Daily Mirror says Sainsbury’s shoppers have been evacuated from a store after reports of ‘people collapsing’ due to breathing issues.
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Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson has been formally contacted by Sue Gray’s team as the Whitehall enforcer prepares to name him in her Partygate report.
Daily Mirror says Brits have been dealt a huge boost for the summer holidays as Spain is set to relax its Covid travel rules ‘within days’ for unvaccinated travellers.
“Partygate scandal: One rule for him?” reads the front page of The Independent which reports on the partygate Met investigation.
“A very lucky £184m dip” reads the headline of the Metro which reports on the historic UK lottery win.
“Fury as Johnson escapes Partygate with single fine” reads the headline of the Guardian which leads with the end of the Met Police investigation.
Partygate scandal: 126 fines is the headline of the Daily Mirror – which highlights the PM’s December comments about Partygate.
“Can we now just focus on the big issues?” is the headline for the Daily Express which leads with Partygate fines.
The Metro says Sue Gray has demanded Partygate ‘ringleaders’ are named in her soon-to-be published report into No 10’s lockdown gatherings.
The Independent says The US Congress will not agree to a free trade deal with the UK if Boris Johnson plunges ahead with a plan to “discard” the Northern Ireland Protocol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said.
The Independent says the couple who scooped the UK’s largest-ever lottery jackpot say the £184m win has given them “time to dream”.
The Independent says Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira was involved in a confrontation with a fan on the pitch after the 3-2 defeat at Everton in which he appears to aim a kick at the man taunting him.
The Guardian says experts have questioned North Korea’s claim that it is achieving “good results” in its battle against a Covid-19 outbreak, as the number of people with symptoms of the virus surpassed 2 million.
The Guardian says Temperatures in parts of southern Spain are forecast to exceed 42C on Saturday as a heatwave of “extraordinary intensity” brings dusty skies, a heightened risk of forest fires and blistering conditions more usually seen in high summer than mid-May.
The Guardian says one of Joe Biden’s closest allies is due to arrive in London on Saturday as part of an influential US congressional delegation seeking to calm tensions over Northern Ireland.
The Sun says BORIS Johnson has escaped further Partygate fines as the Met today concluded its probe after dishing out 126 Covid penalties.
The Metro says Boris Johnson was investigated over just two lockdown-breaking gatherings, it has been claimed.
The Independent says Downing Street staff who received fines for attending the same lockdown parties as Boris Johnson have reacted with fury after the prime minister escaped further sanctions on Thursday.
The Guardian says civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after Scotland Yard confirmed Boris Johnson got only one of 126 fines levied for law-breaking parties at the heart of Downing Street and Whitehall.
Friday’s front pages are dominated by the end of the Met Police investigation into Partygate.
BBC News says Eight new cities are being created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with at least one in every UK nation – and on the Falkland Islands and Isle of Man.
Sky News says Mass pitch invasions at two football grounds led to “physical and verbal” abuse as well as an altercation between a manager and a fan – in a night of soccer clashes condemned as “disgusting”.
Euronews says Twitter has introduced a new policy to crack down on online misinformation about the war in Ukraine and other humanitarian crises.
France24 says The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”.
Aljazeera says like no other country, North Korea could do with help against COVID-19. The popularion is unvaccinated and susceptible to disease due to chronic malnourishment