Author: News Desk

The Army has been put on standby to deliver supplies to supermarkets as Britain faces a shortage of 100,000 truck drivers.

The Guardian says the relaxation of lockdown rules in July sparked a surge of hiring among UK firms, but staff shortages caused by the pandemic and Brexit could still undermine the recovery

Scottish clubbers dance night away as venues reopen for first time in over a year The Metro says: Clubbers in Scotland have returned to dancefloors for the first time in more than a year as the country’s coronavirus restrictions eased at midnight. Revellers vowed to be ‘out every night’ after the country moved beyond Level 0, the lowest level of a five-tier system of restrictions. In Glasgow, dancers were out in force at the Boteco Do Brasil club. Martin Stewart, 24, was among the crowd and said he was glad to be back. ‘It’s been a long wait – I’ll…

The Times says employment jumped to its highest level so far this year in July after the lifting of lockdown restrictions boosted the hospitality industry.

The i says Sainsbury’s will stop advertising on GB News and on Nigel Farage’s show after a campaign by the anti-Brexit political group Led by Donkeys.

The Metro says: A CIA officer’s wife could have been ‘distracted by her phone’ moments before crashing into teenager Harry Dunn and killing him, lawyers claim.

The Metro says: A survivor of the Manchester Arena attack who struggled with PTSD has died at home.

The Guardian looks ahead to the publication of a major report into climate change science. It quotes scientists who warn that “urgent climate action was needed decades ago”.

The Sun says: CIVIL servants who work from home and refuse to come back to the office should have their wages slashed, a minister has warned.

The i newspaper reports that the government is in talks with private healthcare operators in a bid to agree deals that would create 7,000 extra NHS beds beds in private hospitals.