The Guardian says there are so many well-worn quotes about sport and pressure. Pressure makes diamonds. Pressure is for tyres. The greatest pressure is the pressure we put on ourselves.
Author: WTX News Editor
Daily Mail says Simone Biles stunned the world once again on Wednesday when she withdrew from the individual all-round gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics
The government has announced the UK will give Kenya 817,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Former football star Wayne Rooney’s complaint of blackmail has been dropped by the police.
More than 60 people have been reduced after towns around the popular tourist spot Lake Como were hit with mudslides and floods.
A horror crash in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has killed at least 18 people after a truck crashed into a bus.
The Times says half of women trying for a baby drink alcohol and too few of them exercise, according to research that warns about unhealthy living before pregnancy.
The Guardian says Private bank Coutts will offer carbon credits and green mortgages to its ultra-wealthy clients after becoming one of the largest UK banking brands to secure B Corp status.
The i says Petrol retailers have reassured motorists there is no need to panic about fuel availability after BP was forced to close several sites due to shortages.
The Guardian says Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is currently in a British prison.
The i says at least 8,000 households have been forced to evacuate as California’s wildfires burn through more than 400,000 acres of land, leaving devastation and destruction in their wake.
The Times says a senior BBC executive has defended its vastly reduced coverage of the Olympics but admitted that viewers would find it “frustrating”.
The i says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joked about his pet dog and how he exacts his “endless” romantic urges on people’s legs.
The Times says Boris Johnson has promised to bring back “chain gangs” as a deterrent for antisocial behaviour.
The Guardian says police chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson’s high-profile strategy to tackle crime as “weird and gimmicky”
The Times says covid cases have fallen by a third in a week but Boris Johnson warned they would rise again if people did not remain cautious.
The Guardian says Michael Gove has given the strongest hint yet that domestic Covid passports will be needed for fans attending Premier League matches
The i says Covid-19 infections in the UK have now been dropping for a full week, prompting fresh optimism among scientists even as the Government fears a fresh spike in cases on the horizon.
The Times says Simone Biles has withdrawn from her next event at the Tokyo Olympics to raise fresh questions about whether she will compete again at the Games.
The i says how do you top individual swimming gold? Do it again with your mates.
The Guardian says Simone Biles will not make any immediate decisions about any further participation in these Olympics after she withdrew from the women’s team final mid-competition
The i carries the plans for threatened industrial action by nurses on its front page. The paper says the public will be invited to show their support if they agree the 3 per cent pay rise is not enough.
The Guardian says it would mean people vaccinated in the US and EU would be able to travel from amber list countries to the UK without quarantine, as UK citizens can.
The Times reports on ministers plan to allow fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine, the paper says the PM became concerned the EU is ahead of Britain in reopening travel.
VOA says America’s CDC now recommends vaccinated people in certain parts of the country wear masks while indoors, reversing a decision the agency made two months ago.