Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Thursday’s front pages focus on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. The papers report on comments from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s briefing to MPs in which he said it may be “safer” for Afghans to try to escape from the country overland. There are over 10,000 people gathered at Kabul airport.
Another story picked up by the papers is the “race” to rollout booster jabs as deaths and infections rise. The race to roll out the booster jab stems from fears that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop 50 per cent.
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Thursday’s front pages
- The Metro – ‘Paddle be likely’ Dominic Raab says sea was closed
- The Guardian – ‘Head for the border, UK tells Afghans trying to flee’
- The i – ‘Brits tell Afghans forget the airport and go to border’
- Daily Mail – Harry & Meg considered ‘naming racist’
- Daily Express – ‘Urgent pleas to roll out booster jabs’
- Daily Mirror – ‘Race to get booster jabs’
Remarks by Ben Wallace also form the lead in the Times. Not everyone trying to flee is going to get out, he admits.
The Independent covers an open letter signed by more than 150 Afghan and international citizens calling for western powers to “rescue now” and “process” people later.
The front-page picture in the Times is a reminder of the threat posed by the Taliban.
The Daily Telegraph thinks booster jabs would help to avoid “further lockdown measures”. But the Sun says only the most vulnerable will get a booster, with healthy over-80s missing out.
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