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 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
The Daily Mail’s front splash offers prime minister Boris Johnson a warning to not steal our summer by pushing back the lockdown lifting date.
Online, the paper continues its heavy coverage of Prince Harry news saying the Prince took ‘another swipe at the royals.’
The Daily Express’s front splash features a picture of the prime minister with his arms folded as the paper declares ‘we may need to wait for our freedom’. It paper notes the Indian variant is now the dominant variant in the UK. On a lighter note, the paper celebrates the return of the sunnier weather.
The Daily Mirror’s front slash features a picture of 8 “care home Covid victims” as it reports families are demanding an urgent inquiry following accusations Matt Hancock lied. Online, the Daily Mirror reports that travellers to the US could be allowed back in ‘within weeks’ and the paper continues its extensive coverage of Prince Harry.
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.
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