The i says up to 77 countries are in contention for the Government’s green list for travel giving hope for holiday-makers who are not yet fully jabbed, experts have said.
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The Guardian says flash flooding of the type seen in London this weekend will become a more common occurrence as the climate crisis worsens
The Times says Manchester United are on the verge of signing Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid after agreeing a fee of about £43 million for the central defender.
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The Guardian says New South Wales reported a record high number of covid cases on Tuesday despite more than four weeks of lockdown for the Sydney region, with signs tough measures could extend until September.
The Times says Americans will be allowed to enter the UK and avoid quarantining if they produce vaccine cards proving they have been double-jabbed, as part of a drive to open up transatlantic travel.
The i says the Government is seeking to dampen excitement about a potential peak in Covid-19 infections as the daily case figure fell for the sixth consecutive day.
The Guardian says fans missing live Tokyo Olympics coverage of their favourite sports are being urged to be patient as the BBC juggles live streams in its most challenging Games
The Times says Great Britain achieved their best Olympic swimming result in modern history as Tom Dean and Duncan Scott clinched gold and silver in the final of the men’s 200m freestyle in Tokyo
The i says a South Korean broadcaster has apologised after it aired “inappropriate” pictures to represent countries during its coverage of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The Guardian says fresh off his trip to space, Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2bn in Nasa costs if the US space agency awards his company Blue Origin
The Times says Jeff Bezos has offered to bankroll America’s return to the moon to the tune of more than $2 billion (£1.5 billion) to help bridge a Nasa funding shortfall.
The i says Britons are more likely than not to back the sacking of people from their jobs for saying something “grossly offensive”, polling today suggests.
“Three gold medals before breakfast” is how the i covers Team GB’s stirring start to the week in Tokyo. The paper’s front splash features pictures of Team GB’s gold medalists.
“PM gets tough on burglars” is the Times’ headline, which says Boris Johnson is trying to shift the focus of his premiership from the pandemic.
The Guardian leads with a photo of diving gold medallist Tom Daley with tears in his eyes at the Olympics 2020. “I’m proud to say I am a gay man, and also an Olympic champion”.
VOA says the final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle-of-the-night catastrophe.
TRT World says street clashes have erupted outside Tunisia’s army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied fired the PM and suspended the legislature.
Aljazeera says that Tong Ying-kit buzzed his motorcycle past a cheering crowd and angry police is not in question, nor that his bike crashed and injured three police.
Arab News says in his first interview as Lebanon’s PM-designate, Najib Mikati promised the Lebanese people he will “tell the truth about everything.”
France24 says at least 57 migrants drowned after their boat sank off Libya, the latest tragedy on the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe.
BBC News says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse and using electronic tagging on more burglars after release.
The Daily Express leads with a story about assaults faced by police, with the paper saying there were 20,000 such incidents during the pandemic.
“Pool’s gold” is the Daily Mirror’s headline, highlighting the aquatic triumphs of champion divers Tom Daley and Matty Lee, as well as 100m breaststroke winner Adam Peaty.
Metro uses the same striking image used on several front pages, along with the headline: “Golden bawls” as it celebrates Tom Daley’s Gold medal.