Wednesday’s front pages cover Boris Johnson’s comment that England can “ride out” Omicron and sticking to Plan B.
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BBC News says Travel industry groups have called for all remaining Covid restrictions on travellers to be removed in the latest government review.
France24 says France’s Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to “piss off” the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls of condemnation from rivals.
Aljazeera says Emma Watson has expressed solidarity with Palestinians in a new post, eliciting support from pro-Palestine users but also drawing criticism from Israeli officials.
Arab News says The Lebanese pound on Tuesday crossed the symbolic threshold of 30,000 to the dollar on the black market in a new record low.
TRT World says Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference he had planned to hold in Florida on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters.
VOA says Joe Biden warned there’s “going to be a continued rise in cases” and that the “coming weeks are going to be challenging” because of omicron.
BBC News says Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says Harry Kane is “totally involved” in his project at the club after it appeared the striker would leave last summer.
Polish Police have arrested a convicted murderer who had been on the run for 20 years because he was not wearing a face mask. Warsaw police said they had detained the 45-year-old fugitive at a shop northeast of the capital. Polish Police catch murderer for no face mask “The man was stopped by police in the Bielany district because he did not have a mask,” sub-inspector Elwira Kozlowska told news outlets on Tuesday. It was…
Witnesses making their way back home from visiting the Yorkshire Dales National park, have been stopped and turned back due to a ‘major incident confirmed by police’.
Prince Andrew’s lawyers will argue in a US court later today that the civil sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke should be dismissed.
Andrew is being sued by Virginia Giuffre for allegedly sexually assaulting her 20 years ago – when she was a teenager.
A sealed document made public on Monday showed convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid her $500,000 to end her claim against him – and agree not to sue any other “potential defendant”.
While the settlement with Epstein does not mention the prince by name, his lawyers say the deal means she cannot sue him.
Prince Andrew has consistently denied the allegations.
The newspaper coverage of the lawsuit range from wanting to see the prince face the consequences and not allowing Virginia Giuffre to be ‘silenced’. Others downplay the allegations against him, while some publications look ahead to what the prince is up against if the case isn’t thrown out today.
The Times says a lawyer representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein has said Prince Andrew has a “mountain to climb” to persuade a New York judge to dismiss the sexual assault case against him.
Daily Mail says the settlement signed by Prince Andrew’s accuser has been unsealed, and the Duke hopes it’ll clear his name and end with the lawsuit against him being dropped.
The Guardian says a US judge is to hear arguments by Prince Andrew’s legal representatives to have the sexual assault civil lawsuit brought against him dismissed.
The i says Prince Andrew must provide evidence that he was at Pizza Express on the evening that he is alleged to have sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell’s London home.
Millions of families face “seismic” energy bill rises this year, with experts predicting the average annual bill of £1,277 reports the Metro.
The Independent leads with details of a settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre that Prince Andrew’s lawyers believe will stop him from facing a sex abuse trial.
Italian lawmakers will elect the country’s next president on January 24 with Sergio Berlusconi and current prime minister Mario Draghi among the top contenders. Even if their functions are in theory essentially honorary, the President of the Italian Republic has a key role in the event of a government crisis. It was in this context that the outgoing president, Sergio Mattarella, turned to Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, in February to…
Multiple NHS trusts across England have declared “critical incidents” amid soaring staff absences due to COVID-19, reports The Guardian.
The Sun reports on Prince Andrew, calling Tuesday: Andrew’s “D-Day”.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that sticking to his plan is the way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes the Daily Express.
The Daily Mirror leads with details of a settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre.
The Scotsman says Tracey Horton and Rob Beaton have already installed glamping huts at Culdees Castle, near Crieff, Perthshire.
Wales Online says The latest seven-day infection rate across Wales has risen to its highest figure at any stage of the pandemic.
Belfast Telegraph says The victim of a horrific daytime stabbing in Downpatrick has been named locally as Aidan Mann.