The Guardian – ‘Warning to cut back on socialising as Covid cases surge’
Summary of Today's Paper
Lead Story
‘Warning to cut back on socialising as Covid cases surge’
A warning to limit Christmas socialising is on the front of The Guardian. The paper quotes Prof Whitty’s sobering prediction that coronavirus records “will be broken a lot over the next few weeks” as the UK is hit by the Delta variant and the “rapidly growing” number of Omicron infections.
Sir Lewis Hamilton makes the front page.
Today's Headlines
The Guardian – Scientists despair amid forecast of at least 2.5C temperature rise
Front page summary The Guardian – Scientists despair amid forecast of at least 2.5C temperature rise An image of Sir Keir and Ms Elphicke features on the front of the Guardian, which also reports that the Labour leader is facing anger from within his party after welcoming Ms Elphicke. Meanwhile, the paper headlines on a survey it has carried out which found that hundreds of the world’s leading scientists expect global temperatures to rise to
The Guardian – Garrick Club members vote to lift 193-year ban on women joining
Front page summary The Guardian – Garrick Club members vote to lift 193-year ban on women joining The Guardian says the men-only Garrick Club has “finally voted to allow women to become members” 193 years after it first opened its doors. The paper’s main image is of Israeli tanks on the Rafah border after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah – where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering. The front page also reports
The Guardian – Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite ceasefire pressure
Front page summary The Guardian – Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite ceasefire pressure The Guardian reports on Hamas saying it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostages deal and Israel’s sceptic response, while Israel also carried out night airstrikes on the city of Rafah. The paper says Rafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but Israel responded sceptically and said it would press on with its campaign
The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
Front page summary The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind The Guardian says the government will today announce that fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas at sites intended for offshore wind. The paper has been told that 30 licenses will be granted to companies. The story features a quote from Rishi Sunak’s former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, who quit
The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts
Front page summary The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts The Guardian reports that Labour is facing criticism over plans for a loophole that will allow the continuation of zero-hours contracts, despite previously pledging to ban them. Keir Starmer’s party is preparing to announce details of its promise to overhaul workers’ rights if it gets into power – a centrepiece of its early plans for government, but subject
The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage
Front page summary The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage The Guardian says police are searching for answers after a man with a sword went on a 22-minute rampage in northeast London, during which a 14-year-old boy was killed. Ch Supt Stuart Bell of the Met appealed for time to find answers. “I know the families of those involved, the local and wider community and many across London will want