former Big Brother contestant Rebecca Jane earlier this year

Egypt and Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to undertake “preventive diplomacy” and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dispute with Ethiopia over the availability of water from its dam on the Nile River, but Ethiopia insisted the matter can be solved by the African Union and many council members agreed.

The Telegraph says Grant Shapps faces backlash over demand, which parents and academics claim is unnecessary and potentially harmful to young children. 

The Telegraph says Boris Johnson has admitted there could never be a “perfect moment” to leave Afghanistan after he confirmed British forces have withdrawn.

The Mirror: Tricia Jones, 45, from Kansas City in the United States, couldn’t be convinced to get the coronavirus jab after hearing “horror stories” about rare side effects, her mum said

The Times says Boris Johnson is considering giving England a bank holiday if Gareth Southgate’s team beat Italy on Sunday, with July 19 one date under discussion.

The Times says Lord Ashcroft’s son Andrew has taken his two children out of Belize in the midst of a bitter custody dispute.

The Times says the sensitivity of the NHS Covid-19 tracing app is to be reduced after the number of people “pinged” rose more than 60 per cent in a week.

The Guardian says The Haitian government has accused a Florida entrepreneur and former security guard of being involved in the assassination of Jovenel Moïse.