The Daily Mail – ‘Taliban slam the door shut’
Summary of Today's Paper
The Daily Mail – ‘Taliban slam the door shut’
The Daily Mail reports Joe Biden’s decision – but its story also points out that the Taliban rejected a deadline extension. “Taliban slam the door shut”, reads the Mail’s headline.
Today's Headlines
Mr Johnson is entering one of the most critical weeks !
Johnson faces vote of no confidence: Senior Tories wage war on PM ahead of critical week
Global war of words over China
The Daily Mail: A war of words has broken out over a new nuclear submarine pact between the UK, US and Australia aimed at combatting China – with Beijing denouncing their ‘Cold War mentality’, France fuming after its $90bn sub contract with Canberra was torn up, and New Zealand and Canada side-lined from the deal.
Daily Mail – ‘At last Boris wields the axe’
The Daily Mail says PM Boris Johnson “stamped his authority” on the cabinet with a “brutal” reshuffle, which the paper says was designed to get him a second term in power.
Daily Mail – ‘Suprise! It’s back to panic stations’
The prime minister has paved the way for new coronavirus restrictions this winter, according to the Daily Mail.
Met Police sergeant’s son, 20, who escaped prosecution for killing two men
Met Police sergeant’s son, 20, who escaped prosecution for killing two men while drug-driving in his father’s Audi is being sued by one of their families in a £200,000 private lawsuit A police officer’s son who killed two men while drug-driving is being sued for more than £200,000 by one of their families. Max Coopey, then 17, was at the wheel of his Met Police sergeant father’s sports car on August 2, 2018, when he
Eco-mob grinds M25 London to a HALT: Furious drivers clash with XR splinter group
Angry motorists tried to pull climate change protesters off the road today after they caused chaos across five different sections of the M25 London by blocking junctions, lanes and slip roads during the morning rush hour. Dozens of demonstrators from Insulate Britain, a new offshoot of Extinction Rebellion (XR), brought major disruption – with one flashpoint taking place near junction 20 at Kings Langley in Hertfordshire as a group sat by traffic lights. M25 London Protests by
The Daily Mail – ‘Taliban slam the door shut’
Summary of Today's Paper
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.
No 10 tightens borders and travel rules as variants spark alarm
The Guardian says the new rules come as new data suggests the Delta variant, first identified in India and now dominant in the UK, is much more likely to cause serious illness. The variant also appears to be circulating more rapidly within schools but Public Health England stressed more data was needed, the paper adds.
Today's Headlines
The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
Front page summary The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind The Guardian says the government will today announce that fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas at sites intended for offshore wind. The paper has been told that 30 licenses will be granted to companies. The story features a quote from Rishi Sunak’s former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, who quit
The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts
Front page summary The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts The Guardian reports that Labour is facing criticism over plans for a loophole that will allow the continuation of zero-hours contracts, despite previously pledging to ban them. Keir Starmer’s party is preparing to announce details of its promise to overhaul workers’ rights if it gets into power – a centrepiece of its early plans for government, but subject
The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage
Front page summary The Guardian – 22 minutes of horror: boy killed in sword rampage The Guardian says police are searching for answers after a man with a sword went on a 22-minute rampage in northeast London, during which a 14-year-old boy was killed. Ch Supt Stuart Bell of the Met appealed for time to find answers. “I know the families of those involved, the local and wider community and many across London will want
The Guardian – Yousaf quits as first minister after coalition gamble triggers SNP crisis
Front page summary The Guardian – Yousaf quits as first minister after coalition gamble triggers SNP crisis The Guardian reports on what it calls the latest in a series of crises in the SNP, the resignation of Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf. During a dramatic day largely orchestrated by party managers, Yousaf announced he would step down as first minister just as a veteran former leader, John Swinney, quickly emerged as the favourite to succeed
The Guardian – Home Office to detain UK asylum seekers in shock Rwanda move
Front page summary The Guardian – Home Office to detain UK asylum seekers in shock Rwanda move The Guardian reports that the Home Office is planning to launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK from Monday, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda. The paper says officials plan to pick people up or hold them when they arrive for meetings with immigration services or bail appointments. It adds that campaigners have
The Guardian – Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no-confidence motion
Front page summary The Guardian – Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no-confidence motion The Guardian leads on the news that Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing a no-confidence motion, backed by the Scottish Greens after he unilaterally ended their power-sharing deal. The paper says he “stunned” his allies and opponents on Thursday when he announced the end of the power-sharing deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. Elsewhere, disgraced