Euronews says Germany’s gas reserves have fallen to “worrying” levels, the government admitted on Wednesday, amid tensions with Russia.
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Aljazeera says Africa is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of the COVID-19 outbreak and moving towards a situation where it will be managing the virus over the long term.
Arab News says Twelve civilians were injured by a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Sky News says US President Joe Biden has said American citizens should leave Ukraine immediately. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world.”
The Guardian’s top story is on the abolition of England’s remaining COVID regulations – including the requirement to isolate after testing positive – in two weeks’ time.
Boris Johnson’s hope of ending England’s final coronavirus restrictions on 21 February makes the front page of Metro.
The Independent leads with scientists’ warning over ending Covid restrictions early – saying PM is playing ‘fast and loose with people’s health’.
Coleen Rooney tells the Daily Mirror why she didn’t leave her husband Wayne despite his alleged infidelity.
The Daily Express leads with Boris Johnson’s “world-beating” plan to axe remaining coronavirus rules and allow England to “emerge from the COVID nightmare”.
The Sun focuses on West Ham defender Kurt Zouma’s cats being taken away by the RSPCA after video emerged of him kicking his pet.
The Metro says A new rift has opened between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon over how to handle the pandemic.
The Independent says Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge has planted mangrove saplings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a group of children.
The Guardian says Northern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dissolved in the coming weeks.
The Independent says New footage has revealed the moment double killer Ian Stewart accused police of “making things up” as he was arrested for murdering his first wife.
The Guardian says The extremist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered a wave of viral jokes on Wednesday after ranting about the “gazpacho police” patrolling the Capitol building in Washington DC.
The Independent says a husband paraded the decapitated head of his 17-year-old wife in front of a crowd in Iran after murdering her in a harrowing incident which has triggered outrage.
The Metro says North Korea touted its nuclear weapons and advanced missiles on Tuesday, and claimed they are the only one standing up to the US by ‘shaking the world’ with missile tests.
The Independent says Kim Kardashian has been praised for her explanation of why she’s divorcing rapper Kanye West.
The Guardian says Bob Saget’s death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement Wednesday.
The Independent says One thousand British troops are being put on standby in case of a humanitarian crisis in eastern Europe if the current Russian military build-up leads to war.
The Metro says Boris Johnson could be subject to another police investigation after Labour referred his Downing Street flat refurbishment to the Met.
Thursday’s papers! Partygate and Covid laws.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is to travel to Brussels and Warsaw in support of Nato allies, as he says the military alliance must not compromise its principles.
The Guardian says the Metropolitan Police have said they are considering whether to investigate Boris Johnson over the funding of his Downing Street flat renovation.
France24 says protesters set out from southern France on Wednesday in what they call a “freedom convoy” that will converge on Paris and Brussels to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions.