The Guardian says MPs have called for a consultation on raising the age for the sale of cigarettes to 21 from 18 in order to end the “tobacco epidemic” by 2030.
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The Guardian is a British daily newspaper founded in 1821. The paper is politically aligned centre-left and along with its Sunday Paper – The Observer – target an educated, middle-class, left-leaning, 18+ audience.
In 2020, data showed The Guardian was the most trusted newspaper in the UK.
The Guardian says the 25 richest Americans, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, paid a “true tax rate” of just 3.4% as wealth rocketed.
The Guardian says the row between the UK and the EU over checks chilled foods sent from Britain to Northern Ireland has deepened.
The front splash of the Guardian reports Chancellor Rishi Sunak is willing to accept a delay of up to 4 weeks.
The Guardian leads with tory rebels who want to overturn the government’s cut to foreign aid, the paper predicts it will be an embarrassing week for the PM ahead of the G7 summit.
The Guardian leads with new data that suggests the Delta variant is more likely to cause serious illness, as the government tightens the border and travel rules.
The Guardian leads with the government’s Covid tuition catch-up plan for pupils’ lost education during the pandemic. The paper says the plans to extend the school by half-hour each day as well as the extra 100m hours of tuition is ‘inadequate’. The front splash also reports on the zero covid deaths recorded for the first time in the UK since the pandemic began.
The Guardian leads with the news scientists are urging the government to speed up second doses of vaccines and to rethink the easing of lockdown on 21 June, as fears grow over a potential third wave.
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 Guardian’s front splash reports Matt Hancock faced pressure “to explain why the government had failed to protect care home residents”. The paper says China is furious with the United States over its plans to expand its investigation into the origin of the pandemic.
The Guardian’s front page picks up on the claims that ‘tens of thousands of people died needlessly due to the…
The Guardian front page features a picture of George Floyd’s family at the White House on the first anniversary of…
The Guardian’s front page covers official NHS data that suggests 8,700 people died after catching Covid in hospital. The other…
The Guardian front page features a picture from the Princess Diana interview with Martin Bashir. The front page also features…
Guardian Brief The Guardian newspaper leads with more than 2m voters could miss out under a new UK bill that…
