Author: News Desk

The Times says ministers received official warnings that plans to reopen the borders to travellers carried a “clear public health risk”.

The decision to open up further to travellers from the EU and US raises hopes that holiday destinations such as Italy and France will be available.

The Sun says: The ITV juggernaut excited us with a string of talented newcomers — many now established stars of pop and TV.

VOA says more than a month after Turkish authorities crushed Pride-themed events in Istanbul, emotions still run raw for members of the country’s embattled LGBT community.

TRT World says Antony Blinken met the head of the WHO, in Kuwait where he pledged his support to the UN agency’s investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Mirror says: April Allinson tested positive for Covid the day before she was due to return home along with her 13-year-old daughter Ellie and her friend Lilly and are currently in isolation

Aljazeera says last week, Kawsar Sama and her family packed up and got on a flight to Kabul. For the 21-year-old and her family, life in the southern city of Kandahar had become dangerous.

Arab News says Yemen’s government has put health facilities and workers on high alert and demanded that people follow COVID-19 restrictions as the country braces for a third wave of the virus.

France24 says France on Wednesday urged Tunisia to rapidly appoint a new prime minister and government as the north African country lurched further into political uncertainty.

BBC News says a Liverpool fan Andrew Devine, 55, who suffered life-changing injuries in the Hillsborough disaster has died, his family said in a statement released by Liverpool FC.