Author: News Desk

The Sun says: Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell pipped New Zealand to 49er gold after a thrilling race, securing GB’s first sailing medal of the Games.

The i says a Covid-19 testing firm labelled a “fraud” and a “scam” by customers has defended itself after the Health Secretary warned that companies providing a poor service could be struck from an official list of testing providers.

The Sun says: Sources said the First Minister will announce the end of the ten-day quarantine policy when she confirms next week’s planned easing of virus curbs today.

The Guardian says ministers are to radically alter the NHS Covid-19 app in order to reduce the number of people instructed to isolate after they have been in contact with someone who tests positive

The Times says the Iranian ambassador to London was summoned to the Foreign Office yesterday in protest against an “outrageous” drone attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker that killed a British guard.

“We’ve conducted a thorough review and we’re confident that Iran carried out this attack,” Blinken said.

The Times carries a suggestion from the chancellor that working from home could harm the careers of young people. The paper highlights comments Rishi Sunak gave in an interview.

Authorities at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca have intensified sanitation efforts in preparation for Umrah as part of coronavirus countermeasures, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.

The Guardian says the plans for a watchlist were ditched after a revolt in the cabinet and backlash from the travel industry, as the chief of the body advising on travel rules has left her job.

The i says destinations including Spain and Greece had both been considered for the abandoned amber watchlist. Boris Johnson “flip-flops on changes” to travel rules, says the paper.