Author: News Desk

BBC News says the show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held.

The i highlights the extent of the disruption to industries ranging from transport to the NHS, with the headline “shutdown replaces lockdown”.

The Times reports that ministers have confirmed supermarket workers are unlikely to be granted an exemption from isolation, as fears grow over pingdemic

The Telegraph leads with the “pingdemic”, as the large number of workers being told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app continues to affect businesses.

The Daily Mirror leads on the offer of a 3% pay rise for NHS workers, describing it as an “insult” which amounts to a cut in wages in real terms.

“Shelf isolation” is the headline for the Metro, which, like many papers, shows near-empty supermarket shelves in its main front page picture.

The Sun says supermarkets have warned the prime minister he has just 48 hours to fix the crisis or shoppers will face empty shelves.

British actress Millie Bobby Brown, star of Stranger Things, and her team are planning to take action against 21-year-old TikToker Hunter Ecimovic

UK heatwave: UK soaks up the sun as temperatures soar Temperatures will continue to rise across the UK after the weekend which saw England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland recorded the hottest day of the year. The public has flocked to beaches, parks and pubs to soak up the sun – which hit highs of 31.6C recorded at Heathrow in London. It is forecast the hot weather will continue for much of the rest of the week. …………….. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARE WTX NEWS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY: Facebook – Please like our page Twitter –…

CityAM says Netflix last night confirmed plans to move into video games after the streaming giant suffered a sharp slowdown in new subscriber growth.