The Telegraph says critics accuse the Government of ‘washing its hands’ of responsibility over results, with record grade inflation predicted after exams cancelled.
Author: WTX News Editor
The Metro says almost half of A-Level grades have been awarded an A or A* in an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year running.
The i says Jack Grealish described how the decision to leave Aston Villa reduced him to tears but insists that the opportunity to play in – and win – the Champions League ultimately provoked his decision to join Manchester City.
The Times says “It’s done now,” Alun Wyn Jones said when asked to reflect on his fourth British & Irish Lions tour.
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The Guardian says the devastating scale of destruction from a week of wildfires in Greece and Italy was being assessed as the EU mounted one of its largest firefighting operations ever.
The Times says Apple has said that it would “steadfastly refuse” to comply with any government demands to use the software it has developed to detect child abuse on iPhones for any other type of image.
The i says students taking their A-levels in 2022 should be given easier exams next year to provide a more level playing field with pupils receiving teacher-assessed grades today.
The Guardian says a group of women sing hymns at the cemetery in Harare as undertakers, dressed in Covid-19 protective gear, gently lower a white casket into the grave.
The i says Afghan interpreters have told i of the terror and sense of betrayal they felt as the Taliban continues to gain strength across the war-torn country.
The Times says a fund created to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein using money from his estate has awarded a total of $121 million to 150 accusers.
The Times says the woman who accuses Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast has spoken publicly for the first time, calling for the New York governor to resign and saying she hopes to see him prosecuted.
The i says a judge has denied Britney Spears’ request to bring forward a hearing which could see her father removed from the conservatorship that has significant control over her life.
The Guardian says David Cameron made about $10m (£7m) from Greensill Capital before the finance firm he lobbied on behalf of collapsed, according to the BBC.
The i says Prince Andrew is being sued by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a survivor of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who alleges the duke sexually abused her when she was 17.
The Guardian says Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an alleged victim of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Monday filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in federal court in New York.
The Times says Boris Johnson is said to be furious after details leaked of a private meeting with aides in which he suggested that Rishi Sunak could be demoted.
The Times says 49% of A-level results will be A* or A on Tuesday morning. The paper says it has learnt almost half of all results will be the two highest grades – higher than last year.
The climate crisis is “inevitable, unprecedented and irreversible” in the words of the Guardian. “The verdict is clear,” its leader column says. ‘There is no more room for delay’.
The i leads with bright red flames contrasted against its headline. The paper says that the UN has found global warming is set to breach the 1.5C limit 10 years earlier than predicted.
TRT World says R. Kelly, the R&B superstar who faces a battery of sex abuse charges in several US states, appeared in court as jury selection began in his federal New York trial.
The Guardian says 150,000 students who did not receive offers from any university, or missed their required grades at A-level, will be hunting for remaining places on Tuesday.
BBC News says a US woman who alleges she was brought to the UK aged 17 to have sex with the Duke of York has filed a civil lawsuit in New York claiming he abused her.
France24 says the Taliban seized a sixth Afghan provincial capital on Monday following a weekend blitz across the north that saw urban centres fall in quick succession.
Aljazeera says tensions over scarce fuel supplies in Lebanon descended into deadly violence involving guns, knives and a hand grenade on Monday, leaving three men dead.