The i’s front page reports that coronavirus testing labs are “buckling” under the strain of the UK’s third wave, as almost 50,000 new infections were recorded on Thursday.
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A photograph of people in Liege, Belgium, struggling through chest-high water is the focus for the Guardian, which leads on the “catastrophic” flooding across western Europe.
VOA says the Biden administration launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program in a half century, sending monthly payments to help most American parents care for their children.
TRT World says in one of the largest deployments of soldiers, 22,000 South African troops have begun taking up positions to help quell weeklong riots across SA.
Aljazeera says more than 60 people have died and dozens were missing as heavy flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents.
Arab News says the United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was disappointing as the country plunges into more chaos.
France24 says outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s diplomatic swan song Thursday at the White House was overshadowed by deadly flooding back home.
BBC News says the UK is “not out of the woods yet” and people should act with caution as Covid restrictions in England end on Monday, Prof Chris Whitty has said.
Express says “chaos” caused by the NHS Covid app alerts have put ministers “under pressure” to bring forward plans for fully vaccinated Britons to be exempt from self-isolation rules.
The Metro says Professor Chris Whitty has warned that the UK could ‘get into trouble again surprisingly fast’ if Covid cases and hospitalisations continue to spiral.
“Raid of shame” is how the Sun describes searches of two homes over the leaking of CCTV footage of ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock kissing an aid in his office.
The Metro says “thousands” of people have ditched the NHS Covid app after more than half a million isolation alerts were sent to people in England and Wales in a single week.
Lebanon’s PM-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down after nine months in the job, citing “key differences” with the president, leaving the cash-strapped country leaderless.
An investigation into a leak of CCTV footage of Matt Hancock kissing his aide has led to two homes being raided and computers being seized.
Instagram has admitted a mistake in its technology meant the racist comments and emojis sent to England players, were not removed.
Levelling up: More powers for local leaders: Boris Johnson has set out the “skeleton” of a plan to “level up” the country, by spreading power and opportunity more evenly.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson will attempt to reassure Tory MPs in south-east England that his flagship “levelling up” policy does not involve directly favouring the party’s new power base.
The Independent says levelling up is one of the most familiar of the government’s slogans, but nowhere is it precisely defined. Is Boris Johnson’s promise achievable?
The Times says Britain is firing on only “one cylinder”, Boris Johnson said today as he called for a national effort to improve the economic performance of the North and Midlands.
The Times says Britney Spears won the right last night to choose her own lawyer to help to end the 13-year-long conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs.
The i says up to 60,000 people could die this winter due to a “lethal triple mix” of seasonal viruses and Covid-19 that could leave the NHS is “unable to cope”
The i says spending in pubs and bars rose by almost 40 per cent in June as people flocked to watch the Euros and enjoy a spell of sunshine.
The i says Josh Helfgott has been intensely worried about Britney Spears since 2008 when the singer had a public breakdown
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak said Britain’s economy was bouncing back after the latest official figures showed the number of workers on payrolls surged in June by 356,000.
The Guardian says heavy rain and once-in-a-generation floods has caused the collapse of six houses in Germany’s western state of Rhineland-Palatinate