Year: 2022

Christian Eriksen will be returning to the Premier League after signing a contract with Brentford, following his shock collapse at a Euro 2020 match.

In Canada, the truck drivers’ protests on the border have got the whole nation talking. Truck drivers turned up at the border in big rigs to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures.

Organisers, some of which have a history of white nationalism and racism, inisited the protests would be peaceful, but reports coming out suggest it’s anything but.

The protests – dubbed the Freedom Convoy – were sparked by a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border, implemented by PM Trudeau. The rule means unvaccinated Canadian truckers crossing the two nations’ boundary would have to quarantine once they’re returned home.

The protests have spurred interesting headlines and reports. There have been images of protesters turning up with Nazi symbol flags, racial slurs and defacing a statue of Terry Fox.

But celebrities such as Trump, Elon Musk and Russell Brand have thrown their support behind the protesters.

The Telegraph says Justin Trudeau has been forced to flee from his home after thousands of lorry drivers descended on Ottawa to protest his government’s Covid crackdown.

The Independent says a soup kitchen in Ottawa has reported that members of the trucking convoy have been harassing its staff for meals, and using “racial slurs.”

Observer says If you wanted to alienate the largest number of Canadians in the shortest amount of time, you couldn’t do much better than defacing a Terry Fox statue.

Daily Mail says Donald Trump proclaimed his support for Canadian truck drivers protesting against vaccine mandates, telling a rally in Texas that he was with the drivers ‘all the way’.

Daily Express – Boris vows to unleash benefits of Brexit

The arrest of Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood on suspicion of rape and assault leads the front page of the Daily Mirror.

The Independent – NHS struggles to identify unvaccinated workers

A policy blitz, Brexit bill, and a visit to Ukraine are on the agenda for the prime minister this week, The Guardian.