Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Monday’s front pages report on various stories.
The Times reports that gunfire and clashes broke out in Dunkirk in the hours before a small boat sank in the Channel, killing six people. The clashes involved migrants “desperate” to get to the UK. A teenager who attempted the journey on Friday told the paper that chaos spread through the camp as Afghans sought places on boats provided by Kurdish networks.
The Guardian says pupils from lower income backgrounds are likely to “bear the brunt” of what it calls “grade deflation,” when this year’s A-level and GCSE results are published.
The Daily Telegraph carries a warning from more than 40 leading charities and experts that children are being “silenced” by the Covid Inquiry and must not be ignored. The paper says top charities and groups have written to Baroness Hallet to take issue with the delay in examining the pandemic’s impact on young people.
UK inflation
The i newspaper writes a “surprise hike” in inflation next month will boost the state pension. The September rate is one of the figures that can be used to calculate state pension payments from the following April.
The Financial Times reports the demand for pawnbroking has hit “record levels” because of high inflation. The paper says people are turning to pawnbrokers to borrow against assets such as jewellery – as options for short-term loans shrink.
The Daily Express claims that a “Brexit boost” is bringing business back to Britain. The paper says a quarter of UK manufacturers say they have “repatriated” the production of goods.
Pembrokeshire campsite crash
The Daily Mirror and the Metro both lead on the “miracle escape” of a baby following a car crash in Wales. “Baby in hols tent terror,” is the Mirror’s headline. The campsite owner tells the Metro that the baby’s cot probably shielded the child from the impact, and the family are “now doing OK” after the ordeal.