The Guardian says the head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police have said.
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The Times says the link between dementia and heading a football is now so strong that balls should be sold with health warnings, the scientist leading a landmark study has said.
The Times says it is not much of a mystery where Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, gets her ideas. The heroine of Her Heart for a Compass, her debut novel for adults, is Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott
The i says in June, when Jeanette Winterson burned a pile of her books in protest at the “cosy little domestic blurbs” on their new covers, she did so enraged after a friend had told her they sounded “like Mills & Boon”.
The Guardian says she is a spirited, Titian-haired, freckled beauty, whose curls just won’t quit. While initially submitting to the strictures of high society and the tribulations of the marriage market, she endures a pasting from the press before emerging triumphant
The i says a Covid-19 testing firm labelled a “fraud” and a “scam” by customers has defended itself after the Health Secretary warned that companies providing a poor service could be struck from an official list of testing providers.
The Guardian says ministers are to radically alter the NHS Covid-19 app in order to reduce the number of people instructed to isolate after they have been in contact with someone who tests positive
The Times says the Iranian ambassador to London was summoned to the Foreign Office yesterday in protest against an “outrageous” drone attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker that killed a British guard.
The Times carries a suggestion from the chancellor that working from home could harm the careers of young people. The paper highlights comments Rishi Sunak gave in an interview.
The Guardian says the plans for a watchlist were ditched after a revolt in the cabinet and backlash from the travel industry, as the chief of the body advising on travel rules has left her job.
The i says destinations including Spain and Greece had both been considered for the abandoned amber watchlist. Boris Johnson “flip-flops on changes” to travel rules, says the paper.
VOA says a third police officer who responded to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol died by suicide last week, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said Monday.
TRT World says the US has finally reached Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one Covid-19 shot in the arms of 70 percent of American adults – a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant.
Aljazeera says the death toll from last month’s floods in central China has risen to 302 with dozens of people still missing, according to officials, tripling the number of fatalities reported last week.
Arab News says Morocco will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m from Tuesday, as it tightens restrictions to counter a surge in coronavirus infections, the government said.
France24 says Simone Biles will make her bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men’s 400m hurdles and women’s 200m finals take centre stage on the track.
BBC News says a proposal to create an “amber watch-list” of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, a government source has told the BBC.
Energy prices are set to soar, with millions of struggling families set to be hit by the biggest rise in a decade says the Daily Mirror. The raising of a price cap is set to see annual costs up by £150.
The Sun says the girlfriend of England footballer Jack Grealish has revealed she was sent 200 death threats a day by trolls on social media during the Euro 2020 tournament.
Metro highlights tweaks to the NHS app behind the “pingdemic” in England and Wales so fewer people will have to isolate after they come into close contact with a positive Covid case.
Morocco covid cases surge and as a result, the Morrocan government will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) from Tuesday. The government of Morocco has announced, today, to implement these tighter measures as the country aims to tighten restrictions to counter the latest surge in coronavirus infections. The business and tourist hubs of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakesh will be closed except to holders of the vaccine pass or those on necessary travel, the government said in a statement. Night curfew to hurt tourism The move is expected to hurt the tourism business which…
Film fans were ecstatic about the trailer release of the highly-anticipated House of Gucci film starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Al Pacino.
An extra 17 countries should be added to the travel green list at the next government review later this week.
Two adults and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old.
Michael O’Leary could be set to secure a £85m payout despite the rocky 18 months for the travel industry.