The newspaper front pages were published well before the result of the North Shropshire by-election and therefore heavily lead with Covid, Omicron and lockdown fears.
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The Metro says Boris Johnson joined Downing Street aides for another party at No 10 during the first coronavirus lockdown, it has been alleged.
The Independent says Four children have died following a fire at a house in Sutton, south London. Some 60 firefighters and eight fire engines attended the blaze.
The Guardian says The Liberal Democrats have won a stunning victory in the North Shropshire byelection, taking what had previously been a safe Conservative seat.
BBC News says Police investigating the fatal shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust have obtained a search warrant for the actor’s phone.
TRT World says President Joe Biden has warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will “start to spread much more rapidly” in the United States.
France24 says At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a commercial building in a shopping district in Osaka.
Sky Sports says A stunning Trent Alexander-Arnold strike sealed a victory for Liverpool over Newcastle and moved the Reds back within one point of the top.
Leicester vs Tottenham Premier League game tonight is set to be postponed because of Covid-19. The match, scheduled to kick off at 19:30 GMT, would become the fourth top-flight fixture to be cancelled in the last week. Leicester vs Tottenham was always in doubt Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers said on Wednesday the club had asked for the game to be called off because of the number of positive cases in his camp. This is believed to…
The Independent says The Queen has cancelled her traditional pre-Christmas family lunch next week.
British schools say they are prepared to move back to online learning if they have to next term, as more children stay at home because of Covid.
France has issued a statement about new restrictions being placed on travellers from the UK. As Omicron spreads “extremely quickly” travel restrictions have been reintroduced.
Professor Chris Whitty’s plea for caution this Christmas has made the front of the Daily Mirror.
Katie Price has avoided jail after flipping her car in a crash and admitting drink-driving while disqualified, The Sun reports.
Boris Johnson has urged people to “think carefully” about going to Christmas parties as Omicron becomes dominant, the Daily Express reports.
The Metro leads on the sentencing of double murderer David Fuller, who was found to have sexually assaulted bodies in hospital mortuaries.
A warning to limit Christmas socialising is on the front of The Guardian.
The Independent reports on Whitty’s warning to cut down on socialising to save Christmas.
The Guardian says Housebound elderly people are having to wait weeks to get their booster vaccine.
The Independent says Fans are reacting to Ben Affleck’s recent comments about his marriage to Jennifer Garner and struggles with alcoholism.
The Metro says Fast-growing cryptocurrency assets could pose a danger to the established financial system, a senior Bank of England official has warned.
The Guardian says Australia’s best-laid preparations for the second Ashes Test were thrown into disarray before the start of play at Adelaide Oval as their captain, Pat Cummins, was ruled out.
The Metro says Sir Lewis Hamilton has finally received his knighthood in recognition of his historic Formula One achievements.
The Independent says England will face New Zealand and two of their 2023 World Cup pool opponents as part of next year’s Autumn Nations Series.
The Guardian says Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.