Author: News Desk

The i says on the morning of 11 September 2001, 16-year-old Londoner Godwin Junior Forde dreamed about a new life with his father

The Duchess of Sussex and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have congratulated British tennis superstar Emma Raducanu after she reached the US Open final on her debut.

The economy grew by just 0.1% in July as the last Covid restrictions were lifted in England. It marked the UK economy’s sixth consecutive month of growth.

Skins actress Kathryn Prescott has been left with life-changing injuries and is “lucky to be alive” after being hit by a cement truck in New York, her twin sister has said.

The Times says booster vaccines are expected to get the go-ahead early next week after data showed that they give a “several-fold increase” in vital antibodies.

FT News says the UK is preparing to become the first big country to administer “mix and match” coronavirus vaccines for its booster programme.

The Metro says Covid immunity is ‘lasting well’ for most people who are double jabbed and a mass booster programme is not necessary, a top Oxford scientist said.

‘Booster shots before world is vaccinated won’t keep UK safe’, The Guardian asks should Britain approve booster doses for broad swathes of the population?

Several of Friday’s front pages consider the expected announcement on the UK’s booster jab programme, with many expecting it to get the go-ahead next week.

Wednesday, Algerian authorities announced the arrest of 30 people on suspicion of their involvement in setting the forest fires in the country in August.