Author: News Desk

The Independent says the number of deaths involving coronavirus registered each week in England and Wales is continuing to increase, though it has yet to reach the level seen at the start of this year.

The Independent says Boris Johnson was told “the gig’s up” by a senior Tory as he faced the prospect of a parliamentary investigation into whether he lied to MPs about Downing Street parties during coronavirus lockdowns.

The Independent says police have swept Harry Maguire’s family home after the Manchester United captain received a bomb threat on Thursday.

The Independent says production on Aziz Ansari’s directorial film debut, Being Mortal, has reportedly been suspended due to an alleged complaint regarding its star Bill Murray.

Friday’s newspapers.

BBC News says a person has been declared an official suspect by Portuguese prosecutors investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

The Guardian says the UK’s national parks should not be considered “protected areas” unless the way they look after wildlife radically improves, according to a new report.

Euronews says British MPs have decided to open an investigation targeting Boris Johnson over the so-called “partygate” scandal.

France24 says Russian President Vladimir Putin alone can decide the fate of the 100,000 civilians still trapped in Ukraine’s war-torn Mariupol.

Arab News say for journalist Amer Matar a decade-long search for his younger brother has defined him and changed the course of his life.