The Guardian says Nike has given its head office employees in the US a week off to “destress” and recover from the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The i says Australian airline Qantas aims to restart flights to and from Britain in mid-December, in plans linked to the Covid vaccine roll-out in Australia
The Metro says an electrician who spiralled into severe depression after his wife and children left him was sacked because his manager believed ‘GPs are not experts’.
The Guardian says a booster jab of Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable people is not a luxury but a good way to protect them, the World Health Organization has said.
The i says a senior NHS doctor working in A&E during the pandemic is among those shortlisted for the £250,000 Wolfson Economics Prize 2021
The Metro says the latest Covid figures show that there have been a further 48 deaths within 28 days of a positive test recorded, bringing the UK total to 132,485.
The Guardian says Sarah Storey eclipsed all competition to win her second gold medal of Tokyo 2020 in the C5 time trial on Tuesday morning.
The i says Ainsley Maitland-Niles could still leave Arsenal before deadline day after he launched an attack on the club on social media.
The Metro says Cristiano Ronaldo has passed his Manchester United medical ahead of being officially unveiled as a Red Devils player.
The Metro says a man suspected of murdering his 22-year-old girlfriend in Northamptonshire before taking his own life has been pictured.
The i says recent improvements to mental health services are in jeopardy if the NHS fails to get critical investment in the upcoming spending review, trust leaders have said.
The Guardian says UK business confidence has hit a four-year high, thanks to growing optimism about the post-Covid recovery
The Metro says gunfire was heard across the Afghan capital as the US ended their 20-year presence in the country, with reports suggesting the shots were in celebration.
There is an atmosphere of “fury and fear”, according to the i, which says tens of thousands of people who worked for the West were left behind, despite evacuation efforts.
The Guardian says there was “chaos” as the US withdrew, with the Pentagon investigating reports of civilian casualties from a drone strike targeting a suicide bomber in Kabul.
BBC News says the international community will “push as one voice” for the safe passage of Afghans who want to leave, Boris Johnson has said.
The Guardian says the EU has removed 6 countries from a Covid “white list” of places whose tourists should be permitted without restrictions.
France24 says a popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday as wildfires raced towards Lake Tahoe.
VOA says almost 20 years after the US sent forces into Afghanistan to go after the terrorists who planned the 9/11 attacks, U.S. troops have left the country for a final time.
TRT World says Hurricane Ida has become a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi, while Louisiana residents waited to be rescued.
Arab News says Syrian regime forces shelled opposition-held parts of a southern city killing at least one person, while insurgents killed 4.
There is more positive news for the UK tourism industry on the front page of the Daily Mirror, which says Brits have “fallen back in love” with domestic holidays.
Daily Mail reports that disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. A source says it is the next item the government is looking at targeting.
“We’re in charge now”, is the headline for the Sun alongside a picture of Taliban militants posing with their weapons behind a UK police helmet and US state trooper’s hat.
The Afghan Taliban, the government of Afghanistan, hails victory as all US troops leave Afghanistan. The Taliban call this a ‘historic moment’ and says the country has now gained ‘full independence’. Wikipedia has been updated to show an Afghanistan victory as the last US military plane leaves Kabul Airport. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that “American soldiers left the Kabul airport, and our nation got its full independence”. The US confirmed its last forces withdrew ahead of a Tuesday deadline, ending America’s longest war and a frantic two-week evacuation effort. The Taliban took over the country in a matter of…
