Temperatures are set to hit 32C this weekend as warnings are issued to the public to stay safe in the heat. 

Covid infections are rising in much of the UK, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Sun says THE SURGE in Delta Covid cases has shown signs of slowing down with 36,000 new cases in the last week, the news comes ahead of Monday’s Freedom Day.

The Daily Telegraph says Pubs, restaurants and nightclubs have said they do not have the technology to scan Covid vaccine passports

The Daily Telegraph says the defacing of a mural of England striker Marcus Rashford is not being considered as racist, according to Greater Manchester Police. 

The i says online fraudsters exploiting the pandemic have led to a “devastating surge” in scams with victims conned out of £2.3bn in the space of a year.

The i says the widow of murdered Haitian president Jovenel Moise thanked staff for helping her through a “terrible time” as she shared a photo of herself recovering in hospital

The Guardian says the Bank of England risks becoming addicted to creating money and needs to come clean about how it plans to unwind its £895bn bond-buying programme

Protesters angry over water shortages marched through the streets of an oil-rich, restive province in southwestern Iran late Thursday, with police firing weapons to disperse the crowds, according to YouTube videos.

The Guardian says LA will return to mandatory mask-wearing indoors, even for people who have been vaccinated, amid a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases.