Browsing: The I

The i says in June, when Jeanette Winterson burned a pile of her books in protest at the “cosy little domestic blurbs” on their new covers, she did so enraged after a friend had told her they sounded “like Mills & Boon”.

The i says a Covid-19 testing firm labelled a “fraud” and a “scam” by customers has defended itself after the Health Secretary warned that companies providing a poor service could be struck from an official list of testing providers.

The i says destinations including Spain and Greece had both been considered for the abandoned amber watchlist. Boris Johnson “flip-flops on changes” to travel rules, says the paper.

The i says the UK Government has accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack on an oil tanker in the Middle East which left a Briton dead.

The i says as quickly as the UK began its Covid vaccination programme, it seems to have lost momentum. At least it appears that way in comparison to Spain, which has overtaken it.

The i says thousands of people are facing the prospect of redundancy as the Government furlough scheme winds down

The i says foreign tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south-west Turkey as wildfires raging across the region threatened homes and hotels.

The i says a Belarusian athlete says she was taken to the airport to fly home against her will after publicly complaining about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics.

The i reports that the Tories have been hit by a “poll slump” amid fears in the party that the “vaccine bounce” may be over. It says contributing factors include warnings over job losses.

The i says Italy could be added to a new ‘amber watch list’ with Spain to warn British holidaymakers the country could join the red list