Author: WTX News

The i says Italy could be added to a new ‘amber watch list’ with Spain to warn British holidaymakers the country could join the red list

The i says the waft of sizzling spices from the roaring woks at Hong Kong’s traditional open-air food stalls are enough to entice any curious passers-by.

The i says Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed her daughter is transgender in a new interview.

The Times says the transport secretary has backed workplaces that force staff to get vaccinated

The depiction of Prince George as a sharp-tongued, pampered child in the new American cartoon series The Prince has prompted criticism

The Times says Turkey has arrested several hundred illegal migrants heading from Afghanistan towards Europe in the past few days as a fresh exodus of people fleeing the advancing Taliban gathers pace.

The Guardian says Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic representative of Texas, was arrested in Washington DC on Thursday while protesting lawmakers’ delay in passing legislation to protect voting rights

The Guardian says the first person charged and tried under Hong Kong’s draconian national security law has been sentenced to nine years in jail

The Guardian says “I’m getting older,” sings Billie Eilish, who’s 19, on Happier Than Ever’s opening track. “I’ve got more on my shoulders”, she adds

19 people were killed on Thursday in the fiercest clashes in Syria’s Daraa province since it was recaptured by the government, from the American backed militia.

The Times says senior civil servants in the Home Office received pay rises of up to £20,000 last year even though police officers have been hit with a pay freeze.

The Guardian says a serial killer who murdered five women in Suffolk in 2006 has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who went missing on her way home.

The i says the July heatwave has well and truly come to an end, with much of the country being doused in heavy rain over the weekend.

The Times says Bethany Shriever won Great Britain’s sixth gold medal of the 2020 Olympics, and Kye Whyte claimed silver, as Great Britain enjoyed a superb morning on the BMX track.

The Guardian says Winds of up to 75mph (120km/h) will lash parts of south-west England as Storm Evert, the first storm to be named in the month of July, hits the UK on Friday.

The i says I can’t be the only person surprised to hear The X Factor has been axed by overlord Simon Cowell and ITV?

The Guardian focuses on a report by MPs which criticises police failure to stamp out racial injustice in the ranks – 22 years after the Macpherson report identified “institutional racism”.

“Travel rules descend into French farce” says the Times, as it reports on France’s amber-plus designation – which means fully vaccinated travellers to the UK must quarantine.

The i newspaper focuses on the coronavirus traffic light system for travel abroad, saying that ministers are considering a new “amber watchlist”.

Arab News says the tourism sector in Jordan has gradually started to show signs of a positive trend after a near collapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism officials said.

TRT World says Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over its decision to release superhero movie “Black Widow” on streaming at the same time as in theatres.

Aljazeera says the Taliban armed group has taken responsibility for the killing of a comic this week in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar.

France24 says France said it failed to understand why it was exempt from the rule allowing fully-vaccinated EU citizens to enter England without quarantining.

BBC News says England’s chief midwife has stepped up her call for pregnant women to get the Covid jab as soon as possible.

Mirror says Brits are bracing for gale force winds and heavy rain as Storm Evert sweeps through huge swathes of the country today.