The Daily Express leads with the resignation of the government’s school catch-up tsar. The paper says he quit after a “cash bust-up” over the “watered down package.”
Browsing: UK Papers
Every day, we break down the UK papers to give you the front page news, top stories and the angle the newspaper is reporting from. We cover right and left papers, the tabloids and broadsheets, the back pages, the Sunday papers and the business pages.
The Daily Telegraph’s front splash says there is mounting pressure on Boris Johnson to delay the easing of restrictions after Nicola Sturgeon’s decision. The PM has been met with the good news of zero Covid deaths, adding pressure to see through the June 21 plans. On the front page is the row over the longer school day and funding for school catch-up plans.
The Daily Mail’s front splash says with the news of zero Covid deaths being recorded – the first time since the pandemic began – there’s no need to fear not reopening on 21 June. The paper says there’s a campaign to stop the easing of restrictions – which it calls insidious.
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 Times leads with fresh hope for the 21 June lockdown lifting as the UK recorded no new Covid deaths in the most recent 24-hour period. Sharing the front page are accusations the PM let down England’s children with ‘cheap’ school boost. The papers front splash features an image of a young Sir Keir Starmer as he makes a TV appearance.
The Daily Mirror reports there have been zero covid deaths in the UK, calling it a milestone and proof the vaccine rollout is successful. The front page features a pretty picture of North Yorkshire and headlines on the current hot weather. Online the paper says Prince Harry may not return to the UK for the Princess Diana statue unveiling as the new Sussex baby is due soon.
The Daily Express leads with the news there has been zero covid-19 deaths recorded in the UK for the first time since the pandemic began. The front page also features a picture of a beach and the paper celebrates the return of the warmer weather and an image of the mother and son who were stabbed to death makes the front page.
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 i leads with data that shows out of 7,837 complaints to police across the UK about racist behaviour, only 181 resulted in formal action.
The Daily Telegraph’s front page leads with calls from leading bodies that rich countries should give more vaccines to poorer nations or the world risks the emerging of new variants.
The Daily Mirror’s front page leads with the story of baby Arthur Morgan who has a spinal disorder and became the first UK patient to have had a £1.8m drug on the NHS.
The Times leads with the school day is to be extended by 30 mins to help children catch up. Online, the paper leads with the UK heatwave which is set to continue this week.
The Daily Express leads with the bounceback from Covid-19. The paper says ‘more jabs, more jobs’ as Britain is expecting to beat all major rich countries this year with a record recovery.
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.
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