One in four restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises have not yet reopened despite the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions that stopped indoor service.
Author: WTX News Editor
France has announced tighter restrictions on foreign travellers in an effort to limit the spread of the variant first identified in India.
Professor Ravi Gupta has said the June 21 end of all lockdown restrictions should be delayed by “a few weeks” while more data is gathered on the spread of coronavirus.
At least 22 people have been injured and two killed in a shooting outside a Florida club on Sunday as police are asking for the publics help in catching the shooters.
The Guardian reports the cladding that was banned for high rise buildings after Grenfell has been used in at least 70 schools as well as hospitals and care homes.
The Daily Mail’s front splash looks at the long-term effects of the pandemic, describing the ‘devastating toll’ of lockdown on patients needing surgery.
The Daily Mirror’s front page features a sunny image of Bournemouth beach as millions took advantage of the heatwave this bank holiday and temps are set to hit 25C today.
The Daily Express leads with the race for freedom as it quotes Matt Hancock saying the vaccine rollout may accelerate in time for the June 21 lockdown lifting.
The Times leads with the race to save June 21 lockdown lifting and the Bank Holiday sunshine! Online, the paper reports on Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview.
The i’s front page leads with ‘vaccines ramped up in race to 21 June’ as the paper says the government is aiming to offer second doses to all the over-50s.
Two people have died and more than 20 injured after a gunman opened fire outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami, Florida, the US police said.
Egypt will lift its Covid-19 restrictions from June 1, including the easing of the early closure of shops and restaurants, from Tuesday, the cabinet said.
A Ryanair passenger plane on a flight from Dublin to Krakow was forced to make an emergency landing in Berlin on Sunday after a reported bomb threat.
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a proposed new unity government would be “a danger for the security” of the country. He has urged right-wing politicians not to support a deal.
Naomi Osaka, the world number 2, is facing expulsion from the French Open and future Grand Slams if she continues to refuse to speak to the media, organisers said.
Many are expected to flock to beaches, parks and beer gardens today, as the Bank Holiday is expected to bring the warmest weather of the year so far – but scientists are still urging caution.
The Sunday Express reports on the PM’s ‘last minute’ wedding and the Duchess of Cambridge is pictured getting her Covid vaccine.
The Sunday Mirror’s front page has a scornful take on Boris Johnson’s wedding as it says ‘the country rages at the chaos’.
The Observer’s front page leads with Keir Starmer’s warning the PM’s ‘ incompetence’ could hit plans to lift lockdown in June.
The Sunday Times leads with the origins of the pandemic saying British spies now believe a Wuhan leak lab is “feasible”.
The Sunday Telegraph leads with the PM’s secret wedding and the news NHS staff are expected to face compulsory vaccination.
The Mail on Sunday’s front page leads with the news prime minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’s have married in secret
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