Author: News Desk

The i reports the PM could face a Commons “backlash” if the government tries to bring in localised restrictions to curb the spread of the Indian Covid variant. The PM is said to be facing a “revolt” from his own MPs who are threatening to join Labour amid fears that another lockdown “would be devastating for businesses,” according to the paper.

The Daily Mail’s front page says “contradictory messages” about the traffic light system for trips abroad have sparked “mass confusion” and left travel bosses “begging for clarity”. The paper also claims on one of the Queen’s new puppies has died – in what the paper says will bring “fresh heartache” for the monarch.

The Daily Telegraph says the government’s foreign holiday guidance is “chaos” as a health minister says it’s too dangerous for people to travel abroad – despite the travel ban being lifted on Monday. The paper says the comments attracted criticism from Tory backbenchers and travel bosses.

France24 says Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza exchanged fire overnight into the early hours of Wednesday, as France proposed a ceasefire to stem more than a week of bloodshed. Warplanes continued to hit Gaza city in the hours before dawn, flying low and keeping many people awake, an AFP correspondent there said. Read on Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on as France pushes ceasefire resolution at UN

The Independent says a report into the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan has been delayed again due to a Home Office review, prompting anger from his family. Mr Morgan was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, southeast London on 10 March 1987. Anger as Priti Patel intervenes to delay long-awaited report on private detective’s murder Read on

BBC News says a nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he had Covid-19 has quit the NHS and criticised the government’s handling of the pandemic and nurses’ pay. Jenny McGee said she was “taking a step back” from the NHS after her “toughest year” in the job, but hoped to return. Read on

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