The i says the vaccines watchdog came under heavy fire from MPs, headteachers and scientists last night after it refused to give the go-ahead to giving Covid-19 jabs to under-16s.
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Footballer and poverty campaigner says ministers should focus on efforts to end the ‘child hunger pandemic’ and keep the £20 universal credit top-up. The footballer Marcus Rashford has urged the government to end threats to social security payments and focus instead on practical measures to address what he called the pandemic of child hunger affecting the UK. Rashford’s call accompanied new figures which estimate that nearly one in six families with children experienced food insecurity during the past six months, meaning they skipped meals or struggled to afford to eat healthy food regularly. “What is it going to take for these children to be…
Monday’s front pages are dominated by the expected plans of PM Boris Johnson to raise National Insurance to help finance social care.
The death of former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding – who died of cancer aged 39 – is featured on most front pages.
“Young face tax crunch” is Metro’s headline as the paper reports that government plans will see younger workers hit the hardest.
The i describes it as a Tory “panic”. Mr Johnson has been warned that the tax rise could spark a “very significant backlash” from voters.
Sky News says Girls Aloud stars have led the tributes to former bandmate Sarah Harding, who died on Sunday morning at the age of 39.
The Guardian says footballer Marcus Rashford has urged the government to end threats to the £20 universal credit top-up.
BBC News says Boris Johnson will defend his handling of the Afghanistan crisis in the Commons as he reiterates his vow to help Afghans.
Aljazeera says the Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces.
Arab News says New Zealand will ease COVID-19 curbs in all regions outside its biggest city of Auckland from midnight on Tuesday.
VOA says Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Argentina was dramatically suspended as controversy over COVID-19 protocols erupted.
There could be choppy waters ahead for the PM, as potential rebels line up over social care, net-zero and planning as the annual Commons clashes ensue today Boris Johnson has a significant inbox of spending, parliamentary rows and a likely reshuffle coming this autumn. As parliament returns today and Whitehall prepares to take a tentative step towards “politics as usual”, The Guardian takes a look at the biggest coming issues of the session. Social care and national insurance rises If Boris Johnson does decide to go ahead with an increase in national insurance to fund health and social care, some…
Boris Johnson faces a tax rise battle with his cabinet and MPs as parliament returns on Monday, with the prime minister poised to break manifesto commitments on tax and pensions while plotting a delicate reshuffle. Plans to raise national insurance contributions to increase funding for the NHS and to overhaul social care have been privately criticised by cabinet ministers – and MPs have told the chief whip they could oppose the measures in the Commons. Johnson, along with the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and the health secretary, Sajid Javid, will announce a three-year funding settlement for the NHS from next April,…
Boris Johnson’s expected plan to raise National Insurance contributions to help finance social care dominates the Guardian’s front page.
Dominating the front of the Daily Mirror is a black and white photo of Harding, followed by her mother’s tribute.
The Sun leads with the death of former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding. The 39-year-old died on Sunday morning, her mother said.
The Daily Mail says the majority of the cabinet are opposed to the idea of increasing National Insurance contributions.
The Sunday Papers report on the unrest within the Conservative party over plans to raise national insurance. The PM says the move is vital for the NHS.
Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots as part of the strategy to limit Brazil coronavirus cases. The booster shot is being rolled out even though most people have not yet received their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in the country over the highly contagious delta variant in South America. Rio de Janeiro, currently Brazil’s epicentre for the variant and home to one of its largest elderly populations, began administering the boosters Wednesday. Northeastern cities Salvador and Sao Luis started on Monday, and the most populous city of Sao Paulo will begin Sept. 6. The rest…
Senior U.S. military officials defended the drone strike that killed Afghan family and according to the US State Department hit a suspected Islamic State target and said ‘this strike weakened the extremists’ ability to further disrupt the final phase of the U.S withdrawal and evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan’. However, on the ground, the feeling is different. The U.S. drone strike killed 10 members of his family, six of them children, Ahmadi said. Ramal Ahmedi describes how the events unfolded moments before the drone strike. ‘It felt like hell itself had opened up’, who was watching cartoons with…
The Sun says RICHARD E Grant has paid tribute to his wife of 35 years after she tragically died last night.
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex may return back to the UK in the next couple of weeks for Harry’s birthday and Lilibet’s christening, according to an unnamed source. The source said Harry has been making ‘a lot of phone calls to London’ to arrange the trip.
Fifa is investigating the racist abuse aimed at Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham during Thursday’s match against Hungary. England won 4-0 but their victory has been overshadowed by the hideous behaviour of the Hungary fans – racism, flares and food and drinks thrown at players.
Friday’s papers cover the discussion around the UK’s vaccine rollout, as regulators move closer to approving vaccines for young teens in the UK.
Making the lead on several papers is the government plans to increase taxes to pay for social care.
The ongoing Afghanistan crisis also makes the lead on several papers, suggesting that Britain and its allies have “no coherent plan” to deal with the Afghan refugee crisis.
Another popular story in Friday’s papers is the new criminal offence for pet abduction, with dognappers facing jail time of seven years as part of the crackdown.
The i says less than half the homes needed for thousands of resettled Afghan interpreters and other allies have been secured by the Government, official figures show.